Lily of the Valley — Flowers
Convallaria
Sun or part shade, moderate watering — hardy anywhere in the UK.
- Plant out
- Mar
- In flower
- May, Jun
- Sun
- Part sun
- Water
- Medium
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Hardiness
- H7
- Season
- spring,summer
- Height
- 10–50 cm
- Spacing
- 50 cm
- Pets
- Toxic to pets
- Bee friendly
- Bee friendly
- Native
- Native
Growing notes
Grows to 0.1-0.5 metres. Space about 10-50cm apart. In flower May-Jun.
Toxic to pets
Lily of the valley can be dangerous to a person or a pet that eats any part of it, so keep children and animals well away and never leave picked stems where they can be reached. If a person has swallowed any, get medical advice straight away; if a pet has, contact a vet at once.
→ NHS 111 for a person; your vet or the Animal PoisonLine for an animal