Maianthemum — Flowers
Maianthemum
Happy in shade, moderate watering — fully hardy.
- Plant out
- Mar
- In flower
- May
- Sun
- Shade
- Water
- Medium
- Difficulty
- Demanding
- Hardiness
- H6
- Season
- spring
- Height
- 10–50 cm
- Spacing
- 100 cm
- Pets
- Safe around pets
Growing notes
Grows to 0.1-0.5 metres. Space about 50-100cm apart. In flower May.
Safe around pets
The fruit of Maianthemum sold as an ornamental is not meant to be eaten, though it is considered low in toxicity. Eating a large amount may cause a mild stomach upset in a person or a pet. If that happens, get medical advice for a person or contact your vet for an animal.
→ NHS 111 for a person; your vet or the Animal PoisonLine for an animal