Polygonatum odoratum Prince Charming PP 22304 Lysimachia The clumps are topped in

The clumps are topped in midsummer with 4' tall spikes of dark lavender flowers

This native plant of the Southeast US can be found growing in coastal swamps from South Carolina west to Texas

some taxonomists regard Ficus palmata as a possible ancient parent of our current edible fig

Unless an extremely cold winter burns back the foliage

it makes a superb dense groundcover in gardens

Polygonatum odoratum Prince Charming PP 22304 Lysimachia The clumps are topped inPolygonatum 'Prince Charming' is as unusual as it is beautiful. From Illinois nurseryman plant breeder, Brent Horvath, this selection was patented as an interspecific hybrid, but thanks to DNA testing by Dr. Aaron Floden, we now know it is actually a selection of the European form of Polygonatum odoratum. Polygonatum 'Prince Charming' makes an amazing, tightly bunched, heavy flowering clump of 15" tall stems, adorned, starting for us in late April