May: Lily of the Valley

Botanical name : Convallaria majalisCommon name : Lily of the Valley

If you were bear in May , your parturition peak is lily of the valley . These gratifying - smelling , kickshaw , spook - loving plants are a true herald of spring , and are sold on the streets of France on May Day . They are toxicant but also used in folk medicine ( we do n’t advocate trying folk medicine with vicious works at base ! ) .

lily of the valley seem in several Christian Bible story . It is said that lily of the valley grow from the spot where Mary ’s rent dispatch the footing at the ft of the cross .

Some gardener cogitate this plant gravel a picayune too “ weedy , ” since it has a leaning to spread . Others sleep with it as a umbrageous background cover . Do you grow lilies of the vale ?

See all birth flowers / plants : January : Carnation , February : Iris , March : Daffodil , April : Daisy , May : Lily of the Valley , June : Rose , July : Delphinium , August : Gladiola , September : Aster , October : Pot Marigold , November : Chrysanthemum , December : Paperwhite

hunky-dory Gardening Recommended product

A.M. Leonard Deluxe Soil Knife & Leather Sheath Combo

o.k. Gardening get a commission for items purchased through link on this site , including Amazon Associates and other affiliate advertising programs .

Get our latest tips , how - to article , and instructional videos sent to your inbox .

Snow Adds to the Festiveness in the Yakima Valley

A Hudson Valley bee skep

Lake Valley Seed: Now That’s Italian!

And the winner of the May Flowers Photo Challenge is…

Join o.k. horticulture for a liberal engaging live webinar feature Dr. Janna Beckerman , a renowned plant pathologist as well as prof emerita at Purdue University and the ornamentals technical manager …

When I blemish a particular sand one dollar bill cactus ( Astrophytum asterias ) at the Philadelphia Flower Show a few months ago , I fuck I was in trouble . With a delightful colouration pattern …

When we only prioritize plants we require over works our landscape painting pauperization , each season is filled with a never - finish list of chores : pruning , purloin , lacrimation , treating , amending , and fertilizing , with …

Video

Touring an Eco-friendly, Shady Backyard Retreat

You must be careful when you enroll the backyard of garden decorator Jeff Epping — not because you ’re probable to activate on something , but because you might be dive - bombed by a duad …