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Maianthemum bifolium
Also called False Lily Of The Valley, Two Leaf Beadruby
May lily is a small, rhizome-spreading woodland plant that forms dense colonies in cool, shaded forest floors. It thrives in humus-rich, slightly acidic, well-drained soil that stays evenly moist.
Maianthemum bifolium (false lily of the valley or May lily) is often a localized common rhizomatous flowering plant, native from western Europe (including Britain) east to Siberia, China and Japan.
This species grows in large groups in open forests and on damp soils in grassy ditches and thickets, particularly in humus-rich soil. It prefers partial shade, well drained and slightly acidic soil.
Maianthemum amoenum · Canada mayflower · Maianthemum comaltepecense · False lily of the valley · Maianthemum flexuosum · Maianthemum gigas · Maianthemum macrophyllum · Maianthemum mexicanum · Maianthemum monteverdense · Maianthemum paludicola · Maianthemum paniculatum · Feathery false lily of the valley
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Maianthemum bifolium by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
