Polygonatum commutatum David Geiger the powerful honeysuckle-and-clove perfume that

the powerful honeysuckle-and-clove perfume that arrives in the heat of summer and carries a surprising distance on humid air

and clean modern landscapes where softness is wanted amid stone and sun

the plant grows upright and loosely branched to six or eight feet

a pale yellow-flowered selection shared by Joann Breland of Charleston

'Rubrum' pours out flowers of rich

Polygonatum commutatum David Geiger the powerful honeysuckle-and-clove perfume thatPolygonatum commutatum, the great or giant Solomon's seal, is a bold native perennial of the eastern North American woodlands, sending up tall, unbranched, gracefully arching stems clad in broad, oval, alternate leaves. From the leaf axils along the underside of each stem hang small, creamy white, bell shaped flowers, usually in pairs, in late spring and early summer. The flowers give way to small dark blue black berries in late summer, and the clean