It looks like Lily of the Valley and for good reason. Solomon’s Seal is a close relative of Lily of the Valley and was originally part of the same genus (Convallaria, now Liliaceae) along with several similar species native to North America, northern Europe and Siberia.
This Solomon’s Seal is close to a duplicate of a plant in Mongolia, but it has been in this country a long time. It was used to make grain by Native Americans and has quite an array of medicinal quality. None of which I have tried out. I have come to believe that “natural” and “safe” are not the same words, so you have to know what you are doing when you experiment with herbal medicine. The line between helpful and poisonous can be very thin.
Locally, It is mostly a wildflower, growing in the woods, though it is also cultivated as a garden ornamental. It has an elegant geometric style. It’s also a lot bigger and taller than it’s close cousin, the lilies of the valley.
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Wonderful drawing and photos Marilyn 😀
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I mentioned you in my post of the same flower Marilyn, but your photos are so much better!
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How pretty! And very interesting too, especially about the native use of the plant for grain and your excellent point that ‘the line between helpful and poisonous can be very thin’.
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Too many people assume that “natural” means harmless, but it doesn’t Arsenic is natural too, as if foxglove and some killer berries. I had a friend nearly die of eating a few berries in the woods. She was very lucky she got to the ER in time.
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Wow, I can’t imagine taking the risk of eating berries in the woods! I guess she thought, wrongly, that she knew what they were and that they were safe?
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She was somehow assuming everything was safe. She was very wrong. Unless I know what it is — REALLY know — I won’t even touch it.
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“The line between helpful and poisonous can be very thin.” I understand this well and it reminds me of a wilderness survival class I took. Your drawing and the Solomon’s Seal are beautiful. Plants give me such peace!
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Believe it or not, that picture took me a long time to draw. It’s hard to draw a lot of little things, but I was trying to draw all the plants in my garden. They are blooming now — and there are a LOT of them.
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That makes it even more beautiful! I can imagine how pretty they are in real time!
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I have a little clump of Solomon’s Seal growing in my garden 🙂
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Don’t they make lovely arches? They have a nice geometric look to them.
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I often wonder how plants came about their names, this one especially…
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That’s a really good question. When I get back from the dentist — much much later, if I’m up to it I’ll try and look it up.
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Hope it all went okay…🐲🦷
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I see these a lot in the woods near me 😃
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They grow mostly in woods, but they flower if they are on a slope near the woods and get some sun 🙂
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Nice photos and a beautiful drawing
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They are one of the wildflowers I moved. I only move a few plants, but now I have hundreds of them. Good thing they aren’t competing with any other growing things.
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You have a naturally growing garden.
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HI Marilyn, I’ve not heard of this particular plant before. I do love Lilies of the Valley. I am also careful with herbal medications.
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Good to know. So many people just assume that natural and harmless mean the same thing. The drawing took time. All those little flowers to draw 😀
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You are very talented at drawing. I have been drawing so I know how hard it is.
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