Maianthemum fuscum (syn. Smilacina fusca)

Description

Flowers:  April-June.  Plant in part shade.  HxS 30x10cm

An Asian species from Myanmar (Burma), Sikkim and Yunnan, which is very rarely offered.  A collectors plant which enjoys a
moist soil and part shade.  The  stout, arching, rich green stems carry both leaves and flowers and have conspicuous veining,
whilst the small flowers are a reddish-brown.  Bright orange-red berries follow.  Best grown in a moist soil.  Hardiness rating H6.

Care & Maintenance.

Requires little or no attention. Propagate by collecting the berries in atumn, remove the outer pith and plant the seed, or by division in spring