Maianthemum canadense Canada beadruby (Convallariaceae)

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Maianthemum canadense
Canada beadruby
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The Maianthemum canadense plant species is found in Eastern N. America - Labrador to Georgia, west to Tennessee and Iowa. It is a member of the Convallariaceae family. Common gardeners may know the plant as Canada beadruby. Some home gardeners know the variety as M. bifolium.

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Latin Name:  Maianthemum canadense
Common Name:  Canada beadruby
Family:  Convallariaceae
Author:  Desf.

Known Hazards:  There is a warning that the fruit should only be used with caution, but no more details are given[105].

Mature Height:  0.1   Mature Width:  1

Habitat:  Woods and recent clearings, often to the sub-alpine zone[43], in humus-rich slightly acid soils[200].

Propagation Notes: Seed - best sown quite thinly it as soon as it is ripe in a cold frame, it should germinate in the spring. Stored seed should be sown in late winter in a cold frame, it might take 18 months to germinate. Allow the seedlings to grow on in the pot for their first year, giving liquid feeds as necessary to ensure that they do not go hungry. Divide the plants into individual pots once they have died down in late summer. Grow them on in pots for another year or more until large enough to plant out[K]. Division as new growth commences in the spring. Larger clumps can be replanted direct into their permanent positions, though it is best to pot up smaller clumps and grow them on in a cold frame until they are rooting well. Plant them out in the spring.

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