Polygonatum prattii Erythronium thin black tongue hangs from

thin black tongue hangs from the bizarre

Despite their preference for dry alkaline soils at 4

Heptapleurum delavayi employs the same technique

although flower buds were killed when winter temperatures dropped below 5 degrees F

Polygonatum prattii Erythronium thin black tongue hangs fromI first encountered this charming dwarf Solomon's seal in 1996 near Zhongdian, China at the sub alpine elevation of 12,500'. Polygonatum prattii is a miniature Solomon's seal that forms a small clump of 6 8" tall stems adorned with tiny leaves and, in early spring, with equally tiny dark purple flowers. Polygonatum prattii is a must for detail oriented rock gardeners with a taste for esoteric and cute, but is essentially worthless for big picture