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This would perhaps have been more correctly, if less elegantly, named Vic Pawloski’s Stripy, but who am I to question. The significant difference to the species is that each leaf has the longitudinal leaf veins picked out in a bright gold which makes for a much more interesting foliage mat. A little prone to revert, but green leaves can be easily removed to keep the colony pure. Berries Yellow rather than the usual red.
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This would perhaps have been more correctly if less elegantly named Vic Pawloski’s Stripy, but who am I to question. The significant difference to the species is that each leaf has the longitudinal leaf veins picked out in a bright gold which makes for a much more interesting foliage mat. A little prone to revert, but green leaves can be easily removed to keep the colony pure.
Lily-of-the-Valley. One of those perennials that really needs no introduction. It is native to Britain and is particularly common on Lime rich soils, growing thick tangled mats of root in woodland situations. Each node produces two broad leaves in the middle of which nestle the stiff little spikes hung on one side with little fragrant white bells, each with a narrowed frilly opening like an old-fashioned maids bonnet. Lily-of-the-Valley is easily grown and adaptable and particularly suited to leaving alone in difficult dry situations where it will happily carpet and provide fragrant little posies each Spring.
Lily-of-the-Valley is the national flower of Finland. In flower lore it is said to stand for humility, chastity, sweetness and purity and bring luck in love. It also brings the promise of a return to happiness. Humility comes from the story that a young St John offered Lily-of-the-Valley to the Virgin Mary. The religious connection goes further. Children would bring flowers to church at Pentecost, referring to them as ladders to Heaven and counting each flower as an angel.
Convallaria comes from conval, a valley, and rica, a cloak. That is they cloth the valley, a reference to their preferring sheltered sites.
. It also brings the promise of a return to happiness. Humility comes from the story that a young St John offered Lily-of-the-Valley to the Virgin Mary. The religious connection goes further. Children would bring flowers to church at Pentecost, referring to them as ladders to Heaven and counting each flower as an angel.
Convallaria comes from conval, a valley, and rica, a cloak. That is they cloth the valley, a reference to their preferring sheltered sites.
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