Polygonatum x hybridum
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Polygonatum x hybridum

Family: ASPARAGACEAE
Genus: Polygonatum
Species: hybridum
Common names: Garden Solomon's Seal
Distribution summary: Garden origin
Habit: Perennial
Hardiness: H5 - Hardy; cold winter
Garden status: Currently grown
Garden location: Plants of the World (C)

Additional Notes

Polygonatum x hybridum Brugger Convalliariaceae. Hybrid Solomon's Seal (P. multiflorum x P. odoratum) It has the RHS Award of Garden Merit. Rhizomatous herbaceous perennial. Distribution: Garden plant whose parents come from Europe and Asia. Dioscorides (70 AD ex Beck, 2005) reports that Polygonatum is good for wounds if a poultice is applied, and that it also removes facial blemishes.

Oakeley, Dr. Henry F. (2013). Wellcome Library notes. Link

Polygonatum x hybridum Brugger Convalliariaceae. Hybrid Solomon's Seal (P. multiflorum x P. odoratum).

Oakeley, Dr. Henry F. (2013). Wellcome Library notes. Link

The related species P. multiflorum, Solomon's seal has been used for thousands of years in herbal medicine. It is used mainly in the form of a poultice and is believed to prevent excessive bruising and to stimulate tissue repairChevallier. A. The Encyclopedia of Medicinal Plants Dorling Kindersley. London 1996[].

https://pfaf.org https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Polygonatum+multiflorum

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