An upright Starry False Solomon's Seal plant has large burgandy berries at the end of the long ladder-like leaves.
An erect starry false solomon's seal plant with ladder-like leaves has a bunch of white flowers at the top. This plant is in a garden setting with paving stones in the background..
A large group of Starry False Solomon's Seal plants is in a garden with a sidewalk in the background. They are mixed with wild geranium.
Many cream-brown round starry false solomon's seal seeds are sitting on a paper towel.
A starry false solomon's seal plant emerges from potting mixture in a quart pot. The sprout has a red tip and it is small.
Several upright starry false solomon's seal plants are among grasses at sunset. The white flowers can be seen a the tops of the ladder-like leaves.
A single upright starry false solomon's seal plant is seen growing out of the sand. Most of the striped red berries are gone.
Several starry false solomon's seal plants, with their ladder-like leaves are growing out of the sand. The leaves are beginning to turn yellow and the berries are gone.
An upright Starry False Solomon's Seal plant has large burgandy berries at the end of the long ladder-like leaves.
An erect starry false solomon's seal plant with ladder-like leaves has a bunch of white flowers at the top. This plant is in a garden setting with paving stones in the background..
A large group of Starry False Solomon's Seal plants is in a garden with a sidewalk in the background. They are mixed with wild geranium.
Many cream-brown round starry false solomon's seal seeds are sitting on a paper towel.
A starry false solomon's seal plant emerges from potting mixture in a quart pot. The sprout has a red tip and it is small.
Several upright starry false solomon's seal plants are among grasses at sunset. The white flowers can be seen a the tops of the ladder-like leaves.
A single upright starry false solomon's seal plant is seen growing out of the sand. Most of the striped red berries are gone.
Several starry false solomon's seal plants, with their ladder-like leaves are growing out of the sand. The leaves are beginning to turn yellow and the berries are gone.

Starry False Solomon's Seal--Upland Beach Form

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Starry False Solomon’s Seal has at least two forms. This is the beach/upland/sand form. It grows on or near the Great Lakes in the northern part of Michigan. It can grow on the forest edge, but also right out on the open sand.

Starry False Solomon’s Seal (beach) can be differentiated from other species in its genus by its narrower, somewhat folded leaves, its upright appearance, its larger flowers and its large striped berries. All of the plants with “solomon’s seal” in the name have a ladder-like appearance.

Flowers look like stars with five petals and are very white. Once pollinated, berries are formed. First green, then green and red striped, and finally dark red. They serve as food for birds.

This plant does well in the garden setting and spreads by rhizome. It can form a ground cover (see photos). It does well in moist soil and also in drier soil.

We have separated out the two forms, but in the Michigan Flora reference, they are treated together.

Starry False Solomon’s Seal (Maianthemum stellatum)

Michigan Flora reference page for state distribution: Starry False Solomon’s Seal

height: 1-2 feet

bloom time: May-June

soil: medium-dry

sun: full, partial

plant spacing: 10”

flower: white (berry: green, striped, red)

life cycle: perennial

family: Convallariaceae

Sizes:

Starry False Solomon’s Seal has at least two forms. This is the beach/upland/sand form. It grows on or near the Great Lakes in the northern part of Michigan. It can grow on the forest edge, but also right out on the open sand.

Starry False Solomon’s Seal (beach) can be differentiated from other species in its genus by its narrower, somewhat folded leaves, its upright appearance, its larger flowers and its large striped berries. All of the plants with “solomon’s seal” in the name have a ladder-like appearance.

Flowers look like stars with five petals and are very white. Once pollinated, berries are formed. First green, then green and red striped, and finally dark red. They serve as food for birds.

This plant does well in the garden setting and spreads by rhizome. It can form a ground cover (see photos). It does well in moist soil and also in drier soil.

We have separated out the two forms, but in the Michigan Flora reference, they are treated together.

Starry False Solomon’s Seal (Maianthemum stellatum)

Michigan Flora reference page for state distribution: Starry False Solomon’s Seal

height: 1-2 feet

bloom time: May-June

soil: medium-dry

sun: full, partial

plant spacing: 10”

flower: white (berry: green, striped, red)

life cycle: perennial

family: Convallariaceae

Note: Search for Starry False Solomon’s Seal on our website if you’d like the form of this plant that grows in the woods. It is an arching plant, smaller than False Solomon’s Seal. It also has larger flowers and berries than False Solomon’s Seal.