False Solomon's Seal               smy-lass-EE-na ra-say-MO-sa

• Herbaceous perennial, 2-3 ft (60-90 cm).  Leaves alternate, 10-15 per arching branch, narrow (lanceolate), pointed, 13-25 cm long.  Flowers, small (4 mm wide), creamy white, hundreds are borne in terminal clusters, very fragrant.  Fruit red, purple-spotted berries (favorite food of small animals).
• Part shade to shade, fairly drought tolerant.  Excellent for naturalizing.
• Hardy to USDA Zone 3       Common in shaded woods from British Columbia to California, east to Rockies.
• racemosa with flowers in racemes (a type of flower cluster)
• Corvallis: near drive at 136 30th St.