Lily of the valley
Convallaria majalis
A shade groundcover with toxic cardiac glycosides. Two leaves and bells — no onion smell. Included so it is not foraged as ramps.
GROW → HARVEST → EAT → DRY → POWDER → CAPSULE → GUMMY — forms are not equivalent. Food first.
Identity
What it is
A shade groundcover with toxic cardiac glycosides. Two leaves and bells — no onion smell. Included so it is not foraged as ramps.
Identification
Bells of white flowers; unscented of onion; two or three broad leaves.
Edible portions
Safety Not treated as food on this site.
Growing
- Climate. 3–8 ornamental
- Light. Shade
- Soil. Woods
- Planting. Ornamental. Spreads.
- Harvest. Do not eat.
Safety
- Toxic. Not ramps. No onion smell.
Next steps
Sources
- USDA PLANTS Database — taxonomy and range (verify current entries)
- No USDA FoodData Central nutrient profile is attached here. That is not a claim that the plant contains no nutrients.
- State cooperative extension growing guides — verify for your region
Honest incompleteness is preferred to fabricated completeness. If a section is missing, no record for it is attached here — not a claim that the plant lacks that characteristic, and not that it was omitted as a secret.
Internal quality class B. Good foundation: enough unique information to exist as its own destination.