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A wonderful cultivar of the subspecies Maianthemum racemosum var. amplexicaule
, with broad leaves, larger fluffy flower heads, and seemingly more vigorous than the usual form. I got mine from Barracott Plants, their catalogue says; "A most desirable woodlander grown for its smallish spikes of fragrant creamy white flowers in late spring/early summer. Hardy, easy. 1m." In an article about the Bouts Viola collection at Wildegoose Nursery the writer (anon) says: "For me this is the ultimate false spikenard. We had the typical form mfor years, which was in fact an old garden clone that never had such an abundance of berries. In this 'Emily Moody' form, the berries, which are plentiful and turn from creamy-pinkish mottled pearls to a shiny red colour. Of course, these appear only after the creamy-white fluffy panicles make as big show in May. And this is a show not only for the eye - they also smell delicious." Pan Global Plants say on their website: "Previously known as Smilacina. A fine clone from the USA (subsp. amplexicaule), making a slightly larger plant with bigger heads of frothy scented white flowers in spring. Equally wonderful floral fragrance and red fruit." |
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| 13th May 2005 | ||
