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Morning with lily-of-the-valley

 

Lily-of-the-valley

Maikelluke e piibeleht

Convallaria majalis

 

....snow-white, one-sided graceful racemes of flowers. Against a backdrop of lily-of-the-valley green, rich foliage the beautiful, bell-shaped flowers and a fragrance that leaves nobody indifferent...

 

All the beauty and the charm is however not meant for the watcher, only for the plant itself. The sweet spring fragrance drifts among the trees attracting insects that pollinate the flowers, and the compensation is generous.
 

There is still some time to the peak flowering period.

 

Remember: when picking lily-of-the-valley, you need to know that the whole plant is poisonous.