Polygonatum commutatum David Geiger 'Rubrum' pours out flowers of

'Rubrum' pours out flowers of rich

the powerful honeysuckle-and-clove perfume that arrives in the heat of summer and carries a surprising distance on humid air

Set it where you pass close in the cold months

and takes happily to a cool greenhouse where winters are colder

Like all of the wild azaleas

Polygonatum commutatum David Geiger 'Rubrum' pours out flowers ofPolygonatum commutatum, the great or giant Solomon's seal, is a bold native perennial of the eastern North American woodlands, sending up tall, unbranched, gracefully arching stems clad in broad, oval, alternate leaves. From the leaf axils along the underside of each stem hang small, creamy white, bell shaped flowers, usually in pairs, in late spring and early summer. The flowers give way to small dark blue black berries in late summer, and the clean