Lily of the Valley

Lily of the Valley is a delightfully fragrant, highly popular woodland perennial plant native throughout the cool temperate Northern Hemisphere in Asia and Europe. It is widely celebrated for its distinctive, gracefully arching stems bearing dainty, bell-shaped white flowers that emerge during the mid-spring season. The lush green foliage consists of broad, lance-shaped leaves that form dense ground-covering colonies via creeping underground rhizomes known as pips. While highly prized in ornamental shade gardens and bridal bouquets for its exquisite beauty and intoxicating perfume, every single part of this charming plant contains potent cardiac glycosides and is extremely toxic to humans and domestic animals alike.