A Cool Respite: Solomon’s Seal

It is not yet 9:30 a.m., but it is 81°F. Ugh. The heat index is 84°. Many plants are taking on the faintly blue cast of water stress; we have not had enough rain to thoroughly wet the sidewalk under the honey locust so far this June.

Time to look at a lovely, well-hydrated green. There is something singularly cooling about those flowers.

This is a Japanese Solomon’s seal, Polygonatum latifolium ‘Heronswood’ in full bloom. Photographed May 20, 2017.

[Corrected on August 17, 2020. I incorrectly passed on the erroneous information I received at the nursery when I purchased this lovely plant. It remains one of my favorites.]