Speirantha gardenii is a perennial from China notable for its fragrant spring flowers. It favours partial shade and moist, well-drained, humus-rich soil. Use it as a ground cover in woodland gardens, where it also provides winter interest. The scented flowers are the plant's most obvious seasonal feature.

False Lily of the Valley (Speirantha gardenii) is a Chinese perennial with fragrant spring flowers suited to moist, humus-rich soil in partial shade.

Speirantha is a genus of one known species of flowering plants found in south-east China. In the APG III classification system, it is placed in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Convallarioideae.

Speirantha gardenii

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