Disporopsis

Superficially similar to Polygonatum and Disporum, but these are smaller, evergreen and fleshier flowers. Gently spreading by rhizomes, best in a shady site on a reasonable soil. Old evergreen growth can be cut back in late winter, to allow the new growth to emerge cleanly. Watch out for slugs. Flowers typically bell-shaped, pendent, white, cream to green, in spring. Flower stems can be attractively marked. 

The drooping fragrant flowers in a shady spot are attractive to a small range of pollinators such as bees to be found in those areas, and the berries are edible to garden birds. The ground cover provided by the leaves helps give shelter to a range of beneficial insects including ground-beetles, very useful to keep any slugs under control.

 
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