Canada mayflower
Maianthemum canadense

- Liliaceae
- Monocot
- Perennial
- Forb/herb
About Canada mayflower
Canada mayflower is a delightful little woodland native that brings joy to shady corners of your garden. Its delicate white flowers appear in spring and smell wonderfully sweet. The plant produces bright red berries in fall that birds absolutely love, making it perfect if you want to attract wildlife to your yard. It's charming, trouble-free, and one of those plants that makes you smile when you spot it blooming.
This native perennial thrives in the shade where many other plants struggle. It likes rich, moist soil and will spread slowly to fill in bare spots beneath trees and shrubs. Once established, it needs almost no fussing or maintenance. Plant it and let it do what it does best. You'll have a lovely native groundcover that supports local birds and pollinators, and honestly, it's hard to ask for anything better than that.
Native to 35 states
- Alabama
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Montana
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming