Asparagaceae
Lily-of-the-valley
Convallaria majalis
- Family
- Asparagaceae
- Genus
- Convallaria
Pets and kids
- CatsNot sure
- DogsNot sure
- KidsToxic
Why
Cats: Not sure
We found no reliable source on this plant for cats, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.
Dogs: Not sure
We found no reliable source on this plant for dogs, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.
Kids: Toxic
Toxic to young children (severe). Toxic principle: cardiac glycosides.
Signs: vomiting, slow heart rate, irregular heart beat, nausea, abdominal pain.
- Fall berries only look edible | Poison Control Poison control
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Is Lily-of-the-valley safe for cats, dogs and kids?
Is Lily-of-the-valley safe for cats?
We found no reliable source on this plant for cats, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.
Is Lily-of-the-valley safe for dogs?
We found no reliable source on this plant for dogs, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.
Is Lily-of-the-valley safe for kids?
No. Our sources call Lily-of-the-valley toxic to young children (severe). Toxic principle: cardiac glycosides. Signs: vomiting, slow heart rate, irregular heart beat, nausea, abdominal pain.
- Fall berries only look edible | Poison Control Poison control
Ate some? Call your vet or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at (888) 426-4435 (a fee may apply). For a child, call Poison Help at 1-800-222-1222 (US). If they are struggling to breathe or collapse, call 911. Don't give anything by mouth unless a vet or poison expert tells you to.
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Common names
By language (94)
- Arabic
- ذرفة, المجلس العرفي, زنبق الوادي, قنفلرية أيار, كونفالاريا أيار, مضعف
- Armenian
- Շնդեղ հրաշալի
- arz
- كونفالاريا ايار
- Asturian
- Lliriu los valles
- Azerbaijani
- May inciçiçəyi
- ba
- Ынйы сәскә
- Bangla
- কামুদিনী
- Basque
- Mugeta
- Belarusian
- Ландыш майскі, Лантуш майскі, Камвалея лесавая, Ландыш, Ландыш звычайны
- Breton
- Louzaouenn-an-hañv
- Bulgarian
- Момина сълза
- Cantonese
- 鈴蘭
- Catalan
- Muguet, Gazon du Parnasse, Grillet, Larmes de sainte Marie, Lis de mai, Lis des vallées, Lliri de maig, Lys de mai
- Chinese
- 鈴蘭, 铃兰, 君影草, 小芦铃, 山谷百合, 扫帚糜子, 糜子菜, 芦藜花
- Corsican
- Convalaria majalis
- Croatian
- Đurđica
- cv
- Май лантăшĕ
- Czech
- Konvalinka vonná
- Danish
- Liljekonval, Kronlilje
- Dutch
- Lelietje-van-dalen, Boslelie, Lelietje der dalen, Lelietje van dale, Lelietje van dalen, Lelietje-der-dalen, Lelietje-van-Dale, Meiklokje
- English
- Lily-of-the-valley, European lily of the valley, Lily of the valley, Mary's tears, May bells, Muguet, Our Lady's tears
- Esperanto
- Konvalo
- Estonian
- Harilik maikelluke, Karikelled, Lambakeel, Lillikas, Maikelluke, Piibeleht, Villvallikas
- Finnish
- Kielo, Kellokielo
- French
- Muguet de mai, Gazon du Parnasse, Grillet, Larmes de sainte Marie, Lis de mai, Lis des vallées, Lys de mai, Lys des vallées
- frr
- Meiklooken
- Georgian
- Შროშანა
- German
- Maiglöckchen, Gazon du Parnasse, Grillet, Larmes de sainte Marie, Lis de mai, Lis des vallées, Lys de mai, Lys des vallées
- Greek
- Μιγκέ
- gsw
- Maièrysle
- gv
- Blaa Boaldyn, Lilee ny glionney, Lilee y choan
- Hebrew
- שושנת העמקים
- hsb
- Całtki
- Hungarian
- Gyöngyvirág
- Igbo
- Lily-nke-ndagwurugwu
- Indonesian
- Bunga bakung
- inh
- ЧӀагаркӀалг
- io
- Maifloro
- Irish
- Lile na ngleanntán
- Italian
- Mughetti, Mughetto
- Japanese
- スズラン, 君影草, 谷間の姫百合, 谷間の百合, 鈴蘭
- Kazakh
- İnjwgül, Інжугүл, ىنجۋگۇل, Меруертгүл
- kbd
- Къэлэрдэгу
- Korean
- 은방울꽃, 은방울꽃속
- ksh
- Maijlöcksche
- Kurdish
- Xeydoka gulanê, خەیدۆکا گولانێ
- kw
- Losow an hav
- lah
- چٹے چمکے
- Latin
- Maialis, Maialis convallaria
- Latvian
- Maijpuķīte, Parastā kreimene
- lbe
- Марияннул макь
- li
- Meizäödsje, Lelietje der dalen, Meizäödje, Muguet
- Lithuanian
- Paprastoji pakalnutė, Gazon du Parnasse, Grillet, Konovalija, Larmes de sainte Marie, Lis de mai, Lis des vallées, Lys de mai
- lld
- Confolia
- Luxembourgish
- Meeréischen, Kläckelchersblumm, Meeglëckchen
- Macedonian
- Момина солза
- Malay
- Bakung lembah, Lili lembah, Lily-of-the-valley
- Malayalam
- ലില്ലി ഓഫ് ദ വാലി
- nds
- Maiklocken, Lilgenkonfal, Lilgenkonfalg, Lilgenkunfal, Lilgenkunfalg, Maibummeln, Maienlill, Marienklocken
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Liljekonvall
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- Liljekonvall
- Occitan
- Muguet
- olo
- Neiskelloine
- os
- Джыджына, Ландыш
- Pashto
- سوسن
- Persian
- زنبق دره
- Polish
- Konwalia majowa, Konwalia leśna
- Portuguese
- Lírio-do-vale, Lírio do Vale
- Romanian
- Lăcrămioară
- Russian
- Ландыш майский, Воронец, Ландыш, Ландыш закавказский, Лапушник, Молодильник, Серебрянник
- se
- Giđđadivgarássi
- Serbian
- Đurđevak, Ђурђевак, Шмарница, Ђурђица
- Serbian (Latin)
- Đurđevak
- sgs
- Konvalėjė
- Slovak
- Konvalinka voňavá
- Slovenian
- Šmarnica, Solzica
- smn
- Kiđđâtivgârääsi
- sms
- Ǩiđđǩiõlluž
- Spanish
- Convalaria, Lagrimas de Salomon, Lagrimas de Salomón, Lirio convalio, Lirio de los valles, Lirio de Nuestra Senora, Lirio de Nuestra Señora, Lirio salvaje
- stq
- Pingsterbloume, Kuutitte, Moaiklokje
- Swedish
- Liljekonvalj, Gazon du Parnasse, Grillet, Hjartansfröjd, Konvalje, Larmes de sainte Marie, Liljekonvalje, Lis de mai
- Tajik
- Livondar, Ливондар
- Thai
- ลิลลี่แห่งหุบเขา
- Turkish
- Müge
- udm
- Тӧдьыгырлы
- Ukrainian
- Конвалія звичайна
- Uzbek
- Lily of the valley
- vep
- Jänišankorvaižed
- Vietnamese
- Linh lan, Huệ chuông, Lan chuông
- vro
- Harilik kirekärelill
- Walloon
- Passe-rôze
- Welsh
- Lili‘r dyffrynnoedd, Lili'r maes
- Western Frisian
- Maaieklokje
- wuu
- 铃兰
Synonyms
- Convallaria bracteata Dulac
- Convallaria fragrans Salisb.
- Convallaria latifolia Mill.
- Convallaria linnaei Gaertn.
- Convallaria majalis f. abchasica Ponert
- Convallaria majalis f. angustifolia Zapal.
- Convallaria majalis f. laminaris (F.Rosen) Ponert
- Convallaria majalis f. latifrons Ponert
- Convallaria majalis f. latior Zapal.
- Convallaria majalis f. mappi (C.C.Gmel.) Ponert
- Convallaria majalis f. picta Wilczek
- Convallaria majalis f. prolificans (Wittm.) Voss
- Convallaria majalis subsp. transcaucasica (Utkin ex Grossh.) Bordz.
- Convallaria majalis var. bracteosa Rchb.
- Convallaria majalis var. laminaris F.Rosen
- Convallaria majalis var. latifolia (Mill.) Asch. & Graebn.
- Convallaria majalis var. majalis
- Convallaria majalis var. prolificans Wittm.
- Convallaria majalis var. rosea Rchb.
- Convallaria majalis var. transcaucasica (Utkin ex Grossh.) Knorring
- Convallaria majalis var. variegata Lowe
- Convallaria mappii C.C.Gmel.
- Convallaria scaposa Gilib.
- Convallaria transcaucasica Utkin ex Grossh.
- Lilium convallium Garsault
- Lilium-convallium majale (L.) Moench
- Polygonatum majale (L.) All.
Flowers
- Flower colour
- white (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Ivar Leidus, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: The original uploader was PRA at French Wikipedia ., CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: peganum from Small Dole, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Pmau, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Pmau, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.