This Areneria crosses over from a wonderful STEPABLE Creeping Perennial to a lovely All-Terrain Ground Cover. It is perfect for borders, rock gardens and is brilliant in a container! It can take light foot traffic and will also double as a ground cover for larger areas suitable for a transitional planting bewtween two yards.
This Sandwort is a delightful and oh so easy alpine with low evergreen cushion of dark green leaves, bearing loads and loads of large white to blush flowers during the spring months. This Sandwort is perfect for borders, patio edges, rock gardens or containers!
This plant is featured in these programs: Click on the Program Icons to see a different
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Part Sun
Sun
Foot Traffic:
TO
Bloom Time
:
Late Spring
Flower color
:
White
Foliage
:
Semi-Evergreen
Foliage Color
:
Dark Green
Growth Rate
:
Moderate 6"-10" a year
Habit
:
Clumping
Irrigation
:
Hand Water,Auto
Plant Height
:
1" - 4" (Fairly Low Grower with taller flower spike)
Planting Area Environment
:
Low Water (Dry area little to no water),Normal (Rainfall under normal condition)
Seacrh Sun Exposure
:
Part Sun,Sun
Search Foot Traffic
:
Light
Soil
:
Clay ,Sandy ,Gravel ,Normal
Spread
:
12"
Zone:
4,5,6,7,8,9
This Plant Is Hardy Above:
-30
Additional Features:
Heat Tolerant
Yes
Pool Area
Yes
Deer Resistant
Yes
Humid Area
Yes
Kid Traffic
No
Scented
No
Dog Traffic
No
Butterfly Friendly
Yes
Attracts Bees
No
Fire Resistant
No
Erosion Control
No
Attract Hummingbirds
No
Attract Butterflies
Yes
Attract Bees
No
Deer Resistant
Yes
Rabbit Resistant
No
Additional Comment:
This plant is so great that it is featured in a number of our marketing programs for various retailers.
Simply Click on the Plant Program Tab above to change the dots/tags/features associated with each specific program.
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Gardening Tips from Fran:
This Sandwort is worth having in any part of your yard! Put it somewhere it can roam and spill over and you will love it! Very rewarding cross over perennial ground cover.
-Fran White
aka 'The STEPABLES Lady'
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