Scientific Name:
Herniaria glabra
Pronunciation:
her-nee-AR-ee-uh GLAY-bruh
Common Name:
rupturewort, green carpet
Family Name:
Caryophyllaceae
Plant Type:
Ground cover
Key ID Features:
A good lawn substitute; leaves opposite, ovate, entire, 3-7mm long x 1-3mm wide, mostly on runners with very short internodes.
Habit:
Horizontal, Spreading
Form:
Creeping / Mat-like
Texture:
Fine
Mature Height:
< 0.1m
Mature Spread:
0.3 - 0.6m
Growth Rate:
Moderate
Origin:
Europe
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 5: (-29 to -23 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Rocky or gravelly or dry, Well-drained
Landscape Uses:
Alpine, Container planting, Green roof technology, Green walls, Ground cover, Hanging basket, Rock garden
Additional Info:
Google. Cultivars shown may include H. 'Green Carpet' (leaves up to 4mm long) and H. 'Sea Foam' (leaves variegated up to 7mm long).
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Opposite
Texture/Venation:
Succulent
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Colour in Fall:
Dark-red, Bronze
Shapes:
Elliptic, Obovate
Apices:
Aristate, Obtuse
Bases:
Rounded
Margins:
Entire
Additional Info:
Leaves on newly formed shoot tips may be alternate.
Inflorescence Type:
Flowers clustered
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Funnelform
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Not showy, Green-yellow, Green
Flower Time at Peak:
Jun, Jul
Fruit Type:
Achene
Fruit Colour:
Green-yellow
Fruiting Time:
Aug, Sep
Additional Info:
Not showy, urticle, 1 - 3mm long
Bark or Stem Colour:
Green, Red
Organ Modifications:
Aerial or climbing roots, Runners (or stolons), Stipule, leafy
Propagation:
Division - above ground parts
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
(Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Deer resistant, Drought tolerant)
