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Scientific Name: | Sagina subulata |
Common Name: | Irish moss, pearlwort |
Family Name: | Caryophyllaceae |
Origin: | Europe |
Hardiness Zone: | Zone 3: (-40 to -34 °C) |
Plant Type: | Ground cover, Herbaceous perennial |
Mature Size: | < 0.1m x 0.1 - 0.3m (height x width) |
Habit: | Dense, Spreading |
Form: | Creeping / Mat-like |
Texture: | Fine |
Landscape Uses: | Accent plant, Alpine, Container planting, Ground cover, Rock garden, Small garden/space |
Exposure: | Full sun |
Soil or Media: | Well-drained |
Leaves: | Simple, Needle-like, Opposite, Soft flexible, Glandular hairs, Linear, Entire |
Flowers: | Flowers solitary, White, May-Jun-Jul |
Fruit: | Capsule, Green, Brown, Jul-Aug |
Key ID Features: | |
Low-growing prostrate perennial plant forming a thick, dense mat, stems <10cm long; leaves opposite, slender subulate (awl-shaped), to 1cm long; flowers solitary, 4-5mm wide, five white petals as long as the green sepals; capsules 2.5-3mm long, seeds triangular shaped, 0.4-0.5mm, brown and smooth. |