Description
Bright green prostrate foliage with star-like, pink flowers in spring.
Habit – Spreading
Resilience – Hardy
Flowering Time – April – June
Height and spread – 15 x 20 cm
Ideal Conditions – Prefers full sun, or partial shade with free-draining soil or compost.
Possibile situation – Versatile for use in mixed containers, rockeries, borders and paved gardens.
Features –
Typical season – Spring
Flower Colour – pink
Foliage Colour – green
Flowering time – April – June
Planting recommendation – Bed/Border Prefers – Full Sun
Temperature tolerance – A hardy plant which should survive normal winter conditions outside, especially if protected from the hardest frosts.
Plant care –
Family – CARYOPHYLLACEAE Genus – Arenaria Cultivar –
Pot Sizes – 9cm Pot Spacing –
Growing Media and irrigation – Free draining – keep evenly moist
Feeding fertiliser – NPK balanced feeding Feeding frequency – Requires normal/regular feeding (Standard EC)
PH Recommendation – Standard 5.0 to 5.5 Common pests – Common disease – Botrytis
Species – purpurascens
