Acaena inermis ‘Purpurea’

Description

Purple plum foliage on mass as a groundcover.

This plant is ideally used in poor growing areas under shrubs or banks to produce a purple haze of foliage. The seed heads appear in autumn bring further attractiveness to otherwise dull areas.

Flowers: Spring-Summer

Hardiness: Fully Hardy

Height: 5cm

Spread: ground cover

Common Name:

Life Cycle: perennial

Family: Rosaceae

Foliage: palmately lobed / feathered

Basic Colour: ( Purple )

Flower Colour: Purple

Natural Flowering: spring

Winter Hardiness: Fully Hardy

Height with Flowers: 5cm

Soil Requirements:  average / moist / dry / well-drained / sandy

Soil ph: acidic / alkaline / neutral

Location:  ground cover

Usage: ornamental

Pruning: not required

Origin: New Zealand