Arenaria ledebouriana

Arenaria ledebouriana

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Description

Spiny foliage with white flowers.

This is a very distinct Arenaria with its silvery blue green spiny foliage that is hair thin. It produces fine sturdy flower stems on mass and doubles the size of the mound at this point when smothered with whit flowers. Ideally grown in a sandy soil or crevice garden we have successfully grown this in our alpine troughs and alpine rock garden.

Flowering: Summer

Hardiness: Fully Hardy

Height: 15-30cm

Spread: 30cm

Further information:

This plant is quite spiky. Trim back old flower stems otherwise it will take care of itself.

Common Name: Sandwort

Life Cycle: perennial

Family: Caryophyllaceae

Foliage: linear / spiny

Basic Colour: ( white )

Flower Colour: white

Natural Flowering: April – May

Winter Hardiness: Fully Hardy

Height with Flowers: 30cm

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

Soil ph: acidic / alkaline / neutral

Location:  container / border / rock garden / crevice garden

Usage: ornamental / ground cover / mat forming

Pruning: not required

Tolerates: drought tolerant / salt tolerant

Origin: Turkey – Iran

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Weight 100 g
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1x 3cm Plug, 1 x 9cm Pot

Description

Spiny foliage with white flowers.

This is a very distinct Arenaria with its silvery blue green spiny foliage that is hair thin. It produces fine sturdy flower stems on mass and doubles the size of the mound at this point when smothered with whit flowers. Ideally grown in a sandy soil or crevice garden we have successfully grown this in our alpine troughs and alpine rock garden.

Flowering: Summer

Hardiness: Fully Hardy

Height: 15-30cm

Spread: 30cm

Further information:

This plant is quite spiky. Trim back old flower stems otherwise it will take care of itself.

Common Name: Sandwort

Life Cycle: perennial

Family: Caryophyllaceae

Foliage: linear / spiny

Basic Colour: ( white )

Flower Colour: white

Natural Flowering: April – May

Winter Hardiness: Fully Hardy

Height with Flowers: 30cm

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

Soil ph: acidic / alkaline / neutral

Location:  container / border / rock garden / crevice garden

Usage: ornamental / ground cover / mat forming

Pruning: not required

Tolerates: drought tolerant / salt tolerant

Origin: Turkey – Iran

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