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Mountain Sandwort

Scientific name: Arenaria montana
Taxonomy
Family:Caryophyllaceae
Type:Groundcovers evergreen
Native:NO
Plant Requirements
Zone:4 to 7
Sun:Full to partial sun
Moisture:Medium
Plant Characteristics
Height:0 ft
Width:1 ft
Bloom:Showy flowers
Bloom Time:April to June
Bloom Color:White
Additional Characteristics
Trees


Fruit

Leaves


Bark
Wildlife value

Poisonous
Description Mountain sandwort adds a nice touch to the rock garden in the spring with its glistening star-like white flowers. It's named for its preference for sandy sites in the mountains of eastern Europe.

  Morphology:
This evergreen perennial ground grows to 6” tall and 12” in a prostate, creeping habit. It bears lanceolate or ovate green to grayish-green opposite leaves which are ¾” to 1” long. The leaves are hairy to the touch.

Mountain Sandwort begins to bear white flowers in April. These flowers are ¾ to 1” long and are produced in cymes containing 2 to 10 flowers.

  Adaptation:
This species prefers well drained, sandy to sandy loam soils of moderate acidity. It can be somewhat drought prone as it has a shallow root system.

  Pests:
None reported.

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