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Common name creeping crosswort Family rubiaceae Life cycle perennial (Z5-10) Flowers pink (summer) Size 6-8" Light sun-part shade Cultural notes drought-tolerant From seed Easy, germinates at room temperature detailed seed-starting info below Ferny-leaved evergreen groundcover, spreading to about three feet. Rounded pink umbels in summer. Our seed-grown plants already spread themselves out a good bit in their first year, and came into flower in early June of year two. An interesting attribute of these plants is the scent of their foliage - decidedly skunk-like. It doesn't seem to emit too aggressively (I don't notice our small patch planted a couple of feet away from our front walkway), but it was enough to nix these plants' presence in my spring plant sale, which takes place in our garage.

In our garden, this plant grows in the following areas: rock garden annex, sale plot

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Seed-starting details for this plant

2008. Seed from NARGS '07/'08 exchange. Baggy 70F (100%G, 5-10d)

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