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Arenaria grandiflora |
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| Common name |
large-flowered sandwort |
| Family |
caryophyllaceae |
| Life cycle |
perennial (Z5) |
| Flowers |
white (spring) |
| Size |
5" |
| Light |
sun-part shade |
| Cultural notes |
well-drained soil |
From seed  |
germinate at room temperature
detailed seed-starting info below
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| Seed ripens | late June |
Mat-forming perennial from the Alps and Pyrenees, carrying white flowers over a mat of needle-like leaves.
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| | Thriving in the rock garden |
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| | And doing nicely in a trough |
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| | First-year plant, looking perky in a trough |
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We left this plant behind in our Pennsylvania garden (and wish it well); we don't grow it in Houston. Seed for this plant is included on my seed trade list About my plant portraits
PlantLinks to other web pages about Arenaria grandiflora
- Seed from NARGS '12/'13 exchange. Baggy 70F (92%G, 5-12d).
Also baggy 35F (6w) - 70F (100%G, 4-7d).
- Same seed as above. Baggy 70F (87%G, 7-13d)
- Seed from '14 garden. Baggy 70F (78%G, 5-9d)
- Seed from '15 garden. Baggy 70F (no G, 3w)
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