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Caryophyllaceae
Bird-eye pearlwort
Sagina procumbens
Also known as Procumbent pearlwort, Sagina, Sagina procumbens var. erecta, Bird's-eye pearlwort
Native Plants · Moss Substitute · Groundcover · Pathway Plant · Rock Garden · Crevice Plant · Low Maintenance · Mat Forming · Sagina
Bird-eye pearlwort is an extremely low-maintenance moss-like groundcover perfect for crevices and pathways. It requires minimal watering once established and spreads naturally to form dense mats. Ideal for rock gardens or between stepping stones where other plants struggle.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Light watering, tolerates some drought once established · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6.5–7
- Temperature
- -20°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 5a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 4 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alaska, Albania, Algeria, Altay, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arkansas, Assam, Austria, Azores, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, British Columbia, Bulgaria
Sources: trefle, usda
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