Onagraceae
Circaea alpina subsp. alpina
Circaea alpina subsp. alpina
Also known as Circaea alpina var. fertilis, Carlostephania minor, Circaea caulescens f. rosulata, Circaea pacifica f. dentata
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Woodland Plant · Shade Loving · Ground Cover · Alpine · Wildflower · Perennial · Shade Garden · Native Woodland · Rhizomatous · Enchanter'S Nightshade
Alpine enchanter's nightshade is a delicate woodland perennial that thrives in cool, shaded environments with consistently moist, humus-rich soil. It produces tiny white flowers on slender spikes in summer and spreads gently by rhizomes, making it a lovely understory ground cover for shade gardens. Avoid dry or hot conditions, and mulch the root zone to retain soil moisture and mimic its natural forest-floor habitat.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 3 hours
- Watering
- Keep soil consistently moist; this plant prefers cool, damp woodland conditions · Every 5-7 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5–6.6
- Temperature
- -20°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 5a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 18 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 10 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- White
- Foliage
- Green · Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Albania, Alberta, Altay, Amur, Arizona, Austria, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, Central European Rus, China North-Central, Chita, Colorado, Connecticut, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, District Of Columbia, East European Russia, Finland
- Attracts
- Bees, Moths
Sources: trefle, usda
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