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Polygalaceae
Dwarf milkwort
Polygala amarella
Also known as Rogation flower, Gang flower, Common milkwort, Polygala amarella var. uliginosa
Native Plants · Wildflower · Rock Garden · Meadow · Perennial · European Native · Milkwort · Pollinator · Dwarf · Calcareous
Dwarf milkwort is a delicate perennial best suited to well-drained calcareous or neutral soils in open sunny to partly shaded positions. Keep the soil evenly moist and avoid rich or acidic conditions, which this plant dislikes. It is best grown in a rock garden or wildflower meadow setting where its specific growing requirements can be met.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately, keeping soil consistently moist but not waterlogged · Every 5-7 days
- Maintenance
- High
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 7.5–8
- Temperature
- -20°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Cutting
Hardiness
USDA 5a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 4 in – 12 in
- Spread
- 18 in
- Spacing
- 6 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Rus, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Italy, North European Russi, Northwest European R, Norway, Poland, Romania
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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