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Caryophyllaceae
Field chickweed
Cerastium arvense
Also known as Alsine arvensis, Cerastium arvense var. tenuipes, Centunculus arvensis, Stellaria arvensis
Native Plants · Ground Cover · White Flowers · Perennial · Wildflower · Low Maintenance · Spring Bloomer · Chickweed · Cottage Garden · Meadow · Native
Field chickweed is a hardy, low-maintenance perennial that thrives in well-drained soil with moderate moisture and full sun to partial shade. Water every 7-10 days during dry spells and avoid overwatering, as it is susceptible to root rot in soggy conditions. It spreads easily and makes a charming ground cover with delicate white star-shaped flowers in spring.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water lightly to keep soil evenly moist but not waterlogged · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 7–7.5
- 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
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Albania, Altay, Amur, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, Canary Is., Central European Rus, Chile Central, Chile North, Chile South, Chita, Connecticut, Czechoslovakia
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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