Giant chickweed

Stellaria aquatica

Also known as Stellularia media var. terrestris, Malachium calycinum, Cerastium scandens, Malachium aquaticum var. riparium

Native Plants · Groundcover · Moist Soil · Shade Tolerant · Caryophyllaceae · Wildflower · White Flowers · Streamside · Low Growing · Spreading · Perennial

Giant chickweed is a low-growing perennial that favors moist, shaded conditions along stream banks, ditches, and woodland edges. It produces delicate white star-shaped flowers and spreads readily in cool, humid environments with rich soil. While easy to grow, it can become weedy in garden beds so it is best suited to naturalized or wildlife planting schemes.