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Caryophyllaceae
Longleaf starwort
Stellaria longifolia
Also known as Stellaria longifolia, Long-leaved stitchwort, Longleaf chickweed, Stellaria longifolia var. atrata
Native Plants · Wildflower · Woodland · Groundcover · Shade · Perennial · Native · Cool-Season · Low-Growing · Meadow · Delicate
Longleaf starwort is a delicate, low-growing perennial that prefers cool, moist conditions and partial shade, making it ideal for woodland or shaded garden edges. It requires minimal care once established, needing only occasional watering during dry periods. This plant is best suited to naturalistic or wildflower garden settings rather than ornamental beds.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water lightly to keep soil moderately moist; avoid waterlogging · Every 7-10 days during dry spells
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–7.5
- Temperature
- 0°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Cutting
Hardiness
USDA 5a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 2 ft – 5 ft
- Spread
- 3 ft
- 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
- Alaska, Alberta, Altay, Amur, Arizona, Austria, Baltic States, British Columbia, Buryatiya, California, Central European Rus, China North-Central, Chita, Colorado, Connecticut, Czechoslovakia, Delaware, District Of Columbia, East European Russia, Finland
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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