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Caryophyllaceae
Sea-sandwort
Honckenya peploides
Also known as Seabeach sandwort, Seaside sandwort, Sea purslane, Ammodenia peploides
Native Plants · Coastal · Dune · Groundcover · Sand · Salt-Tolerant · Seaside · Creeping · Wildflower · Arctic · Low-Growing
Sea-sandwort is a coastal creeping perennial naturally adapted to sandy, well-drained soils along shorelines and dunes, making it an excellent groundcover for seaside gardens. It tolerates salt spray and sandy conditions well but prefers some moisture and partial sun. Plant it in gritty, low-nutrient soil and avoid heavy clay or overly rich growing media.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately; soil can dry slightly between waterings once established · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 7–7.5
- Temperature
- -30°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 4a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 6 in – 3 ft
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alaska, Aleutian Is., Baltic States, Belgium, British Columbia, Connecticut, Denmark, Finland, France, FøRoyar, Germany, Great Britain, Greenland, Iceland, Ireland, Japan, Kamchatka, Khabarovsk, Korea, Krasnoyarsk
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Moths
Sources: trefle
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