trefle.io · Taken Jun 18, 2022 by Skitty Atropha (cc-by-sa)
Ericaceae
Single delight
Moneses uniflora
Also known as Shy maiden, One-flowered wintergreen, Wood nymph, Monanthium reticulatum
Native Plants · Single Delight · Boreal · Woodland · Wildflower · Rare · Shade · Mycorrhizal · Arctic Alpine · Specialist · Delicate
Single delight is a delicate boreal forest wildflower that is extremely difficult to cultivate outside its native habitat, as it depends on specific mycorrhizal fungi in the soil for nutrient uptake. It requires consistently cool, moist, and acidic conditions beneath coniferous or mixed forest canopy and is not recommended for typical garden beds. This plant is best appreciated in its natural setting; specialist collectors should source responsibly propagated stock and aim to recreate shaded, hu
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 3 hours
- Watering
- Keep soil consistently moist; mimic cool boreal forest floor conditions · Every 5-7 days
- Maintenance
- High
- Soil
- peat
- Soil pH
- 5–5.5
- Temperature
- -20°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Cutting
Hardiness
USDA 5a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 4 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Altay, Amur, Arizona, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, California, Central European Rus, China North-Central, China South-Central, Chita, Colorado, Connecticut
- Attracts
- Bees, Moths
Sources: trefle, usda
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