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Caryophyllaceae
Starwort
Spergula arvensis
Also known as Chickweed, Stitchwort, Star chickweed, Spergula nordica
Native Plants · Wildflower · Annual · Weed · Pollinator · White Flowers · Sandy Soil · Disturbed Ground · Caryophyllaceae · Meadow Mix · Cottage Garden
Starwort (Spergula arvensis) is a fast-growing annual weed that is commonly found in cultivated fields and disturbed soils, making it more of a wildflower curiosity than a typical garden plant. It thrives in sunny to partly shaded spots with average moisture and sandy or loamy soils. If grown intentionally, it works well in wildflower mixes and supports early-season pollinators with its small white flowers.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water lightly to keep soil moist; avoid prolonged dry spells · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 4.5–5
- 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
- 6 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Algeria, Altay, Amur, Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina South, Arkansas, Assam, Austria, Azores, Baltic States, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil North
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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