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Beginner
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1m
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0.1m
max. height |
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2-5 years
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1 hour care
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Botanical name: Soleirolia soleirolii
Other names: Mind-your-own-business, Paddy's wig, Friendship plant, Irish moss, Bits and pieces, Bread and cheese, Corsican creeper, Pollyanna vine, Helxine, Angel's tears
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Genus: Soleirolia
Species: S. soleirolii - S. soleirolii is a wide, mat-forming evergreen perennial with tiny rounded leaves and tiny pinkish-white flowers in summer.
Soleirolia soleirolii is: Semi evergreen
Flower: Pink, White in Summer
Foliage: Green in Spring; Green in Summer
Fragrance: Foliage has a spearmint fragrance.
Habit: Spreading
Soleirolia soleirolii (Mind-your-own-business) will reach a height of 0.1m and a spread of 1m after 2-5 years.
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Suggested uses: Cottage/Informal, Flavouring food and drinks, Wildlife, Banks and Slopes, Between paving stones, City, Drought Tolerant, Ground Cover, Low Maintenance, Mediterranean, Underplanting
Cultivation: Plant in any moist soil in sun or partial shade. It has invasive roots, so site carefully or restrict root run by planting it in a pot within the ground.
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Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types) |
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Moist but well-drained, Well-drained |
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Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
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Partial Shade, Full Sun |
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North, South, East, West |
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Exposed, Sheltered |
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| Hardiness: |
Hardy (H4) |
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Question from
Helen Howlett
Please can enyone advise how I can get rid of Helxine which has invaded a large rockery and smothers plants by growing over them. Even heathers !
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- Posted: Fri. 1st February 2008 17:33
- Last reply: Sat. 2nd February 2008 22:35
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