Cerastium fontanum
Common mouse-ear, Chickweed
Cerastium Cerastium
C. fontanum - C. fontanum is a mat-forming, short-lived perennial, rarely an annual, and usually considered to be a weed. Green or purple, widely spreading stems bearing variably-shaped, mid-green leaves including ovate, oblong or lance-shaped, with a prominent central vein. Hairy buds open to flattened clusters of small, white flowers, intermittently from late spring to early autumn.
Cerastium fontanum is: Deciduous
Spreading
White in Spring; White in Summer; White in Autumn
Mid-green in Spring; Mid-green in Summer; Mid-green in Autumn
Generally pest-free
Generally disease free
Sow seed in a cold frame in spring.
Seed
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Cerastium fontanum (Common mouse-ear) will reach a height of 0.3m and a spread of 1.5m after 2-5 years.
Banks and Slopes, Beds and borders, Cottage/Informal, Drought Tolerant, Gravel, Ground Cover, Low Maintenance
Grows in full sun or partial shade in moist but well-drained or well-drained soil. Tolerates a wide range of soil conditions.
Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types)
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Sun
South, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
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Cerastium fontanum
Common mouse-ear, Chickweed
Cerastium Cerastium
C. fontanum - C. fontanum is a mat-forming, short-lived perennial, rarely an annual, and usually considered to be a weed. Green or purple, widely spreading stems bearing variably-shaped, mid-green leaves including ovate, oblong or lance-shaped, with a prominent central vein. Hairy buds open to flattened clusters of small, white flowers, intermittently from late spring to early autumn.
Deciduous
Spreading
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White in Spring; White in Summer; White in Autumn
Mid-green in Spring; Mid-green in Summer; Mid-green in Autumn
Generally pest-free
Generally disease free
Sow seed in a cold frame in spring.
Seed
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Cerastium fontanum (Common mouse-ear) will reach a height of 0.3m and a spread of 1.5m after 2-5 years.
Banks and Slopes, Beds and borders, Cottage/Informal, Drought Tolerant, Gravel, Ground Cover, Low Maintenance
Grows in full sun or partial shade in moist but well-drained or well-drained soil. Tolerates a wide range of soil conditions.
Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types)
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Sun
South, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Zone 10, Zone 9, Zone 8, Zone 7, Zone 6, Zone 5, Zone 4, Zone 3
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