Bring a touch of elegance to your garden with Silver Dichondra, an heirloom flowering plant prized for its silvery foliage and delicate fragrant blooms. Perfect as groundcover, in borders, containers, or hanging baskets, this low-maintenance plant adds texture and charm to any garden setting. Its fragrant flowers also attract pollinators, enhancing your garden’s natural ecosystem.
Features & Specifications:
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Plant Type: Perennial flowering groundcover
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Height/Spread: 2 – 6 inches tall, spreading growth habit
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Flower Color: Silvery foliage with delicate, fragrant blossoms
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Light Requirement: Full sun to partial shade
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Soil Type: Well-drained, fertile soil enriched with organic matter
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Special Traits: Fragrant blooms, pollinator-friendly, hardy, low-maintenance
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Seed Type: Open-pollinated, Heirloom, Non-GMO
Planting & Sowing Instructions:
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Sowing Time: Sow indoors 6–8 weeks before the last frost or outdoors after frost danger has passed.
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Soil Preparation: Use well-draining, fertile soil enriched with compost or organic matter.
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Sowing Depth: Sow seeds lightly on the soil surface; press gently but do not cover deeply.
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Spacing: Thin or transplant seedlings 6 – 12 inches apart to allow for spreading growth.
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Watering: Keep soil evenly moist during germination; water moderately once seedlings are established.
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Germination Period: 10 – 21 days under optimal light and temperature conditions.
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Care: Trim lightly to encourage spreading, remove dead flowers, and mulch lightly to retain soil moisture.
