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| name = ''Stellaria holostea''
|familia=Caryophyllaceae
| common_names = Addersmeat, Greater Stitchwort, Easter Bell
|genus=Stellaria
| growth_habit = herbaceous
|species=holostea
| high = ?m (6-18 in.){{SCH}}
|common_name=Addersmeat, Greater Stitchwort, Easter Bell
| wide = <!--- 65cm (25 inches) -->
|name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| origin = ? <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc -->
|habit=herbaceous
| poisonous = <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->
|habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| lifespan = perennial{{SCH}}
|Min ht box=20
| exposure = ? <!--- full sun, part-sun, semi-shade, shade, indoors, bright filtered (you may list more than 1) -->
|Min ht metric=in
| water = ? <!--- frequent, regular, moderate, drought tolerant, let dry then soak -->
|Max ht box=24
| features = <!--- flowers, fragrance, fruit, naturalizes, invasive -->
|Max ht metric=in
| hardiness = hardy{{SCH}}
|height_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| bloom = <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for its flowers -->
|Min wd box=3
| usda_zones = ? <!--- eg. 8-11 -->
|Min wd metric=ft
| sunset_zones = <!--- eg. 8, 9, 12-24, not available -->
|Max wd box=7
| color = IndianRed
|Max wd metric=ft
| image = Stellaria holostea Grote muur (1).jpg
|width_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| image_width = 240px <!--- leave as 240px if horizontal orientation photo, or change to 180px if vertical -->
|lifespan=perennial
| image_caption = Stellaria holostea
|life_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|exposure=part-sun
|sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|features=flowers
|flower_season=early spring, mid spring, late spring, early summer, mid summer, late summer
|flower_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|flowers=white
|Temp Metric=°F
|min_zone=5
|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|max_zone=10
|image=Stellaria holostea Grote muur (1).jpg
|image_width=240
|image_caption=Stellaria holostea
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'''''Stellaria holostea''''' ('''Addersmeat''', or '''Greater Stitchwort''') is an [[ornamental plant]] native of [[Europe]].
It can grow up to 50cm in height, with leaves that are long, narrow and fresh green.<ref name="complete">Complete British Wildlife, ISBN 9780583336383</ref> The flowers are white, 20-30mm across and have five distinctive petals split to about half way down.<ref name="complete"/><ref>Nature Guide to the Lake District, ISBN 0860204030</ref>
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Stellaria holostea, Linn. Easter Bell. A hardy perennial, erect, 6-18 in. high, simple or somewhat branched, from a creeping rootstock: lvs. sessile, lanceolate, 1-3 in. long: fls. white, abundant, in a terminal leafy panicle; sepals one-half or two-thirds as long as the petals. May, June. Eu., Asia.—This and the next are desirable for dry banks where grass will not grow well and for other carpeting purposes.
Stellaria holostea, Linn. Easter Bell. A hardy perennial, erect, 6-18 in. high, simple or somewhat branched, from a creeping rootstock: lvs. sessile, lanceolate, 1-3 in. long: fls. white, abundant, in a terminal leafy panicle; sepals one-half or two-thirds as long as the petals. May, June. Eu., Asia.—This and the next are desirable for dry banks where grass will not grow well and for other carpeting purposes.
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<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
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