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| name = ''Stellaria holostea''
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| common_names = Addersmeat, Greater Stitchwort, Easter Bell
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| growth_habit = herbaceous
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| high = ?m (6-18 in.){{SCH}}
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| wide =    <!--- 65cm (25 inches) -->
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| origin = ?  <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc -->
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| poisonous =    <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->
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| lifespan = perennial{{SCH}}
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| exposure = ?  <!--- full sun, part-sun, semi-shade, shade, indoors, bright filtered (you may list more than 1) -->
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| water = ?  <!--- frequent, regular, moderate, drought tolerant, let dry then soak -->
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| features =    <!--- flowers, fragrance, fruit, naturalizes, invasive -->
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| hardiness = hardy{{SCH}}
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| bloom =    <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for its flowers -->
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| usda_zones = ?  <!--- eg. 8-11 -->
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| sunset_zones =    <!--- eg. 8, 9, 12-24, not available -->
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| color = IndianRed
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| image = Stellaria holostea Grote muur (1).jpg
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| image_width = 240px    <!--- leave as 240px if horizontal orientation photo, or change to 180px if vertical -->
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| image_caption = Stellaria holostea
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| regnum = Plantae
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| divisio = Magnoliophyta
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| classis = Magnoliopsida
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| ordo = Caryophyllales
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| familia = Caryophyllaceae
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| genus = Stellaria
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| species = holostea
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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. B.B. 2:22. —This and the next are desirable for dry banks where grass will not grow well and for other carpeting purposes.
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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.
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==Cultivation==
| color = lightgreen
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| image = Stellaria holostea Grote muur (1).jpg
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| image_caption = ''Stellaria holostea''
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===Propagation===
| name = Greater Stitchwort
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| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
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| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
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===Pests and diseases===
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
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| ordo = [[Caryophyllales]]
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| familia = [[Caryophyllaceae]]
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==Species==
| genus = ''[[Stellaria]]''
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| species = '''''S. holostea'''''
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| binomial = ''Stellaria holostea''
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==Gallery==
| binomial_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]
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Image:Upload.png| photo 1
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Image:Upload.png| photo 2
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'''''Stellaria holostea''''' ('''Addersmeat''', or '''Greater Stitchwort''') is an [[ornamental plant]] native of [[Europe]].
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==References==
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->
  
 
==External links==
 
==External links==
{{Commons|Stellaria holostea}}
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*[http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=STHO2 ''Stellaria holostea'']
 
*[http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=STHO2 ''Stellaria holostea'']
 
*[http://www.english-country-garden.com/flowers/greater-stitchwort.htm ''Stellaria holostea'']
 
*[http://www.english-country-garden.com/flowers/greater-stitchwort.htm ''Stellaria holostea'']
  
[[Category:Caryophyllaceae]]
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{{stub}}
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{{Caryophyllales-stub}}
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Revision as of 20:28, 23 July 2009


Stellaria holostea


Plant Characteristics
Lifespan: [[Lifespan::perennialCH]]
Origin: ?
Cultivation
Exposure: ?"?" is not in the list (sun, part-sun, shade, unknown) of allowed values for the "Exposure" property.
Water: ?"?" is not in the list (wet, moist, moderate, dry, less when dormant) of allowed values for the "Water" property.
Scientific Names

Caryophyllaceae >

Stellaria >

holostea >



Read about Stellaria holostea in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

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. CH


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