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| name = ''Sagina subulata''
 
| name = ''Sagina subulata''
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| common_names = Irish moss, Scotch moss
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| common_names = Heath Pearlwort
 
| growth_habit =    <!--- tree, shrub, herbaceous, vine, etc -->
 
| growth_habit =    <!--- tree, shrub, herbaceous, vine, etc -->
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| high =     <!--- 1m (3 ft) -->
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| high = 1-4cm
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| wide =     <!--- 65cm (25 inches) -->
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| wide = 5-10cm
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| origin =     <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc -->
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| origin =   Europe
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| poisonous =     <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->
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| poisonous = no
 
| lifespan = perennial
 
| lifespan = perennial
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| exposure = full sun, part-shade
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| exposure = full sun
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| water = regular
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| water = drought tolerant
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| features =     <!--- flowers, fragrance, fruit, naturalizes, invasive -->
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| features = dense low mat-like foliage
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| hardiness =     <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 5°C (40°F), etc -->
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| hardiness =  
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| bloom =     <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for its flowers -->
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| bloom =  
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| usda_zones =     <!--- eg. 8-11 -->
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| usda_zones = 5-10
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| sunset_zones = 1-11, 14-24, 32-43
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| sunset_zones =  
 
| color = IndianRed
 
| color = IndianRed
 
| image = Upload.png  <!--- Freesia.jpg -->
 
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| image_width = 240px    <!--- leave as 240px if horizontal orientation photo, or change to 180px if vertical -->
 
| image_width = 240px    <!--- leave as 240px if horizontal orientation photo, or change to 180px if vertical -->
 
| image_caption =    <!--- eg. Cultivated freesias -->
 
| image_caption =    <!--- eg. Cultivated freesias -->
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| regnum = Plantae  <!--- Kingdom -->
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| regnum = Plantae   
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| divisio =   <!--- Phylum -->
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| divisio = Magnoliophyta
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| classis =   <!--- Class -->
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| classis = Magnoliopsida
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| ordo =   <!--- Order -->
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| ordo = Caryophyllales
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| familia =   <!--- Family -->
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| familia = Caryophyllaceae
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| genus =  
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| genus = [[Sagina]]
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| species =  
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| species = subulata
 
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| cultivar =  
 
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[[Sagina]] subulata. (S. pilifera, Hort. Spergula pilifera, Hort. Spergula subulata, Sw.). Pearlwort. An evergreen, hardy, densely tufted little plant, covering the ground like a sheet of moss: lvs. very small, stiff, aristate on the margin, linear: sts. branching and creeping: fls. white, studded all over the plant on long, very slender peduncles. July-Sept. Corsica. R.H. 1896, p. 435. R.B. 20:153. Var. aurea has lvs. marked with yellow. A good rock-plant in shady places. Cult. similar to [[Arenaria]]. Prop. by division.
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''Sagina subulata'' ( syn. ''S. pilifera'' Hort., ''Spergula pilifera'' Hort., ''Spergula subulata'' Sw.). Heath Pearlwort. An evergreen, hardy, densely tufted little plant, covering the ground like a sheet of moss: lvs. very small, stiff, aristate on the margin, linear: sts. branching and creeping: fls. white, studded all over the plant on long, very slender peduncles. July-Sept. Corsica. R.H. 1896, p. 435. R.B. 20:153. Var. aurea has lvs. marked with yellow. A good rock-plant in shady places. Cult. similar to [[Arenaria]]. Prop. by division.
 
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Plant Characteristics
Lifespan: ⌛ perennial
Origin: ✈ Europe
Poisonous: ☠ no
Cultivation
Exposure: ☼ full sun"full sun" is not in the list (sun, part-sun, shade, unknown) of allowed values for the "Exposure" property.
Water: ◍ drought tolerant"drought tolerant" is not in the list (wet, moist, moderate, dry, less when dormant) of allowed values for the "Water" property.
Features: ✓ dense low mat-like foliage"Dense low mat-like foliage" is not in the list (evergreen, deciduous, flowers, fragrance, edible, fruit, naturalizes, invasive, foliage, birds, ...) of allowed values for the "Features" property.
Scientific Names

Caryophyllaceae >

[[Sagina]] >

subulata >


[[genus::Sagina| ]]


Read about Sagina subulata in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Sagina subulata ( syn. S. pilifera Hort., Spergula pilifera Hort., Spergula subulata Sw.). Heath Pearlwort. An evergreen, hardy, densely tufted little plant, covering the ground like a sheet of moss: lvs. very small, stiff, aristate on the margin, linear: sts. branching and creeping: fls. white, studded all over the plant on long, very slender peduncles. July-Sept. Corsica. R.H. 1896, p. 435. R.B. 20:153. Var. aurea has lvs. marked with yellow. A good rock-plant in shady places. Cult. similar to Arenaria. Prop. by division.


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