Stellaria holostea

Plant Characteristics

Habit		herbaceous
Height:	⇕	20 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 20. to 24 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 24.
Width:	⇔	3 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 3. to 7 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 7.
Lifespan:	⌛	perennial
Bloom:	❀	early spring, mid spring, late spring, early summer, mid summer, late summer

Cultivation

Exposure:	☼	part-sun
Features:	✓	flowers
USDA Zones:		5 to 10
Flower features:	❀	white

Scientific Names

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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. The flowers are white, 20-30mm across and have five distinctive petals split to about half way down.

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 The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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