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Sagina subulata

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Heath Pearlwort

Habit:
Height:	⇕	1-4cm
Width:	⇔	5-10cm
Lifespan:	⌛	perennial
Origin:	✈	Europe
Poisonous:	☠	no

Exposure:	☼	full sun
Water:	◍	drought tolerant
Features:	✓	dense low mat-like foliage
Hardiness:	☃
Bloom:	❀
USDA Zones:		5-10
Sunset Zones:

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subulata

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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. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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References

Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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-| common_names = Irish moss, Scotch moss
+| common_names = Heath Pearlwort
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-| high =     <!--- 1m (3 ft) -->
+| high = 1-4cm
-| wide =     <!--- 65cm (25 inches) -->
+| wide = 5-10cm
-| origin =     <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc -->
+| origin =   Europe
-| poisonous =     <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->
+| poisonous = no
 | lifespan = perennial
-| exposure = full sun, part-shade
+| exposure = full sun
-| water = regular
+| water = drought tolerant
-| features =     <!--- flowers, fragrance, fruit, naturalizes, invasive -->
+| features = dense low mat-like foliage
-| hardiness =     <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 5°C (40°F), etc -->
+| hardiness =
-| bloom =     <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for its flowers -->
+| bloom =
-| usda_zones =     <!--- eg. 8-11 -->
+| usda_zones = 5-10
-| sunset_zones = 1-11, 14-24, 32-43
+| sunset_zones =
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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.
+''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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