Dichondra repens seed

LATIN NAME: Dichondra repens

COMMON NAME: Dichondra

The dichondra spreads its small, round, kidney-shaped leaves over the ground, the creeping stems rooting as they go, and the whole plant carries the fine, close, carpet-like look of the warm garden. The low, creeping, perennial ground-cover plant carries the small, round, kidney-shaped, silvery-green leaves on the long, slender, creeping stems which root at the nodes, one of the fine, neat sights of the warm garden, the tiny, white or pale-green flowers tucked among the leaves through the warm season, to be followed by the small, round seed capsules. The creeping stems have a very long record as the fine, dense, carpet-like ground cover of the old lawns, and the plant is a fine, historic presence of the warm garden. It is a plant of the open, sunny, deep, moist, well-drained ground.

Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology

The dichondra is a historic subject of the plant science, and the creeping stems keep showing up in the work on the ground-cover plants. The way the long, slender, creeping stems root at the nodes and form the fine, dense, carpet-like mats has been studied closely, and it keeps appearing in the studies of the ground-cover plants, the kidney-shaped leaves and the members of the morning-glory family. The silvery-green leaves and the creeping habit have also made it a fine study plant, and the dichondra is a regular subject of the work on the creeping stems of the warm world.

Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications

The dichondra is a fine, neat plant of the warm garden and the study collection. The small, round, kidney-shaped, silvery-green leaves on the long, slender, creeping stems carry the fine, dense, carpet-like look of the old lawns, one of the fine, neat sights of the warm garden, and the creeping stems have a very long record as the fine, dense, carpet-like ground cover of the old lawns, the mats coming to the lawn patches, the paths and the hanging pots of the old houses, the tiny, white or pale-green flowers tucked among the leaves through the warm season, to be followed by the small, round seed capsules. It is one of the fine choices for the ground cover, the pot and the study collection, and it has been written up in the horticultural and the botanical papers for the creeping stems and the carpet-like ways. It is a fine, neat plant of the open, sunny, deep, moist, well-drained garden.

Give the young plants the deep, moist bed, and the silver mats will spread over the warm months.

To grow the dichondra from seed, press the tiny, round seeds lightly into the surface of the deep tray of fine, gritty soil, leave them uncovered, keep the tray in a bright, open spot and water gently, then set the young plants out in the open ground. The seedlings appear within a couple of weeks and grow on fast. With the sun and the deep, moist, well-drained ground, the silver mats will spread over the warm months.

Season: Perennial
Height: 2 inches
Width: 36 inches
Environment: Full sun to partial shade
Foot Traffic: Light
Soil Type: Loamy, well drained, pH of 5.5 to 6.2
Foliage Color: Bright green

Temperature: 72 – 76F
Average Germ Time: 7 – 14 days
Light Required: Yes
Depth: Press into soil but do not cover
Moisture: Keep seeds moist until germination
Plant Spacing: 18 inches