Dichondra repens

Dichondra repens is a small, prostrate, herbaceous plant native to New Zealand and many parts of Australia. It is occasionally known as kidney weed in . An attractive native groundcover often used as a lawn alternative in moist, shady areas. Leaves are small, fresh green in colour and kidney-shaped.

Seedman Basic Info: This is a perennial ground cover plant which has a prostrate or creeping growth habit with.

If you live in a warmer climate, there is a lawn alternative that many people enjoy. The plant often occurs in forest, . He will grow readily in most climates and will provide a tight hugging, strong. It has broa almost circular leaves and when mown low establishes a thick . Dichondra Repens is a warm season ground cover that grows close to the ground.

Herbaceous native groundcover ideal for creating lush green carpets in shaded areas. Excellent for baskets and mixed containers, Emerald Falls creates a denser, tighter and shorter plant than Silver Falls, without pinching or PGRs.

The genus Dichondra means two-lumpe which refers to the two-lobed ovary. The specific epithet repens means creeping, which refers to its growth habit. Beautiful dense thatch of delightful lily pad leaves and stems. This stunning ground cover becomes smaller and tighter with increased light . Dichondra is not really a lawn, but a trim ground cover for full sun in cool. It develops exceptionally well in shady conditions.

DICHONDRA repens (cultivate coated) (Kidney Wee genus: DICHONDRA). Entretien et multiplication de cette plante couvre-sol. Visit your local store for the widest range of garden products.

It will grow readily in full sun and up to shade. Botanical Name: Dichondra repens. Common Name(s): Wonder lawn.

Description: Flat- growing . Leaves reniform to suborbicular, mostly 5–mm long, 5–mm wide, apex rounded to . Perennial herb, greyish-pubescent, rarely glabrescent.

List of species for Dichondra. Click on an image to enlarge it . In shaded areas under trees. Also known as Kidney Wee this ground cover is a highly. This my first year trying Dichondra repens. The seeds were very slow to germinate but once they took a foot-hol plants started to spread rapidly.

Leaves with lamina reniform to oblong-circular,. Scientific Name: Dichondra repens. Dichondra: two seeds repens: from Latin repere meaning to creep, means creeping.