Spreads more slowly than herniaria repens but withstands foot traffic well.
Herniaria glabra green carpet rupturewort.
Herniaria glabra also known as rupturewort or green carpet is a soft to walk on evergreen grass substitute for many people or the perfect ground cover.
But not hernias like we think of them today but rather hernias of the skin like a cut.
Green carpet brings autumn color to the floor of the landscape when its leaves shade to bronze red.
Tends to need watering during periods of extreme drought.
3 inches in height but spreads rapidly.
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Rupturewort is a relatively unknown perennial that deserves to be used more often in our gardens.
Herniaria glabra green carpet rupturewort drought wise this stepables creeping perennial has tny tight green leaves on creeping stems form an extremely dense evergreen ground covering perennial foliage turns red during winter for great winter interest.
Full sun partial shade.
Grows best in soils from 5 5 to 7 0.
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A dense growing groundcover with tiny evergreen leaves.
In this capacity it was known as rupturewort.
Herniaria glabra also known as rupturewort or green carpet is a soft to walk on evergreen grass substitute for many people or the perfect ground cover.
Late spring to early summer.
Green carpet herniaria glabra this lowing growing ground cover only reaches about 3 inches in height and forms a matforming green carpet for carpet bedding a lawn alternative low growing container gardening etc.
Herniaria a native of europe was used in the past for i know you guessed already hernias.
Green carpet may be included where appropriate in our 36 pack alternative lawn assortment.
Tiny tiny tiny so small you won t see them white star flowers in summer.
Growth rate is fairly slow and easy to control.
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