Arenaria Montana
Mountain Sandwort
Low evergreen perennial forming a loose mat to 30cm in width of small rich green elliptic leaves New:Arenaria can be annuals, or mat-forming, evergreen or herbaceous perennials. They have small leaves and simple 5-petalled white flowers in Summer. 'Montana' is a perennial with white flowers in early Summer
Contributed by @neildyas
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Full sun to partial shade
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Very little water
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Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Light and free draining
Common name
Mountain Sandwort
Latin name
Arenaria Montana
type
Herbacious perennial
family
Caryophyllaceae
ph
5.5 - 8.0 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun to partial shade
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Frost
Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Soil
Light and free draining
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Water
Very little water
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
0.10 M
0.10 M
Arenaria Montana
Low evergreen perennial forming a loose mat to 30cm in width of small rich green elliptic leaves New:Arenaria can be annuals, or mat-forming, evergreen or herbaceous perennials. They have small leaves and simple 5-petalled white flowers in Summer. 'Montana' is a perennial with white flowers in early Summer
Flowering
From Late Spring TO Early Autumn
Arenaria flower in late Spring and earlySummer
Planting
From Early Spring TO Mid Spring
Plant in Spring in free-draining soil, in rock-gardens, or border edges. Once established this plant is drought-tolerant
Propagating by division
From Early Spring TO Mid Spring
Plants are easily divided in Spring. Dig up the plant, and pull it apart gently, then replant the sections with roots in to their new positions.
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