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Leptinella Platts Black in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Leptinella squalida 'Platt's Black' syn. Cotula 'Platt's Black'

 

Leptinella 'Platt's Black'

Leptinella are annuals, and creeping, mat-forming perennials with finely-divided, often aromatic, fern-like leaves, and, from late Spring to Summer, button-like flower-heads on short stalks. 'Platt's Black' is a form cultivated as a garden plant, and is used for ground cover and is frequently used as a component in a Tapestry lawn. The leaves are bronzy-black with green tips, and insignificant yellowish-green flowers appear in Summer

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plant Features
  • Leptinella Platts Black likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Leptinella Platts Black likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

  • Leptinella Platts Black is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Leptinella Platts Black likes moist and free draining

    Moist and free draining

 
plant information

Common name

Leptinella 'Platt's Black'

Latin name

Leptinella squalida 'Platt's Black' syn. Cotula 'Platt's Black'

type

Perennial

family

Asteraceae

ph

5.5 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Leptinella Platts Black likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Frost

    Leptinella Platts Black is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Soil

    Leptinella Platts Black likes moist and free draining

    Moist and free draining

  • Water

    Leptinella Platts Black likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

Plant & bloom calendar

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    Best time to plant
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full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Leptinella Platts Black is 0.50meters x 0.01meters 0.50 M 0.01 M

Leptinella squalida 'Platt's Black' syn. Cotula 'Platt's Black'

Leptinella are annuals, and creeping, mat-forming perennials with finely-divided, often aromatic, fern-like leaves, and, from late Spring to Summer, button-like flower-heads on short stalks. 'Platt's Black' is a form cultivated as a garden plant, and is used for ground cover and is frequently used as a component in a Tapestry lawn. The leaves are bronzy-black with green tips, and insignificant yellowish-green flowers appear in Summer


Flowering

From Late Spring TO Mid Summer

Insignificant small button like flowers appear in Spring until Summer

 

Planting

From Early Spring TO Late Spring

Plant in a sunny or partially sunny site in soil that is well-drained but does not dry out. This is a plant that can be planted to create a non-grass lawn

 

Propagating by division

From Early Spring TO Late Spring

Propagate by dividing plants in Spring. Dig up a clump and pull apart into smaller sections that can be re-planted straight away

 
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