Parnassia palustris
Grass Of Parnassus
Parnassia palustris is the County flower of Cumbria and appears on the County arms. It is an evergreen perennial growing to 0.3m by 0.1m. It blooms from mid-summer through to mid-autumn. The five petalled flowers are white and heavily veined with geen/yellow centres. It makes a good bog garden plant.
Contributed by @northernsoul
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Full sun to partial shade
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Occasional watering
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Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Moist and free draining
Common name
Grass Of Parnassus
Latin name
Parnassia palustris
type
Perennial
family
Celastraceae
ph
5.0 - 8.0 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun to partial shade
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Frost
Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Soil
Moist and free draining
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
full grown dimensions
0.10 M
0.30 M
Parnassia palustris
Parnassia palustris is the County flower of Cumbria and appears on the County arms. It is an evergreen perennial growing to 0.3m by 0.1m. It blooms from mid-summer through to mid-autumn. The five petalled flowers are white and heavily veined with geen/yellow centres. It makes a good bog garden plant.
Planting
From Early Spring TO Early Spring
Pot grown plants can be transplanted into light or medium soils in spring. Suitable pH: acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils and can grow in very alkaline soils. It will flourish in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers wet soil.
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