Welcome to the SCNPS Upstate Chapter Online Store. Our store is not open for sales at this time, but you may browse any time. PLEASE REALIZE that the plant species, numbers available, prices, and pot sizes are in the process of being UPDATED for our upcoming sale. ALL subject to change before the sale starts.
Height: 6" + (taller in shade) Spread: 2' + Light Needs: sun to part sun Water: dry to moist, adaptable Flower color: white to pinkish Bloom time: May to October
This low-growing wildflower is native to South Carolina but is found mostly in the Coastal Plain. In a good spot, it can spread rapidly. It makes a low, dense mat in full sun and is more upright in part shade. It is not quite as durable as turf grass but it does tolerate some foot traffic. It dies back to the ground in the winter in the Upstate. In the garden, it can serve as a sturdy groundcover, providing some erosion and weed control. It grows well in a container, spilling over the edge. The small, verbena-like flowers attract small to medium-sized insect pollinators and even hummingbirds. It is a host plant for the caterpillars of buckeye butterflies. Deer seem to ignore it.
