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  • WALDSTEINIA ternata
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    WALDSTEINIA ternata

    Commonly known as Barren strawberry

    A creeping ground cover or rock plant growing only 4 inches high with hairy trifolate leaves and yellow flowers
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    1.5 to 2 Litre   - Click to view photo - Early in the year, typically January til end of March, herbaceous plants might be supplied in 9cm pots to ensure timely despatch
    Delivery Information
    Available Early Spring 2025
    individually £12.50 each , 3+ £11.00 each 
    Available Early Spring 2025 - Spring according to the Met office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore early spring is early March to mid-April. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
     
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    • Good to know
      Good groundcover but invasive
    • Pests & Diseases
      None
    • Place of origin
      Central, eastern and southern Europe, Russia, China, Japan
    • Semi-evergreen
      Keeps some of its foliage all year, and will drop some leaves as well.
      3-palmate, shallowly-lobed and toothed leaves to 6cm (2½in) long.
    • Yellow
    • Border
      Suitable for a mixed or herbaceous border
    • Rockery (inc alpine)
    • Woodland garden
    • Fully hardy
    • Height
      10cm (4in)
    • Spread
      60cm (24in)
    • Bulb/Corm or rhizomatous perennial
      Vigorous, rhizomatous, spreading perennial. Produces loose cymes of 3-7 flowers 1.5cm (½in) across
    • Ground cover
      These plants are typically low growing and spread quickly to inhibit weed growth on areas of bare soil
    • Herbaceous
      Early in the year, typically January till end of March, herbaceous plants might be supplied in 9cm pots to ensure timely despatch.
    • Hardy - very cold winter
      Hardy in all of UK and northern Europe. Plant can possibly withstand temperatures down to -20°C (-4°F)
    • Spring Seasonal Interest
    • Summer Seasonal Interest
    • Fertile well drained soil
    • Full sun
    • Partial shade
    • Mature Size
      10cm (4in)
      bulb/corm - guide for size not form Garden Toad
        60cm (24in)
       
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