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Leptinella potentillina in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Leptinella potentillina syn. Cotula potentillina

 

Leptinella potentillina

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. Leptinella potentillina is evergreen and forms a mat of green foliage, flushed bronze, purple and pewter. It bears small, insignificant yellow-green flower-heads

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plant Features
  • Leptinella potentillina likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Leptinella potentillina likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

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

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Leptinella potentillina likes moist and free draining

    Moist and free draining

 
plant information

Common name

Leptinella potentillina

Latin name

Leptinella potentillina syn. Cotula potentillina

type

Perennial

family

Asteraceae

ph

5.5 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Leptinella potentillina likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Frost

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

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Soil

    Leptinella potentillina likes moist and free draining

    Moist and free draining

  • Water

    Leptinella potentillina likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

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    Best time to plant
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full grown dimensions

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

Leptinella potentillina syn. Cotula potentillina

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. Leptinella potentillina is evergreen and forms a mat of green foliage, flushed bronze, purple and pewter. It bears small, insignificant yellow-green flower-heads


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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