Dichondra argentea (Silver Falls)
Color Name: Silver Falls
Silver Falls dichondra is great alone or in mixed containers, providing a cool contrast to green foliage and brightly colored flowers. Try it in hanging baskets, tall containers, or window boxes as an alternative to licorice plant. For a sophisticated look, plant it with white, pale pink and pale lavender flowers.
Growing Tips: Silver falls is a vigorous plant that forms a mass of soft pewter leaves on silver stems in full sun or part shade. The fan-shaped shimmering silvery leaves are held on plants just 2 inches tall. The trailing stems branch well without pinching. It is heat and drought tolerant and will recover quickly if watered after wilting. Silver falls is great alone or in mixed containers, providing a cool contrast to green foliage and brightly colored flowers.
When planting in containers, hanging baskets and window boxes, we recommend using our potting soil which is specially formulated for our plants. An application of a time release fertilizer at the time of planting will help to ensure the best possible performance. Zehr's Osmocote blend is perfect for the job. We also suggest fertilizing every two weeks during the hot summer months of June, July and August with Maxsea, which you can purchase at Zehr's. Begonias, Impatiens and most plants grown for foliage normally do not need as much fertilizer.
Photo courtesy of Ball Horticultural Company.
Silver Falls dichondra is great alone or in mixed containers, providing a cool contrast to green foliage and brightly colored flowers. Try it in hanging baskets, tall containers, or window boxes as an alternative to licorice plant. For a sophisticated look, plant it with white, pale pink and pale lavender flowers.
Growing Tips: Silver falls is a vigorous plant that forms a mass of soft pewter leaves on silver stems in full sun or part shade. The fan-shaped shimmering silvery leaves are held on plants just 2 inches tall. The trailing stems branch well without pinching. It is heat and drought tolerant and will recover quickly if watered after wilting. Silver falls is great alone or in mixed containers, providing a cool contrast to green foliage and brightly colored flowers.
When planting in containers, hanging baskets and window boxes, we recommend using our potting soil which is specially formulated for our plants. An application of a time release fertilizer at the time of planting will help to ensure the best possible performance. Zehr's Osmocote blend is perfect for the job. We also suggest fertilizing every two weeks during the hot summer months of June, July and August with Maxsea, which you can purchase at Zehr's. Begonias, Impatiens and most plants grown for foliage normally do not need as much fertilizer.
Photo courtesy of Ball Horticultural Company.
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Flower Color: Grown For Foliage Foliage Color: Silver Shades
Height: 3 to 4 Inches Spread: 10 to 12 Inches Hardy in Zone: 9 |
Blooms:
Foliage Season: All Season |
Exposure
Full Sun
Soil Moisture Needs
Dry
Moderate
Moist
Attributes |
 Ground Cover Window Boxes Stepable Hanging Baskets Landscapes Drought Tolerant Colorful Foliage Border
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