Hello I bought this pot last year that was already planted up. I’m going to transplant the contents into the garden but need to know what this trailing / mat forming plant is and what conditions it might need in the garden? Dry or moist etc - many thanks
Mine is in full sun for most of the day and is planted under a peony and bay laurel. You find it growing wild in woodland too. It spreads easily as you can see and doesn't seem to mind very much where it's planted, depending where you live of course. Mine is ready for a bit of a sort out.
It grows in my mown grass, especially the wetter areas.
I once saw pools of it, different varieties, growing on wide gravel terraces. But it was a Pennine garden with no shortage of moisture. I've never seen it grown to better advantage before or since.
It does OK here in the dry sandy soil in shaded or part-shaded areas, but it doesn't produce the huge mats of leaves and masses of flowers that you see in pictures, so it would no doubt be better with more moisture. It's a tough cookie though.
Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
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I once saw pools of it, different varieties, growing on wide gravel terraces. But it was a Pennine garden with no shortage of moisture. I've never seen it grown to better advantage before or since.