General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 2 -45.6 °C (-50 °F) to -42.8 °C (-45°F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 7b
Plant Height: 3 - 6 inches
Plant Spread: 3 - 6 inches
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Uses: Groundcover
Propagation: Seeds: Can handle transplanting
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Division
Other: take cuttings in the spring
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger

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Common names
  • Bering Chickweed
  • Mouse-ear chickweed

Photo Gallery

Date: 2012-06-22
Credit NPS Jacob W. Frank
Location: Terwhytt Cirque, Kananaskis Country, AB, Canada.
Date: 2014-08-18
Location: Forgetmenot Ridge, eastern slope Rocky Mts., Alberta; ~2200m elevation, alpine ridge.
Date: 2014-07-02
Location: Forgetmenot Ridge, eastern slope Rocky Mts., Alberta; ~2200m elevation, alpine ridge.
Date: 2014-07-15
Location: Forgetmenot Ridge, eastern slope Rocky Mts., Alberta; ~2200m elevation, alpine ridge.
Date: 2014-07-15
With Silene uralensis ssp. uralensis (right).
Location: Beartooth Range in Wyoming
Date: 2013-07-25

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