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Rock Sandwort Sabulina michauxii

Previously known as:

  • Arenaria stricta
Phonetic Spelling
sab-yoo-LYE-nuh miss-SHOW-ee-eye
Description

In its natural setting, Sabulina michauxii can be found growing along rocky summits, woodlands, forests, ledges and rock crevices.  Its natural habitat includes rocky soil.    It has a low growing habit, growing in dense clumps and tuffs and often matted.  Small dished shaped white 5-petaled flowers grow as a form called hypanthium or floral cup.  That is a structure where the basal portions of the calyx (corolla) and the stamens form a cup-shaped tube that contains the nectar secreting organ.   Its taproots are woody and thickened with many branches.  

 

 

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Tags:
#full sun tolerant#herbaceous#herbaceous perennial#rock garden#rocky soils tolerant#wildflower
 
Cultivars / Varieties:
Tags:
#full sun tolerant#herbaceous#herbaceous perennial#rock garden#rocky soils tolerant#wildflower
  • Attributes:
    Genus:
    Sabulina
    Species:
    michauxii
    Family:
    Caryophyllaceae
    Life Cycle:
    Perennial
    Woody
    Country Or Region Of Origin:
    E. Canada to Central & E. U.S.A
    Particularly Resistant To (Insects/Diseases/Other Problems):
    rocky soil
  • Whole Plant Traits:
    Plant Type:
    Wildflower
  • Cultural Conditions:
    Light:
    Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
    Soil Texture:
    Shallow Rocky
    Soil Drainage:
    Good Drainage
  • Flowers:
    Flower Color:
    White
    Flower Inflorescence:
    Cyme
    Panicle
    Flower Bloom Time:
    Spring
    Summer
    Flower Shape:
    Saucer
    Flower Petals:
    4-5 petals/rays
    Flower Description:
    This plant has small, five-petal flowers. Petals are rounded or slightly notched.
  • Leaves:
    Leaf Feel:
    Leathery
    Leaf Type:
    Simple
    Leaf Arrangement:
    Opposite
    Leaf Shape:
    Lanceolate
    Linear
    Leaf Margin:
    Entire
    Hairs Present:
    No
    Leaf Length:
    < 1 inch
    Leaf Width:
    < 1 inch
    Leaf Description:
    This plant has opposite, needle-like leaves with tufts of shorter leaves in axis. Leaves are often matted.
  • Stem:
    Stem Color:
    Green
    Stem Is Aromatic:
    No
    Stem Form:
    Straight
    Stem Surface:
    Smooth (glabrous)
    Stem Description:
    Stems 3-16" long with erect or ascending branches.
  • Landscape:
    Landscape Theme:
    Rock Garden