Stellaria holostea

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 Stellaria holostea subsp. var.  Addersmeat, Greater Stitchwort, Easter Bell
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Habit: herbaceous
Height: to
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Height: 20 in to 24 in
Width: 3 ft to 7 ft
Lifespan: perennial
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Poisonous:
Bloom: early spring, mid spring, late spring, early summer, mid summer, late summer
Exposure: part-sun
Water:
Features: flowers
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USDA Zones: 5 to 10
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Flower features: white
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Stellaria holostea (Addersmeat, or Greater Stitchwort) is an ornamental plant native of Europe.

It can grow up to 50cm in height, with leaves that are long, narrow and fresh green.[1] The flowers are white, 20-30mm across and have five distinctive petals split to about half way down.[1][2]


Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Stellaria holostea, Linn. Easter Bell. A hardy perennial, erect, 6-18 in. high, simple or somewhat branched, from a creeping rootstock: lvs. sessile, lanceolate, 1-3 in. long: fls. white, abundant, in a terminal leafy panicle; sepals one-half or two-thirds as long as the petals. May, June. Eu., Asia.—This and the next are desirable for dry banks where grass will not grow well and for other carpeting purposes. CH


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  1. 1.0 1.1 Complete British Wildlife, ISBN 9780583336383
  2. Nature Guide to the Lake District, ISBN 0860204030

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