Groundcover Specifications
- Season: Perennial
- USDA Zones: 4 - 8
- Height: 1 - 2 inches
- Width: 6 - 12 inches
- Bloom Season: Spring and summer
- Bloom Color: White
- Growth Rate: Moderate
- Environment: Full sun to partial shade
- Foot Traffic: Moderate
- Deer Resistant: Yes
Planting Directions
- Temperature: 64 - 72F
- Average Germ Time: 14 - 21 days
- Light Required: Yes
- Depth: Surface sow seed, do not cover
- Soil Type: Moisture retentive, gritty, well-drained soil, pH 5.5 - 7.0
- Sowing Rate: 3 - 5 seeds per cell or approximately 5000 seeds covers 100 square feet
- Moisture: Keep soil slightly moist, but not wet until germination
- Plant Spacing: 6 - 9 inches
- Note: For detailed directions for indoor and outdoor planting, please Click Here
- Care & Maintenance: See: Irish Moss
Irish Moss (Sagina Subulata) - A luxuriant evergreen ground cover plant! Mossy foliage grows just 1 - 2 inches tall, for lovely color between flagstones or spilling over rocks. Dense tufts of slender stems grow together to form a lush carpet of green. Small, star-shaped, white flowers cover this flowering ground cover plant from late spring until mid summer.
The very tiny Irish Moss seeds create a moss-like, evergreen, perennial, lush, emerald-green foliage that forms a compact 1 - 2 inch tall carpet. Excellent for planting between flagstones or as a ground cover, it creates the effect of a moss-covered meadow.
Sow Irish Moss seed in starter flats, press into soil but do not cover. Kept at 64 - 72F, germination is in 14 - 21 days. It's helpful to cover the tray with plastic wrap to keep the humidity high during germination. Transplant into the garden 6 - 9 inches apart. Irish Moss seed can be direct sown into the garden or in-between stones. The ground cover seed must be kept moist continuously. It will be adaptable to mostly sunny locations in cooler climates or partial shade in warmer climates. It needs moisture retentive, gritty, well-drained soil. Irish moss ground cover plants are hardy above -30F degrees.
Shaker Bottle With Seed Starting Matrix |
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Shake 'n Seed - We are now offering shaker bottles filled with our seed starting matrix: rich soil, gardening sand, water absorbing crystals, and starter fertilizer. This not only helps dispense your seed, but it gets it off to a great start! Simply remove lid from shaker bottle, add seed from packet, put back on lid, shake the bottle vigorously for 15 seconds, and then shake your way to beautiful new plants! Use Shake 'n Seed over good quality soil, and then gently water to keep seed moist until it sprouts. Great for ground covers or mass planting flower seeds. |
