dichondra silver falls plant - Gardening
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Understanding the Context
It is not usually over 2 inches (5 cm.) in height and retains its bright green color in temperatures as low as 25 degrees F. (-3 C.). Dichondra can fill in empty spots in borders and is an excellent container plant that looks pretty trailing over a container's edge when combined with other plants. Dichondra ground cover helps prevent soil erosion and needs less water and maintenance than traditional lawn grasses.
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Dichondra is a small genus of flowering plants in the morning glory family, Convolvulaceae. They are prostrate, perennial, herbaceous plants, with creeping stems which take root readily at the leaf nodes.