This is a spreading perennial which is ideal for ground cover; the foliage is produced in rosettes. The flowers produce yellow to cream blooms. This plant is often found in the wild in Northern Europe. STEM: Upright or turns upright. ROOT: Fibrous, with tiny nodules. HAIRS: Short, silky. STIPULES: Present, small, soon fall. LEAF-STALK: Short or absent. BRACTS: 2, leafy, several leaflets. FLOWER STALK: Mostly absent. SEPALS: 5, bases joined, inflated, woolly, teeth short, unequal. PETALS: 5, lowest pair joined, side pair overlap lower, upper largest. STAMENS: 10, 9 joined at base. STIGMA: 1, club-shaped. OVARY: 1, 1-celled. SEEDS: 1-2, notched.
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Drainage
Semi-moist conditions
Soil Type
Medium moderately well or excessively well drained soil, with low salinity and low fertility.