About
This evergreen perennial develops a dense clump of narrow, lance-like leaves, which are grey-green underneath. In early summer, it produces airy clusters of small, star-shaped white flowers.
About the genus
Arthropodium consists of rhizomatous perennial plants characterized by either evergreen or deciduous linear to lanceolate leaves, which bear clusters of small, star-like flowers arranged in panicles or racemes.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil type
- Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H3
Plant details
- Plant type
- Conservatory Greenhouse, Herbaceous Perennial
- Habit
- Suckering
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Height
- 0.5-1 metres
- Spread
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
- Suggested uses
- City and courtyard gardens
- Native to
- New Zealand
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in fertile, well-drained soil in full sun; in frost-prone areas best grown at the base of a warm sunny wall. Under glass grow in peat-free, loam-based potting compost with added sharp sand, in full light. Water moderately in growth and apply liquid fertiliser monthly and water sparingly in winter
- Pruning
- No pruning required
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed in containers in a cold frame in autumn or early spring. Divide in spring. Overwinter young plants under glass
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to slugs and snails
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free