How to Grow Hutchinsia Plants in your Garden
Gardener's HQ Guide to Growing Hutchinsia, Slenderweed and Oval Purse
Hutchinsia plants are small hardy perennials.
They are an alpine plant, and are therefore great for use in rock gardens.
They carry tiny white flowers atop green lobed foliage.
Hutchinsia alpina (Chamois Cress) by Bárbol.
Hutchinsia Plant Growing and Care Guide
Common Names: Hutchinsia, Prostrate Hutchinsia, Oval Purse, Slenderweed.
Life Cycle: Hardy perennial.
Height: Up to 12 inches (30 cm), often prostrate.
Native: Northern America, Europe, Asia.
Growing Region: Zones 4 to 8.
Flower Details: White. Racemes. Four petals. Tiny.
Foliage: Small opposite leaves.
Sow Inside: No.
Miscellaneous: Synonymous with Hounungia.
How to Grow Hutchinsia Plants in the Garden
It is best to grow Hutchinsia plants outside in the garden from the off.
The seeds should be planted at a depth of about 6 mm (1/4 inch) and spaced about 10 to 15 cm (4 to 6 inches) apart.
Hutchinsia should be grown in an area of the garden that is partly shaded and has good drainage.
Ideally the soil should be of pH 6 to 7.5, moist and cool.
Caring for hutchinsea
Once growing it is necessary to water Hutchinsia regularly during the drier months. Suply with mulch to help keep the roots cool.
As Hutchinsia have short lives, they should be regularly divided in the spring, or cuttings took in the summer to produce more plants.
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