Cerastium arvense ssp. strictum

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Field Chickweed

NJ Ecotype (grown from seed)

  • Herbaceous perennial; 12-18” tall

  • Tuft forming clusters of small white flowers; blooms in the spring

  • Short height & non-invasive spreading tendencies make for great ground cover/green mulch

  • Early season source of pollen & nectar that attracts various bees including bumble bees, small carpenter bees, cuckoo bees, mason bees, sweat bees, and miner bees

  • Host plant to the Chickweed Geometer

  • Spreads via rhizomes, but easily divided/transplanted

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Field Chickweed

NJ Ecotype (grown from seed)

  • Herbaceous perennial; 12-18” tall

  • Tuft forming clusters of small white flowers; blooms in the spring

  • Short height & non-invasive spreading tendencies make for great ground cover/green mulch

  • Early season source of pollen & nectar that attracts various bees including bumble bees, small carpenter bees, cuckoo bees, mason bees, sweat bees, and miner bees

  • Host plant to the Chickweed Geometer

  • Spreads via rhizomes, but easily divided/transplanted

Details

  • White, Yellow

  • Early to late Spring

  • 12-18”

  • Medium, Dry

  • Full, Partial

  • Chickweed Geometer

  • FACU - usually occurs in non-wetlands, but can occur in wetlands

  • Can be Fall or Spring sown