{"id":7373,"date":"2015-09-11T08:22:11","date_gmt":"2015-09-11T15:22:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogadmin.plantlust.com\/blog\/?p=7373"},"modified":"2024-01-24T07:21:41","modified_gmt":"2024-01-24T15:21:41","slug":"scleranthus-uniflorus-a-groovy-groundcover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plantlust.com\/blog\/gardens\/scleranthus-uniflorus-a-groovy-groundcover\/","title":{"rendered":"Scleranthus uniflorus: a groovy groundcover"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last week, I was not on top of my plant identity game. I wish to rectify that problem post haste, if you don’t count the week I waited to do it. And\u00a0now that I’ve got it straight, I feel it’s only fair to tell you: Scleranthus uniflorus\u00a0is a\u00a0terrific groundcover, and quite\u00a0possibly, you need it.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\"Scleranthus<\/a>
Scleranthus uniflorus aka Gnarled Cushion<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

For a couple weeks after I planted my Sclerantha, the crows took to\u00a0pulling it out of the ground. I don’t know what they had against it, but holy smokes. I put that plant back in the ground at least a dozen times.<\/p>\n

\"Scleranthus<\/a>
Scleranthus babies, maybe?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

And funny thing, there may just be an upside: do you imagine\u00a0those are baby Scleranthus inadvertently distributed by the crows? I’m not sure, but I’m keeping an eye on them. Updates at eleven.<\/p>\n

Bolax gummifera\u00a0is one of the plants I had Scleranthus mixed up with, and you can kind of see why, right? The Bolax is\u00a0similar.\u00a0My unscientific observation tells me the Scleranthus is a little easier, except initially–as shown above. Maybe,\u00a0I was doing it wrong, and those crows were trying to teach me a lesson?<\/p>\n

\"Bolax<\/a>
Bolax gummifera aka Cushion Plant or Balsam Bog<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I like the Bolax gummifera, but it seems a little more persnickety than Scleranthus, crows notwithstanding.<\/p>\n

\"Bolax<\/a>
Bolax gummifera only half happy.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

And I hate to even admit this, but when Megan\u00a0initially thrust the Scleranthus\u00a0into my hand and said I should buy it, I thought it was Scotch Moss. But buy it I did. Because\u00a0I’ve never gone wrong trusting my daughter’s opinion.<\/p>\n

\"Scotch<\/a>
Scotch Moss in my Alameda Garden. Really good, for a while.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Have you ever done, that–gotten a plant utterly confused? I hope to have it straightened out, now and forevermore. And that I haven’t confused anyone else in the process.<\/p>\n

\"Mixed<\/a>
Mixed Sedums from Little Prince of Oregon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

And finally, just because I love glorious groundcovers, here’s a batch of mixed sedums acquired during the Scleranthus\u00a0Little Prince of Oregon<\/a>\u00a0escapade.<\/p>\n

I don’t know what’s up with all my heretofores and henceforths today, but I sincerely hope\u00a0you’ll grant me your good wishes, notwithstanding.<\/p>\n

Cheers<\/p>\n

p.s. I just finished reading\u00a0The Signature of All Things<\/em><\/a>, by Elizabeth Gilbert, which may account for my archaic language use. Worth a read, especially for botanical enthusiasts. And one tiny aside, in the way of storytelling.\u00a0I’ve been a life-long reader. I love to have\u00a0a teetering stack of books on my nightstand. But ever since\u00a0my pesky shattered shoulder and concussion, two years ago next month, I was\u00a0not able to read. I couldn’t concentrate and it was uncomfortable. I mentioned, a million times, that I found a new sports-med doc who hooked me up with therapists to address my concussion\u00a0aka Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). TBI doesn’t sound nearly as cute and cuddly. And it is not. But back to the point: I think the therapies are working, because I’m reading again.\u00a0It’s pretty damn happy making, and I thought you’d be dying to know.<\/p>\n

Happy reading out there!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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