Centella cordifolia
Centella
Creeping perennial herb, rooting at leaf nodes.
Additional information
- FamilyApiaceae
- StoreyLower storey
- SizeProstrate x 1-2 m
- Plant groupingHerbs & Groundcovers <1m
- LeavesRound to heart-shaped light green leaves with scalloped edges 0.5-4 cm x 0.6-5 cm on stalks 1-20 cm long.
- Flower colourWhite to pink
- Flowering timeAugust to January
- FlowersClusters of tiny flowers on stalks to 4 cm long.
- Bird attractingNo
- Butterfly attractingNo
- Frog habitatYes
- Growing conditionsMoist to wet soils on floodplains and near watercourses. Full sun, partial shade.
- Garden useBog areas and beside pools as a matting plant.
- Commercially availableAustralian plant & indigenous nurseries
- Conservation statusLocally common within its preferred growing conditions
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Photographer/s: 1 Marilyn Bull ©; 2 Peter Kinchington ©
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