Field madder.

Auf einen Blick

Pflegestufe

Einfach

Pflanzenart

Annual herb

Licht

Full sun to partial shade

Licht im Innenraum

Direkte Sonne

Gießen

Alle 3 bis 7 Tage

Endgröße

15 cm

Wachstum

Schnell

Winterhärte

USDA 5 bis 9

Blütezeit

Late spring to early autumn

Pflege

This plant is quite resilient and usually takes care of itself in its natural habitat. Keep an eye on soil moisture to ensure it does not dry out completely during germination. If you are growing it intentionally, just make sure it has plenty of space to spread.

Gießen

Keep the soil consistently moist but not waterlogged while the plant is establishing.

Düngen

This plant generally does not require supplemental fertilizer when grown in garden soil.

Schneiden

Deadhead spent flowers if you want to prevent it from spreading seeds throughout your garden.

Umtopfen

As an annual, this plant completes its life cycle in one season and does not require repotting.

Boden

Well draining sandy or loamy soil

Boden-pH

Neutral to slightly alkaline

Temperatur

-15 bis 30°C

Luftfeuchtigkeit

40 bis 70%

Trockenheitstoleranz

Mittel

Lebensdauer

Annual, typically 1 year

Wildverbiss-Resistenz

Mittel

Sicherheit

Menschen

There are no reports of significant toxicity to humans.

Kinder

The small size and delicate nature of this plant make it unlikely to pose a choking hazard, but ingestion should be avoided.

Essbarkeit

This plant is not considered edible and should be avoided.

So erkennst du die Pflanze

• Square stems with rough edges
• Whorls of six narrow leaves
• Tiny pale pink or lilac flowers
• Small fruit with persistent calyx teeth

Höhe

0,05 bis 0,2m

Breite

0,1 bis 0,3m

Blätter

green, deciduous

Blüten

pink, lilac, 0,2 bis 0,4cm

Früchte

brown, late summer

Häufige Probleme

• Aphids — Small insects that may cluster on new growth.

Standort und Pflege

Vermehrung

seed

Pflanzzeit

spring, autumn

Überwinterung

As an annual, the plant completes its life cycle in one season and does not require special winter care.

Im Kübel

It grows well in shallow containers but is best suited for open ground.

Plant this in areas where you want a low growing carpet to suppress other opportunistic weeds.

Gute Pflanzpartner

• Field Poppy — They share similar requirements for disturbed, sunny soil.
• Cornflower — They make excellent companions in a traditional wildflower meadow.

Ähnliche Arten

• Cleavers — They are related and share a similar leaf structure.

Botanisches

Familie

Rubiaceae

Gattung

Sherardia

Ordnung

Gentianales

Klasse

Magnoliopsida

Ursprüngliche Heimat

Europe, Western Asia, and North Africa.

Artenschutz

It is a common weed and is not of conservation concern.

It thrives in open, sunny, and disturbed habitats where competition from taller plants is low.

Nutzen für Wildtiere

nectar source

Bestäuber

Bienen, Schmetterlinge

Verwendung

ground cover, wildflower meadow filler

Taxonomie abgeglichen mit GBIF.

Häufige Fragen

Is it a perennial?

It is typically an annual plant.

Does it spread easily?

Yes, it produces seeds that germinate readily in open soil.

Woher der Name kommt

The genus honors the English botanist William Sherard, while the species name arvensis refers to its tendency to grow in fields.

Gut zu wissen

• It is commonly known as field madder.
• The plant often grows in disturbed soils.
• It has a sprawling habit that creates a nice mat.