Black Brass Buttons is our most popular Leptinella! It has beautiful bronze-black, fern-like foliage that creep along on top and underneath the soil to form a soft, fuzzy mat under your feet. Leptinellas have small cream buttons that top the plant in spring. Plant in a woodland setting,over mini daffodils for a natural look.Platt's Black looks great in a wire basket. Add annuals to create a one-of-a-kind container. Great look for entryways, courtyards, pathways or as lawn substitute.
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Shade
Part Shade
Foot Traffic:
TO
Bloom Time
:
Summer
Flower color
:
White,Cream
Foliage
:
Semi-Evergreen
Foliage Color
:
Bronze
Growth Rate
:
Moderate 6"-10" a year
Habit
:
Spreading
Irrigation
:
Hand Water
Plant Height
:
1" - 2" (Low Grower with small flower)
Planting Area Environment
:
Normal (Rainfall under normal condition)
Seacrh Sun Exposure
:
Shade ,Part Shade
Search Foot Traffic
:
Light,Moderate
Soil
:
Peaty ,Clay ,Sandy ,Gravel ,Normal
Spread
:
Continuous
Zone:
5,6,7,8,9,10
This Plant Is Hardy Above:
-20
Additional Features:
Heat Tolerant
No
Pool Area
Yes
Deer Resistant
Yes
Humid Area
No
Kid Traffic
Yes
Scented
No
Dog Traffic
Yes
Butterfly Friendly
Yes
Attracts Bees
No
Fire Resistant
No
Erosion Control
No
Attract Hummingbirds
No
Attract Butterflies
No
Attract Bees
No
Deer Resistant
Yes
Rabbit Resistant
Yes
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Garden Tips from Fran
Leptinella Platt's Black is the king of the Leptinellas. It has the color, it has the swank and swagger and it has the feel! It creeps, it roams, its colorful and it makes everywhere you put it look every prettier. Need I say more?
Use it as a lawn substitute, pathway plant, bark/mulch replacement in your shade garden and feel free to walk barefoot in your garden! Even makes a nice carpet of color in a fairy garden!
~I have included the Leptinellas to the non-flowing plant category as their little button flowers are so insignificant that I felt it was best to add them rather than leave them out.
-Fran White, aka 'The STEPABLES Lady'
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