Polycarpon prostratum
Care Guide
💧 Water
☀️ Light Partial sun
The Fourleaf manyseed comes from areas with speckled sunlight, like the lower layers of forests or rocky regions that offer natural shadow. While it flourishes in semi-sunlit conditions, it is also capable of adjusting to situations with complete sun exposure.
🌡️ Temperature 15–35°C
Fourleaf manyseed is capable of adjusting to various temperature environments, yet its spread might be constrained by distinct mixtures of water and heat conditions. It flourishes optimal in warm weather conditions during summer with sufficient precipitation or moisture supply. Extended intervals of overcast and rainy conditions, along with sustained high temperatures, can enhance the chances of the Fourleaf manyseed perishing. During winter, appropriate shielding from the cold can enhance the plant's chances of survival.
💨 Humidity
🪴 Soil 6-8
🌱 Fertilizer
To encourage the healthy growth of leaves in Fourleaf manyseed, it can be advantageous to regularly apply diluted amounts of fertilizer. During the summer months, Fourleaf manyseed should be fed with fertilizer about once a month. Nitrogen plays a key role in leaf development, and providing Fourleaf manyseed with fertilizers high in nitrogen can contribute to its success.
🪴 Pot & Repot
✂️ Pruning
🌿 Propagating
🐛 Diseases & pets
☠️ Toxicity
Characteristics
- Plant Type
- Herb
- Life Cycle
- Annual, Biennial, Perennial
- Genus
- Polycarpon
- Family
- Caryophyllaceae
- Hardiness Zone
- 7-10
- Mature Height
- 5 cm to 20 cm
- Mature Spread
- 10 cm to 30 cm
- Leaf Color
- Green, Dark Green
- Leaf Type
- Evergreen
- Flower Color
- White
- Flower Size
- 0.20 cm to 0.25 cm
- Bloom Time
- Mid spring, Late spring, Summer, Early fall
- Planting Time
- Spring, Summer, Autumn
- Harvest Time
- Summer, Fall
- Native Area
- Burkina Faso, Libya, Turkey, India, United Arab Emirates, Slovakia, Madagascar, Montenegro, Pakistan, Nigeria, Slovenia, Morocco, Croatia, Guinea-Bissau, Tanzania, Benin, Sierra Leone, Cameroon, Mozambique, Ethiopia, Portugal, Central African Republic, Saudi Arabia, Malawi, Tunisia, Philippines, Cyprus, Bulgaria, Laos, Bangladesh, Chad, Lebanon, China, Syria, Italy, Senegal, Iran, Côte d'Ivoire, Azerbaijan, Kuwait, Congo (DRC), Egypt, Angola, Namibia, Yemen, Niger, Zimbabwe, Mali, Iraq, Cambodia, Oman, Qatar, France, Nepal, Congo, South Africa, Zambia, Sudan, Mauritania, Armenia, Greece, Guinea, Serbia, Spain, Vietnam, Myanmar, Bhutan, Albania, United Kingdom, Hungary, Algeria, Thailand, Gabon