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Acaena inermis
Also called Mountain Bidibid
Spineless acaena is a low, mat-forming perennial subshrub from New Zealand, grown as a ground cover for its silvery-blue foliage. It spreads readily and does best in open, well-drained sites.
Acaena inermis, the spineless acaena, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae, endemic to New Zealand and introduced to Great Britain. Its common names include spineless bidibid and blue mountain bidibid. A mat-forming perennial useful as a ground cover, its cultivar 'Purpurea' is widely available from commercial suppliers.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Acaena inermis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
