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Arenaria radians

Arenaria radians is a small high-elevation herb in the pink family, endemic to Ecuador and found in subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland. It is rarely grown in gardens, and its habitat is threatened by loss.

Family
Caryophyllaceae (Pink & carnation family)
Light
Full sun
Water
Water moderately, letting the top of the soil dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Well-draining, gritty mineral mix.
Temperature
10–20 °C; protect from frost and heat above 28 °C.
How easy
Hard

About

Arenaria radians is a species of plant in the family Caryophyllaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-elevation grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Other Arenaria plants

Mossy Sandwort · Fringed Sandwort · Arenaria funiculata · Arenaria grandiflora · Arenaria halacsyi · Low sandwort · Spreading sandwort · Thyme-leaved sandwort · Arenaria libanotica · Livermore sandwort · Mountain sandwort · Sierra Nevada Sandwort

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Arenaria radians 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.

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