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Dichondra micrantha
Also called Kidneyweed, Asian Pony's Foot, Mercury Bay Weed, Dichondra, False Pennywort, Galenga Grass, Lawnleaf
A low, creeping perennial (about 10 cm tall) in the morning-glory family, sometimes used as a lawn substitute, and it does best in moist soil. Keep the soil evenly damp and expect it to suffer from flea beetles.
Dichondra micrantha, the Asian ponysfoot or lawnleaf, is a species of flowering plant in the family Convolvulaceae. It is native to Texas, Mexico, and the Caribbean, and it has been introduced worldwide. A prostrate perennial reaching 10 cm (4 in), it prefers wetter soils. In the past it was recommended as a grass substitute in lawns due to its easy maintenance requirements, but proved vulnerable to flea beetles.
Silver ponysfoot · Carolina ponysfoot · Mercury Bay Weed · Ponysfoot
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Dichondra micrantha 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.
