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Minuartia krascheninnikovii

Minuartia krascheninnikovii is a small perennial sandwort from the steppe rock habitats of the southern Urals in East European Russia. It is a cold-hardy, low-growing rock plant best grown in sharply drained, gritty soil in full sun.

Family
Caryophyllaceae (Pink & carnation family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly, letting the soil dry out between waterings, and never let it sit wet in winter.
Soil
Very well-drained gritty or rocky mix, neutral to alkaline.
Temperature
Cold-hardy; tolerates winter well below freezing in its native range, but dislikes heat and humidity.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
E. European Russia
Climate
temperate

About

Minuartia krascheninnikovii is a species of flowering plant in the sandwort genus Minuartia, family Caryophyllaceae, native to East European Russia. It is found in the petrophytic steppes of the southern Ural Mountains.

Other Minuartia plants

Minuartia bosniaca · Sabulina mediterranea · Recurved Sandwort · Minuartia sintenisii · Stitchwort

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Minuartia krascheninnikovii 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.

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