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Waldsteinia ternata is a low, spreading perennial groundcover from the rose family, with strawberry-like leaves and yellow flowers in late spring or early summer. It is undemanding and tolerant of a wide range of light conditions, making it a good choice for shade gardens and edging.
Waldsteinia ternata is a low growing herbaceous perennial plant species belonging to the rose family (Rosaceae). It has a disjunct distribution, being native to Eastern Europe and Eastern Asia, namely the Changbai Mountains of China, Sakhalin and Siberia in Russia. Both the leaves and the flowers of this plant are reminiscent of strawberry. The leaves are trifoliate (hence the specific epithet), arranged in rosettes, glossy, and evergreen in climates with mild winters. The yellow, five petaled flowers appear in late spring or early summer. The fruit is an inedible berry.
Waldsteinia ternata, has been cultivated since at least 1803. The cultivated plants are, for the most part, based on Waldsteinia ternata subsp. trifolia. This plant is widely cultivated in temperate regions as a robust, flowering groundcover. The plant usually grows 10 cm (4 in) to 15 cm (6 in) tall and forms a thick, dense foliage carpet by spreading via stolons and rhizomes. Undemanding of soil conditions, it's used in landscape and garden design as an underplanting or as an edger for a herbaceous border. It is highly adaptable to varied light conditions, performing well from full sun to deep shade. As it can grow well in dappled shade, it is considered appropriate for shade gardens. Neither pests nor diseases pose significant problems. The 'Kronstadt' cultivar has enlarged flowers, while 'Variegata' has variegated leaves.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Waldsteinia ternata 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.
