Winter hardy to USDA Zone 10. In most of the U. S. including St. Louis, it is grown as an annual. It is easily grown in dry to medium moisture, well-drained soils in full sun. Tolerates some light shade. Also tolerates heat and drought. Grows well in sandy loams with good drainage. Soil drainage is particularly important if plants are grown as a ground cover. ‘Silver Falls’ may be purchased in spring from nurseries as bedding plants or may be grown from seed.
Dichondra argentea, commonly called silver ponysfoot or silver nickel vine, is a creeping/trailing evergreen perennial that is native to desert regions in western Texas, New Mexico, southeastern Arizona and northern Mexico. ‘Silver Falls’ is a cultivar that is grown in St. Louis as an ornamental annual foliage plant. It is best grown in baskets/containers or as a seasonal ground cover. From a hanging basket, it will cascade downwards to 3-6’ long in one season. As a ground cover, plants only rise to 2-4” tall, but spread rapidly by stems rooting at the nodes to 3-4’ wide in one season. Branching silver stems are clad with soft, rounded, fan-shaped, silver leaves (to 1” across). Foliage is often described as having a metallic appearance. Tiny greenish-yellow to white spring flowers are not showy.
Branching silver stems with soft, rounded, fan-shaped, silver leaves spread rapidly on this creeping/trailing foliage plant. In a single season, stems will cascade from a hanging basket to 3-6 feet or will creep along the ground rooting at the nodes to 3-4 feet. It may be purchased in spring as a bedding plant or grown from seed. Tiny greenish-yellow spring flowers are not showy. It is the dense, metallic foliage that impresses.
No serious insect or disease problems.
Annual accent plant for hanging baskets, window boxes or containers. Effective along rock walls where it can cascade downward. Ground cover.
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