A species of tender evergreen perennial with a trailing habit, forming mats of branching stems that root at the nodes, with broadly ovate, slightly fleshy, pointed green leaves to 4cm long. Clusters of tiny white flowers are borne in the leaf axils of ascending stems in late spring and early summer
0.1-0.5 metres
0.5-1 metres
| Season | Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit |
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Can be grown outdoors where temperatures do not fall below 10°C in winter; more often grown in a hanging basket or container or as a houseplant. Grow in two parts peat-free John Innes No 2 and one part grit, in bright filtered light. Water freely in the growing season and apply a liquid fertiliser monthly
Propagate by softwood cuttings, by root cuttings, removing 6-7cm of the root tip in spring, or by division, removing rooted offsets. To produce dense coverage, pot up several cuttings in an 8cm container
No pruning required
Generally pest-free
Generally disease-free