Name: Mountain Lover, Cliff Green
Brand: NVK Nurseries
SKU: 2332-1G
Price: 20.0 CAD
Availability: OutOfStock

Paxistima canbyi

This low, spreading evergreen groundcover with small, glossy dark green leaves: a tough, shade-tolerant native plant suited to rock gardens, slopes, and woodland edges.

White flowers are produced in spring.
Foliage is green, providing season-long interest.
Minimal maintenance required once established.
Best in full sun to partial shade with moist, well-drained soil.

Size

1 gal

$20.00

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Plant Characteristics

Sunlight

Full sun, Partial shade

Soil Moisture

Moist, Average, Well-drained

Hardiness Zone

2 – 2

Mature Height (meters)

0.25 – 0.3

Mature Spread (meters)

0.8 – 1.0

Growth Rate

Slow

Flower Colour

White

Foliage Colour

Green

Bloom Time

Spring

Habit

Spreading

Growing & Maintenance Tips

Paxistima makes a fine low-maintenance ground cover and filler for moist soils with a high pH. It re-roots where branches touch the soil and grows best in full sun or partial shade.

Notes

This plant is native to the central Appalachian Mountains of Eastern United States. The botanical name for Mountain Lover, Cliff Green has been updated from Paxistima Canbyi to Paxistima canbyi.