Montia platyphylla

(Rydb.) Pax & K.Hoffm. Species

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Botanical name
Montia platyphylla
Family
Montiaceae
Genus
Montia
Reference
World Flora Online

How to grow Montia platyphylla

We have not written a growing guide for this species yet.

GardenDecoded's botanical data covers every accepted species, but growing advice is written by hand rather than imported — so it exists only for the plants we have worked through so far. The botanical detail above is complete and sourced.

Other names for this plant

These names have all been used for Montia platyphylla but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.

Limnia platyphylla

Others in Montia

Montia bostockii
Bostock's Montia
Montia chamissoi
Chamisso's Candyflower
Montia diffusa
Branching Montia
Montia fontana
Blinking Chickweed
Montia howellii
Howell's Montia
Montia linearis
Narrow-Leaf Montia
Montia parviflora
Montia australasica

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