Arenaria ‘Lemon Ice’

Common Name:
Lemon Ice Sandwort

Description:
Arenaria ‘Lemon Ice’ is a delightful ground-hugging perennial known for its vibrant lime-green foliage and small, starry white flowers that blanket the plant in late spring to early summer. This evergreen cultivar forms a tight, cushion-like mat, making it an excellent choice for rockeries, garden borders, gravel gardens, or between pavers where a splash of colour and texture is desired. The bright chartreuse tones of its foliage persist year-round in Melbourne's temperate climate, offering visual interest even when not in bloom. ‘Lemon Ice’ thrives in full sun to part shade and prefers well-drained soil, particularly gritty or sandy loams. It is drought-tolerant once established and ideal for low-maintenance spaces where neatness and ground coverage are needed. Its compact size and gentle flowering habit make it a superb foil for more dramatic perennials and shrubs, and it performs well in containers too.

Form:
*Ground Cover
*Shrub - Clumping / Grass-like / Mounding

Mature Size:
*Height: 5–10 cm
*Width: 30–40 cm

Aspect:
*Full Sun
*Part Shade

Flowering:
*Flowers in Spring
*Flowers in Early Summer

Flower Colour:
*White

Key Attributes:
*Suitable for Pots
*Drought Tolerant
*Perennial
*Evergreen
*Low Maintenance
*Good for Rockeries
*Suitable for Paving Gaps

Toxicity:
Not known to be toxic to humans or animals.

Companion Plants:
*Sedum ‘Gold Mound’
*Thymus serpyllum
*Erigeron karvinskianus
*Armeria maritima
*Dianthus ‘Tiny Rubies’

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