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Name of my new favorite plant?

16 years ago

I believe the name starts with di or do, like dichota or something like that. It is nice and drought-tolerant.

It is a trailing silver-white plant with small, roundish leaves. They are not flat, but slightly wavy in texture. The stem is just as silver as the leaves. I don't believe it flowers at all. I got it for about 50 cents because it looked mostly dead, and because of that I planted it in the ground instead of in my hanging basket like I'd planned.

It sprang to life and looks fantastic. I just saw it on a gardening show, and it was used as a ground cover there also, and looked wonderful.

What is the name of my new favorite plant?

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laurabs
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16 years ago
I received an answer to my question that I also posted on Name That Plant board. It is:

Dichondra argentea Silver Falls

It is only winter hardy in zone 9 or 10, but it will come back from seed if not deadheaded.
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