Scleranthus uniflorus is a broadleaf evergreen perennial groundcover with green foliage. In summer flowers emerge. Grows well with mostly sun and even moisture water.

Scleranthus uniflorus, commonly called New Zealand Moss, forms a dense, tussock-forming carpet of small, golden-green, needle-like foliage. Occasionally walk on mounds to maintain a flat groundcover. Thrives in gritty, well-drained soil. Drought tolerant once established.

And now that I’ve got it straight, I feel it’s only fair to tell you: Scleranthus uniflorus is a terrific groundcover, and quite possibly, you need it. Scleranthus uniflorus aka Gnarled Cushion For a couple weeks after I planted my Sclerantha, the crows took to pulling it out of the ground.

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S. uniflorus is a cushion-forming, evergreen perennial with tiny, linear, bright green leaves and inconspicuous, greenish-white flowers in mid- to late summer, each followed by a small, yellow seed.

Scleranthus uniflorus 'New Zealand Moss or Knawel Cushion is an excellent ground cover plant for a sun to part shade in a moist position.

Scleranthus uniflorus - cushion bush. APPEARANCE : Low mounding dense mossy-looking east coast native groundcover, evergreen and rounded, dotted with white flowers in spring and summer. Biflorus is fluffier and more open whilst Uniflorus is denser and flatter.

We do not sell these plants. A tuft forming groundcover mounding plant with light green, closely-packed, grass-like leaves. It forms a neat, dense cushion of tiny needle like leaves that can resemble miniature grass in spring/summer is covered with tiny, double-headed flowers.

Scleranthus uniflorus compact. An unusual, hardy evergreen perennial producing a mound of small, spiky moss-like yellow-green leaves and occasionally inconspicuous green-white flowers in the summer. Ideal for ground cover or for filling in gaps in paving stones and rock crevices

Scleranthus Uniflorus Seeds (Knawel cushion) - Plant World Seeds. Probably the most diminutive, slow-growing and intriguing, ground covering plant one can grow. In early summer, the prostrate, slowly-creeping cushion makes tiny half inch stems which carry one golden seed each, whilst any weeds in its path are stifled.