eightpetal mountain-avens
Dryas octopetala
RHS AGM 1993
USDA zones3 to 6
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterNeeds dry soil
Sizeup to 8 inches tall2 to 3 feet wide
- Habit
- Herb
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Bloom color
- White
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Notes
Eightpetal mountain-avens (Dryas octopetala) is a perennial for ground cover, meadow, and low maintenance plantings. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry, sandy, loamy, or chalky soil. It forms slow-growing mats up to 3 feet wide and 8 inches tall. White flowers look like miniature roses and open in summer. The leaves stay green through winter.
Pairs well with Prairie junegrass, Pale purple coneflower, and Glory-of-the-snow.
Native range
Oceania.