marsh pennywort
Hydrocotyle umbellata
USDA zones4 to 10
SunHandles full sun to full shade
WaterHandles moderate to wet soil
Size4 to 8 inches tall3 to 20 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Herb
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- White
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Marsh pennywort (Hydrocotyle umbellata) is a perennial for ground cover and low maintenance planting. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full sun to full shade and average to wet, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Its umbrella shaped leaves are unusual, and it grows fast as a groundcover in moist soil. You can also submerge it in shallow water up to 4". Bees and butterflies visit the white blooms.
Pairs well with Spiderwort, Horsetail, and Bottlebrush buckeye.
Native range
AL, AR, CA, CT, and 22 more places. See all 26
AL, AR, CA, CT, DE, FL, GA, IN, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MS, NC, NJ, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, and VA; NS.