Leptinella Platt's Black Brass Buttons for Sale

Common Name: Black Brass Buttons

Brass Buttons, Leptinella squalida 'Platt's Black' has beautiful bronze/black, creeping, miniature fern-like foliage that forms a soft, fuzzy, ground-hugging mat. In summer it produces tiny yellow flowers that look like miniature brass buttons. Its leaf color will be darker in more sun. Leptinella squalida 'Platt's Black' spreads indefinitely by underground runners making a nice ground cover under other plants, in pots or between stepping stones.

Leptinella 'Platt's Black' prefers partial shade to shade and average to moist, well-draining soil. This perennial tolerates moderate foot traffic. Space on 8" centers.

Characteristics

Height in Inches at Maturity: 2
Width in Inches at Maturity: 8
Bloom Color: Yellow
Bloom Time: Spring to summer
Light Requirements: Sun/light shade to shade
Soil Preferences: Well-drained to moist
Zones: 5-10

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