Sandworts
Botanical name: Arenaria
Sandworts
Botanical name: Arenaria
Description
Enjoyed by beginners and seasoned gardeners alike, sandworts (Arenaria) is a genus of fast-growing flowering plants that look great in rock gardens or plant beds. Mostly grown in sunny spots, they will light up the garden with beautiful flowers. They are frost resistant once established, so they can be left outside all year round.
Species of Sandworts
Mountain sandwort
A great choice for rock gardens, mountain sandwort is a low-growing, flowering evergreen with large white blooms. It prefers well-draining, moist soils, but once established, mountain sandwort is drought-tolerant. Plants can be divided for propagation in spring or fall.
Thyme-leaf sandwort
Small and inconspicuous, thyme-leaf sandwort is a common weed. Due to its size and shape, it is hard to spot but generally grows in nutritious soil that has been disturbed or disrupted.
Slender sandwort
Another name for slender sandwort (Arenaria leptoclados), a species that’s indigenous to Eurasia, is lesser thymeleaf sandwort. It produces a dry fruit that splits open as it ripens. It grows 5 m tall.
Spanish sandwort
Enjoyed by beginners and seasoned gardeners alike, spanish sandwort (Arenaria hispanica) is a genus of fast-growing flowering plants that look great in rock gardens or plant beds. Mostly grown in sunny spots, they will light up the garden with beautiful flowers. They are frost resistant once established, so they can be left outside all year round.
Arenaria bryoides
Enjoyed by beginners and seasoned gardeners alike, arenaria bryoides (Arenaria bryoides) is a genus of fast-growing flowering plants that look great in rock gardens or plant beds. Mostly grown in sunny spots, they will light up the garden with beautiful flowers. They are frost resistant once established, so they can be left outside all year round.
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Vascular plants Class
Dicotyledons Order
Pinks, cacti, and allies Family
Pink Genus
Sandworts 
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