Acaena inermis 'Purpurea'
(Purple Spineless Acaena)

Family - Rosaceae
Category - Perennial
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter
Hardiness - H5
Height - 10cm
Width - 60cm
Location - The Pond Garden

Description: A mat-forming Evergreen Perennial with trailing stems. Attractive pinnate leaves have small rounded to fan-shaped leaflets with coarsely toothed margins. The leaves are purplish-bronze in colour and can be tinged with green. Small white, aesthetically insignificant flowers are held in globose clusters atop upright stems. The flowers are produced through the summer and are followed by small red, spineless burrs. Good for ground cover.

Flower:

Subtle, small white flowers are held in globose clusters on upright stems. The flowers are produced from June through August and are followed by spineless red burrs.

Flower colour: White

Flower shape: Small flowers held in globose clusters

Flowering time: June, July, August

Foliage:

Pinnate leaves have small rounded to fan-shaped leaflets with Dentate margins. The leaves are purple to bronze in colour, sometimes tinged with green. The leaves are held on long, trailing stems and can take on reddish hues in autumn.

Foliage Senescence: Evergreen

Foliage Shape: Pinnate leaves with rounded to fan-shaped leaflets

Autumn Colour: Red tints

Propagation:

Cuttings, division.

Cultivation:

Best in full sun to partial shade in well-drained soil.