Cerastium fontanum

'Common Mouse-ear'

[Ex. Co. Durham, England]

Caryophyllaceae: a mat-forming annual/perennial 30cm. Found in grassland and along roadsides. A low growing plant covered with small hairs which are not sticky, that is, without glandular tips. The erect flowering stems up to 45cm long and leaves, opposite, up to 20mm long without stalks. It has prostrate branches which do not bear flowers. The petals are shorter than the sepals or a little longer and are deeply divided. Blooming from April to June. Native to Europe but introduced elsewhere.

 

USES:

The leaves and young stems can cooked and eaten.

GROWING INFORMATION:

Rapidly germinating, keep seed in constant moisture (not wet) with temperatures of about +20°C [68°F]. Seeds must be covered thinly. Do not cover small seeds, but tightly press into the earth. Keep in cooler conditions after germination occurs. Full sun and well-drained soil.

HARVESTED: 

 

APPROX. 100+ SEEDS