Coin-shaped leaves on strands that trail four feet: ‘Silver Falls’ and ‘Silver Surfer’ in metallic silver for sun, ‘Emerald Falls’ in green for shade. The longest spiller on the bench.
Dichondra is the plant that turns a tall pot into a fountain: round, fan-shaped leaves the size of a dime on stems that grow four feet or more in a season and hang straight down. ‘Silver Falls’ and ‘Silver Surfer’ (Dichondra argentea) are the metallic silver forms, tough enough for full sun and summer heat; ‘Emerald Falls’ (D. repens) is a brighter green that wants shade and more water. All root where they touch soil and can double as a groundcover between stepping stones.
We commonly carry ‘Silver Falls’, ‘Emerald Falls’ and ‘Silver Surfer’. The rest of the color tables are on our Annual Flowers & Foliage page.
These are the dichondra varieties we commonly carry. Availability changes week to week and season to season, so call (480) 987-3308 or stop in to see what’s on the bench today.
Dichondra repens ‘Emerald Falls’: rounder, bright green leaves on a denser, shorter trail to three feet; wants shade and steady water.
Dichondra argentea ‘Silver Falls’: shimmering silver leaves on stems that trail four to six feet; takes full sun and heat, and drought once established.
A newer silver dichondra with slightly larger leaves and a fuller habit, sold.
Looking for one that isn’t listed? Ask — we can usually suggest a close match or tell you when it tends to come around.
The care tag was written somewhere else. This is the Queen Creek version.
Set out from mid-February, after frost, through May, or in September and October. Silver dichondra grows through summer and often survives a mild winter; green dichondra is happiest in the cool months and struggles in July. Frost browns the stems, and the crown usually resprouts.
Silver dichondra: water when the top inch is dry, every two to three days in summer for a pot, weekly in the cool months; it rots if kept constantly wet. Green dichondra: evenly moist, daily in summer for a pot, every two to three days in spring and fall. Both want a pot with drainage.
A balanced fertilizer at half strength every three to four weeks. Trim strands that reach the ground or get tangled; pinching the tips thickens the top. Cuttings root in damp mix or water in a week.
‘Silver Falls’ and ‘Silver Surfer’ take full sun, including afternoon sun, and their color is silverest there. ‘Emerald Falls’ wants morning sun and afternoon shade or bright shade all day; it scorches in the sun the silver types enjoy.
Plant at the rim of a tall pot, an urn or a hanging basket so the strands can fall unobstructed — that is what it is for. Three plants around a 14-inch container. In the ground, silver dichondra spreads as a groundcover between pavers in sun; green dichondra in shade.
Flea beetles chew small holes in the leaves in spring; usually cosmetic. Spider mites in dry heat on the green type. Both are non-toxic to cats and dogs.
Snap a photo of the spot — sun direction, wall color, pot size — and we’ll pick a season-correct combination with you. Advice is free.
Annuals succeed or fail on what’s under them. We stock planting mix and compost for beds, potting mix for containers, bloom fertilizers including Tony’s Magic Mix and Magic Flower, starter fertilizer, drip fittings and frost cloth for the cold nights. The pottery yard has glazed and terracotta pots from 4-inch to whiskey-barrel size, window boxes and hanging baskets, and soil and mulch is sold by the bag or by the yard.
The silver ones — ‘Silver Falls’ and ‘Silver Surfer’. ‘Emerald Falls’ is a shade plant and scorches in afternoon sun.
Silver dichondra when the top inch is dry, every two to three days in summer for a pot; green dichondra daily in summer, kept evenly moist.
Four feet or more in a season for the silver types, about three for ‘Emerald Falls’. Trim them when they reach the ground.
Frost browns the stems, but the crown usually resprouts in spring, especially for silver dichondra under a patio roof.
Yes — silver dichondra between pavers in sun, green dichondra in shade. It roots wherever it touches soil.
Yes, non-toxic to cats and dogs.
Dichondra live on the annuals tables; any staff member can point you to them. Locally owned, and a short drive from San Tan Valley, Gilbert, Chandler and Mesa.