species
Montia fontana
blinks · annual water minerslettuce
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Montia fontana belongs to the family Montiaceae, also known as blinks or annual water minerslettuce, native to the UK. It grows in full sun or part shade, where the ground is acid or neutral and in moist or poorly drained conditions.
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What this plant needs
- Aspect
- Full sun, Part shade
- Acidity
- Acid, Neutral
- Moisture
- Moist, Poorly drained
- In the UK
- Native
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