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Acaena microphylla 'Copper Carpet' / 9Cm
Acaena microphylla 'Copper Carpet'
Confirmed format: 9cm Pot
Plant Highlights: Rich copper-bronze evergreen foliage • Dense spreading ground cover • Unusual ornamental seed heads • Excellent for rockeries and gravel gardens • Low-maintenance once established
Overview
Acaena microphylla 'Copper Carpet' is a low-growing alpine perennial valued for its finely divided copper-bronze foliage and dense, mat-forming habit. It spreads gradually to create an attractive carpet of evergreen foliage, making it an excellent choice for filling gaps between paving, softening path edges or covering sunny banks and rockeries. During summer, small, understated flowers are followed by distinctive burr-like seed heads that add further texture and interest. The colourful foliage provides year-round appeal and contrasts beautifully with silver, green and flowering alpine plants.
Why We Love It
'Copper Carpet' provides lasting colour and texture even when few other alpines are in flower. Its dense, spreading habit makes it a practical and attractive solution for covering bare soil while adding warm bronze tones to your planting scheme.
Plant Details
| Botanical Name | Acaena microphylla 'Copper Carpet' |
|---|---|
| Common Name | Copper Carpet Acaena |
| Plant Type | Alpine perennial |
| Foliage | Finely divided, copper-bronze, evergreen |
| Flower Colour | Small, inconspicuous |
| Flowering Season | Summer |
| Position | Full sun or partial shade |
| Soil | Well-drained soil |
| Habit | Low-growing, spreading, mat-forming |
| Mature Height | Approximately 5 cm to 10 cm |
| Mature Spread | Approximately 50 cm to 100 cm |
| Hardiness | RHS H4 (−10°C to −5°C). Requires well-drained soil to avoid winter waterlogging. |
Growing Guide
| Light & Position | Plant in full sun or partial shade in well-drained soil. |
|---|---|
| Drainage | Performs best where drainage is good, making it ideal for rock gardens, gravel beds and raised planting areas. Avoid sites that remain waterlogged during winter. |
| Watering | Water regularly while establishing, then only during prolonged dry periods. |
| Maintenance | Trim back any untidy growth in spring if needed to maintain a neat appearance and encourage fresh foliage. |
Perfect For
- Rockeries and gravel gardens
- Filling gaps between paving and softening path edges
- Ground cover on sunny banks
Good to Know
- Avoid sites that remain waterlogged during winter.
- Distinctive burr-like seed heads follow understated summer blooms.
Product Information
| Format | Supplied in a 9cm pot |
|---|---|
| Plant Type | Alpine perennial |
| Light Requirements | Best grown in full sun or partial shade |
| Best Uses | Ideal for rockeries, gravel gardens, path edges and ground cover |
| Key Feature | Valued for its copper-bronze evergreen foliage and dense spreading habit |
Specifications & use
- Product type
- Alpines
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