General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 6a -23.3 °C (-10 °F) to -20.6 °C (-5 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 6 to 12 inches
Leaves: Evergreen
Other: Succulent-like, round leaves have a slight navel-like depression in the leaves.
Fruit: Other: Green, ripening to brown.
Fruiting Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Flower Color: Green
Pink
Other: When grown in shade, flowers are greenish-white to greenish-yellow; when exposed to full sun and drought conditions, flowers turn reddish in color.
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Uses: Medicinal Herb
Salad greens
Edible Parts: Leaves
Eating Methods: Raw
Cooked
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Needs specific temperature: 60ºF - 70ºF
Depth to plant seed: Sow seeds at their own depth, lightly covering with soil.

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Common names
  • Navelwort
  • Wall Pennywort
  • Pennywort
  • Penny-Pies
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Umbilicus rupestris
  • Synonym: Umbilicus rupestris var. truncatus
  • Synonym: Umbilicus rupestris var. velenovskyi

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