Leptinella Care

In its native habitat, brass buttons plants grow in damp areas. Keep your plants consistently moist for best color and plant health. Brass buttons plants that dry out may exhibit browning of leaf edges or loss of foliage.

Because of its short stature, deadheading isn't necessary for black buttons plants. If you grow the plant as a lawn alternative, you can mow it at the end of summer to tidy the plants.

When you provide the right kind of soil, fertilizing brass buttons plants is unnecessary. In areas with lean soils, a side dressing of compost will be enough to enrich the plants.

Especially on light soils.

It prefers acidic, loamy soil rich in organic matter, but adapts to many other soil types.

These plants thrive in temperatures ranging from 45 and 80 degrees. They can survive in temperatures ranging from 38 and 86 degrees.

Makes an interesting addition to containers as a ground cover under larger plants.

Leptinella 'Platts Black' has no toxic effects reported. No reported toxicity to:. Leptinella is a genus of alpine flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, comprising 33 species

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