Dichondra Silver Falls
Dichondra argentea is commonly called silver ponysfoot or silver nickel vine
Genus name comes from the Greek words di meaning two and chondros meaning lump in reference to the fruit having two capsules.
‘Silver Falls’ is a cultivar that is grown as an ornamental annual foliage plant. It is best grown in baskets/containers or as a seasonal ground cover. From a hanging basket, it will cascade downwards to 3-6’ long in one season. As a ground cover, plants only rise to 2-4” tall, but spread rapidly by stems rooting at the nodes to 3-4’ wide in one season. Branching silver stems are clad with soft, rounded, fan-shaped, silver leaves (to 1” across). Foliage is often described as having a metallic appearance. Tiny greenish-yellow to white spring flowers are not showy