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Default free oyster plants

Bring your bags. Plants are sitting in front yard. Vil of De Soto 2469 Woods Way.

RHOEO SPATHACEA OYSTER PLANT, MOSES IN THE CRADLE
Oyster plant is a short-stemmed, tender foliage plant that makes attractive, small, dense, spreading clumps . It forms a solid groundcover of upright leaves, approx. 12 tall max. The six- to eight-inch-long, sword-shaped leaves are green above and purplish below.

Throw an old sheet over it if temps get below 40 degrees.
Also read Dwarf Oyster Plant

Light :: plant grows in part shade/part sun; plant grows in the shade, also south facing gardens
Soil tolerances: sand; acidic; loam; occasionally wet
Drought tolerance: high
Plant spacing: 18 to 24 inches
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