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Alternative names for Stringy Stonecrop

Dog-tooth half-branch, dog-tooth petal, rat-tooth half-branch, stone fingernail, Buddha fingernail, half-branch lotus, chicken-raising grass, dog tooth, melon-seed grass, sunflower stonecrop, snake grass, dog-tooth grass, stone vegetable, mountain flower-guard, white centipede, three-leaf Buddha's stonecrop, ground centipede grass, sun flower, vain opening, stone fingernail

Growth habits of Stringy Stonecrop

Wild varieties grow on sunny slopes, in rock crevices, along ditch edges and in moist places beside roads below 1600 m elevation. It is relatively easy to care for when grown at home.

Stringy Stonecrop likes a warm, humid, semi-shaded environment. It is highly adaptable and relatively drought-tolerant and cold-tolerant. It is not choosy about soil and grows best in loose sandy loam. It has no strict light requirements and is generally suitable for growing under medium light conditions, and it also tolerates weak light. The optimum growing temperature is 15-25°C, and the overwintering temperature is 5°C.

Main values of Stringy Stonecrop

Ornamental: Stringy Stonecrop's excellent traits as a lawn grass and its tolerance of rough management make it worth widely promoting and applying in urban landscape projects such as roof greening, ground cover, slope protection, flower beds and hanging baskets, and it can serve as a dedicated lawn grass for roof greening in northern regions. It can be planted as courtyard ground cover and can also be hung indoors for appreciation.

Medicinal: clears heat and drains dampness; resolves toxins and reduces swelling; stops bleeding and nourishes blood. It mainly treats damp-heat jaundice; gonorrhea; diarrhea and dysentery; snake and insect bites; burns and scalds from water and fire; sore throat; mouth ulcers and eczema; shingles.