100+ Perennial Groundcover Seeds - Dichondra "Kidney Weed" Forms a Lush Carpet! DICHONDRA OR KIDNEY WEED IS A BEAUTIFUL GROUNDCOVER THAT QUICKLY FORMS A DENSE CARPET OF BRIGHT GREEN LEAVES. AN ADAPTIVE PERENNIAL, KIDNEY WEED CAN BE PLANTED BETWEEN STEPPING STONES, AS A BORDER OR EDGING, AND IT CAN EVEN BE USED IN PLACE OF LAWN GRASSES. GROWING ONLY 2 TALL, KIDNEY WEED SPREADS QUICKLY TO FORM A THICK AND LUSH MAT. DICHONDRA HAS BRIGHT GREEN, ROUND LEAVES THAT WILL HOLD THEIR COLOR EVEN IN TEMPERATURES AS LOW AS 20 TO 25 DEGREES FARENHEIT. AT LOWER TEMPERATURES, THE EDGES OF THE KIDNEY WEED FOLIAGE WILL BROWN. DICHONDRA IS A WARM WEATHER GROUNDCOVER AND MAY NOT SURVIVE THE WINTERS IN THE NORTHERN USA OR IN OTHER COLDER CLIMATES. KIDNEY WEED CAN BE PLANTED IN AREAS THAT ARE TOO STEEP TO MOW, SINCE IT ONLY GROWS 2 INCHES TALL. DICHONDRA IS ALSO USED IN PLACE OF LAWN GRASSES, KIDNEY WEED FEELS GREAT UNDER YOUR FEET! WHEN USED AS A LAWN, IT CAN BE MOWED, WHICH MAKES IT GROW EVEN THICKER. PLANT KIDNEY WEED SEEDS IN AN AREA THAT RECEIVES FULL SUN OR PARTIAL SHADE. DICHONDRA PREFERS A FERTILE SOIL THAT HAS BEEN DEEPLY DUG AND IS WELL DRAINING. TO GET A JUMP ON YOUR GARDENING, YOU CAN PLANT KIDNEY WEED SEEDS INDOORS ABOUT 6 TO 8 WEEKS BEFORE THE LAST FROST IN YOUR AREA. THESE KIDNEY WEED SEEDS WERE HARVESTED IN 2014 FOR THE 2015 GROWING SEASON. COMES WITH COMPLETE PLANTING & GROWING INSTRUCTIONS!