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Cerastium arvense

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Common Names:
Field Chickweed, Field Mouse-ear Chickweed, Starry Chickweed, Field Cerastium
Range:
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Sun:
Full Sun/Part Shade
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Height: 6"-1.5'
Width: 1'-3'
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Drought Tolerant
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USDA Zones: 3-8
Plant Type: Herbaceous Perennial
Bloom Time: Spring, Summer
Seeds:
Direct Sow: Fall, Winter or Spring
Surface sow and lightly rake in.
Indoors: Not Recommended 
Excellent Pollinator Plant
Host Plant For:
Heliothis borealis
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Chickweed Geometer
(Haematopis grataria)
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More Information:
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Calscape.org
USDA
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