Also known as 'Salt and Pepper' for its white flowers with black centers, this Florida Native ground cover is perfect for your butterfly garden as it's a must needed nectar source for butterflies and bees or can also be used in wildflower garden.
How to care for Snow Squarestem
Light. Full sun is best; it also grows in part sun.
Water. Once established it needs no extra water and handles long dry spells. Avoid spots that flood.
Soil and feeding. Grows in sandy, loamy or limestone soil and does fine in poor soil. It needs little fertilizer.
Size. Grows to about 2 ft, sometimes 4–5 ft, and spreads 2–4 ft wide. It grows fast.
Pruning. It can get rangy, so cut it back when it sprawls. It reseeds, so plant it where seedlings are welcome.
Good to know. A Florida native, mostly coastal in South Florida, that tolerates salty wind but not direct salt spray. It blooms all year and feeds bees, wasps and many butterflies, including julia, gulf fritillary and Miami blue.
Sources: Florida Native Plant Society: Melanthera nivea · Natives for Your Neighborhood (Institute for Regional Conservation): Melanthera nivea
