Mind-your-own-business
Soleirolia soleirolii
Mind-your-own-business is a perennial for groundcover, suited to full sun to partial shade and loam or moist ground, flowering varies by climate.
| Type | Perennial |
|---|---|
| Mature height | 5 cm |
| Spread | 40 cm |
| Aspect | full sun to partial shade |
| Foliage | Evergreen |
| Hardiness | USDA 9a-11a, RHS H5 |
| Pollinator-friendly | No |
| Pet-safe | Yes |
Where to use it in a border
At around 5 cm, it sits best along the front edge, where a low, spreading habit reads best. Give it about 40 cm of room to spread, roughly 2 to the metre when planted in a drift. It is hardy across USDA zones 9a to 11a and rated H5 by the RHS, so check it suits your area before planting.
It appears in our lists of shade, wet soil, evergreen plants, pet-safe plants.
Border Builder uses Mind-your-own-business's height, spread, soil, bloom months and companions to place it in a full border plan for your own conditions, on iPhone and iPad.
Flowering through the year
Worth knowing
- Evergreen, so it keeps the border furnished through winter.
- It copes with ground that stays wet, which most border plants will not.
- It tolerates a shaded, north-facing spot.
Good companions
Plants that share its conditions and style, chosen to complement its place in the border:
- Astilbe 'Fanal'to flower when it does not
- Astilbe 'Visions'to edge in front
- Bigleaf Hydrangea 'Endless Summer'for height behind it
- Black mondo grassto edge in front
- Camellia 'Adolphe Audusson'for height behind it
- Camellia 'Professor Sargent'for height behind it