Students for Stewardship The Cork Board
← Back to the library

Nailwort

Paronychia kapela (par-on-ih-CHEE-ah kah-PEL-ah)

Family: Caryophyllaceae Unknown Groundcover

An alpine evergreen groundcover. Small greenish-white flowers with silvery bracts bloom in the summer and last on the plant into fall. Full sun; well-drained soil; tolerates a range of soil types; drought-tolerant

Source: NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox ↗ NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox, 26 attributes.

How it fits the guild

Guild layer 5 - Groundcover
See companions & conflicts ↓

Companions & Conflicts

Curated pairwise relationships between this plant and others in the library — who feeds whom, who competes, who confuses the pests. Green reads as a good pairing, red as one to avoid.

No curated interactions recorded for this species yet.

Also noted by NC State

Related species the NC State Plant Toolbox flags for this plant — look-alikes to tell apart, and plants that play a similar role in a planting. Ones we carry in the library are linked.

Fills a similar niche Hylotelephium sieboldii Lonicera acuminata Sedum 'Birthday Party'

Full plant profile

Growing Conditions
Plant type
Ground Cover
Life cycle
Perennial
USDA zones
4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b
Light
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Soil drainage
Good Drainage
Canopy layer
5 - Groundcover
Form & Appearance
Foliage
Broadleaf Evergreen
Leaf color
Blue; Green
Leaf shape
Lanceolate
Hairs present
No
Leaf detail
Blue-green lanceolate leaves
Flower color
Gray/Silver; Green; White
Flower value
Long-lasting; Showy
Flower detail
Greenish white flowers in summer
Bloom time
Fall; Summer
Wildlife & Ecology
Native status
Unknown
Landscape Use
Landscape location
Container
Landscape theme
Rock Garden
Design feature
Border
Garden tags
#drought tolerant #alpine #full sun tolerant #well-drained soil #evergreen #groundcover

Planted at Hunnicutt

Nobody’s planted this one yet.