AT A GLANCE
Horned wood-sorrel is suitable as a ground cover because it spreads quickly, is visually appealing and grows well in nutrient-rich, acidic soil. However, it can crowd out other plants and is often considered a weed.
How does horn sorrel work as a ground cover?
Horn-wood sorrel can with its reddish leaves visually appealing work when it covers large areas of soil. Also the yellow ones blossoms of this false clover are appreciated by some gardeners. If you agree with the properties of the plant and keep an eye on its strong growth, the horn sorrel can definitely be a good one alternative to be a lawn. The plant spreads a lot even without care and is therefore quite easy to care for.
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Where does horn sorrel grow as ground cover?
Especially on nutritious floor with humus and sour pH value increases Horn Wood Sorrel very good. However, once the plant has established itself in one location, you have a very reliable ground cover with this plant. You can give the groundcover the right starting conditions by providing the site with compost before planting. You can use horn sorrel as a ground cover in both sunny and partially shaded locations.
What are the disadvantages of horn sorrel as a ground cover?
Horn Wood Sorrel is very prolific, displaces other plants and is therefore considered a weed by many gardeners. The neophyte spreads both through its roots and above ground by seeds. Capsules with many seeds grow on the plant. When these are ripe, the capsule bursts open. Then the seeds explode in the truest sense of the word. Since the horn sorrel does not like lime, you can use it with it fight.
Tip
Horn sorrel is edible
The leaves of the Horn Woodruff are even in the raw state edible. However, the leaves of the herbaceous plant from the Mediterranean taste rather sour. The fruits and roots of the plants are also edible and are suitable, for example, as an ingredient for vegetable dishes.
