PlantFiles: Spreading snakeherb
Dyschoriste decumbens

Planted this in March and it is spreading slowly as a ground cover. In cultivation it is much prettier than the picture shown. The leaves are medium green and ovate. Have only had a few flowers and they do look like the flowers in the picture. No pests seem to bother it. Leaves are not chewed, etc. I think I will like it as a very short, about 2" so far, ground cover as long as it blooms more as the season progresses.
June 11,2008 Second year - spreading nicely and greened back up in early April. Still no blooms, and not many last year either in morning sun/afternoon shade. May need more sun to bloom well. Nice little non aggressive ground cover in partial shade. Leaves and color are worth having even if it doesn't flower well.

This plant is a U.S. native and grows in New Mexico, Texas and Arizona.