The common name suggests the prettiest of plants covered year-round in bright star-like flowers, but this perennial is planted more for its foliage. Fairy Stars is a shade-loving groundcover thriving in light, partial (of half-day), to dappled shade, and, when conditions are right, forms dense cover with slightly egg-shaped (obovate), dark green leaves. Each plant grows to a maximum height of 300 mm and a spread of 600 mm. Tiny, 5-petaled white flowers are scattered over the foliage from August to January. Distribution: Western and Eastern Cape, KZN, and moving inland to the Free State, Gauteng, Limpopo, and North-West Province. Bees, butterflies, and other insects are attracted to the flowers. A water-wise plant for banks, beneath shrubs, and is most effective around pavers. Fairy Stars roots easily where stems touch the soil or propagate from slips. Previously Chaetacanthus setiger