Plant in full sun to light shade in a well-drained soil and give regular to occasional irrigation - it loves moist soils. I cold hardy to 10° F.

Dichondra sericea has quite the disjunct distribution; it has been found repeatedly in a single location in San Cruz County in Arizona but is more widespread farther to the south in the Río Mayo region of southern Sonora and Chihuahua south into Central America and as far south as Argentina. The name for the genus comes from the Greek words 'dis', meaning "two" and 'chondros' meaning "grain" in reference to characteristics of the fruits. The specific epithet is from the Latin word meaning "silky" or "clothed in silken hair" in reference to the hairs on the leaves.

We first received this plant from Suncrest Nurseries in 2010 and grew from 2012 until we closed the nursery in 2025. This plant is similar to Dichondra argentea, the plant commonly called Sliver Dichondra or 'Silver Falls', but it is evergreen in frost free climates and has much bigger leaves. 

Information displayed on this page about Dichondra sericea is based on our research conducted about this plant in our nursery library as well as from information provided by reliable online resources. We also include our own observations made about it as it has grown in the nursery gardens and other gardens visited, as well how the crops of this plant performed in the containers in our nursery field. We will also include comments received from others and welcome hearing from anyone who has information about this plant, particularly if it includes cultural information aiding others to better grow it.