Waldsteinia ternata is a shade loving perennial groundcover plant it has a dense mat of weed suppressing purple45green foliage that is quite similar to strawberry leaves in early spring small yellow buttercup type flowers emerge that last until late summer in mild winters the plant can be evergreen and in summer it has good drought tolerance siberian waldsteinia is a steady spreader and does not grow out of control it is an ideal space filler for hard to reach areas such as gaps betw