About
This evergreen perennial develops dense clumps of slender foliage and produces umbels of pink flowers with yellow centers in late spring.
About the genus
Androsace comprises annuals, biennials, or evergreen perennials that create mat-like or dense cushion formations. The flowers, which are typically salver-shaped, can appear individually or in clusters known as umbels.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil type
- Chalk, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, North-facing, West-facing, East-facing
- Exposure
- Exposed, Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H5
Plant details
- Plant type
- Alpine Rockery
- Habit
- Matforming
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Height
- Up to 10 cm
- Spread
- 0-0.1 metre
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
- Suggested uses
- Gravel garden, Patio and container plants, Rock garden
- Native to
- W Europe
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in gritty, well-drained soil in rock garden, scree or trough
- Pruning
- No pruning required
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed or root single rosettes as cuttings in early to mid-summer. Water cuttings from below to avoid wetting foliage
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to aphids
- Disease resistance
- May suffer from a leaf spot under wet conditions