About
Androsace sarmentosa Wall. is a low-growing, evergreen perennial that can reach heights of up to 10 cm. It features rosettes of light green leaves covered with white hairs. During late spring and early summer, it produces flowers in compact umbels on stems that also grow to about 10 cm. This species thrives in rock gardens and exhibits robust growth.
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
- Loam, Sand, Chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained
- Aspect
- East-facing, South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H5
Plant details
- Plant type
- Alpine Rockery
- Habit
- Clump forming
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Height
- Up to 10 cm
- Spread
- 0-0.1 metre
- Time to full height
- 5-10 years
- Suggested uses
- Gravel garden, Patio and container plants, Rock garden
- Native to
- Himalaya, W China
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in a scree bed, vertical crevices in rock work, or moist but gritty, well-drained soil in a trough in full sun
- Pruning
- No pruning required
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed, or root single rosettes as cuttings in early summer
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to aphids
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to fungal diseases in damp conditons