About
Produces a broad mat of shallowly lobed, sticky leaves that are rounded in shape. The flowers, measuring 3.5 cm, are pale yellow with deeper yellow markings and purple veining in the throat.
About the genus
Asarina is a perennial plant that spreads out to create a broad mat of somewhat adhesive, kidney-shaped foliage. Throughout the summer, it produces solitary flowers with two distinct lips, resembling those of snapdragons.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Partial shade
- Soil type
- Chalk, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, North-facing, West-facing, East-facing
- Exposure
- Exposed, Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H4
Plant details
- Plant type
- Alpine Rockery
- Habit
- Trailing
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Height
- Up to 10 cm
- Spread
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
- Suggested uses
- Cottage and informal garden, Patio and container plants, Rock garden, Gravel garden
- Native to
- S France, NE Spain
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Good shade plant for trailing on rock gardens, raised beds or banks
- Pruning
- No pruning required
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed or tip cuttings
- Pest resistance
- Generally pest-free
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free