About
Brimeura amethystina is a perennial bulb that reaches a height of up to 20 cm. It features slender leaves and produces bell-shaped flowers ranging from pale to deep blue, each measuring about 1 cm long, arranged in a loose raceme.
About the genus
Brimeura are perennial bulbs characterized by a cluster of linear leaves at the base and produce racemes of slender, bell-shaped blue flowers during the spring season.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun, Partial shade
- Soil type
- Chalk, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Well-drained
- Aspect
- North-facing, East-facing, South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Exposed, Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H5
Plant details
- Plant type
- Bulbs
- Habit
- Columnar upright
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Spread
- 0-0.1 metre
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
- Suggested uses
- Cottage and informal garden, Rock garden
- Native to
- Pyrenees to NE Spain
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in well-drained, humus-rich soil and plant 5cm deep in autumn
- Pruning
- No pruning required
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed, sown in containers in a cold frame when ripe or by division of clumps in summer
- Pest resistance
- Generally pest-free
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free