About
Chamaebuxus alpestris 'Loibl' is a low-growing evergreen shrub that reaches a height of up to 15 cm. It features small, narrow, lanceolate leaves that are deep green in color. In late spring and early summer, this plant produces bright purple flowers, each with yellow-tipped keel petals.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun, Partial shade
- Soil type
- Chalk, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, East-facing
- Exposure
- Exposed, Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H7
Plant details
- Plant type
- Alpine Rockery, Shrubs
- Habit
- Bushy
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Height
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Spread
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 5-10 years
- Suggested uses
- City and courtyard gardens, Coastal, Cottage and informal garden, Gravel garden, Patio and container plants, Rock garden
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in moderately fertile, humus-rich, sharpley-drained soil in full sun or partial shade. Can also be grown in an alpine house
- Pruning
- No pruning required
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed sown in an open cold frame in autumn. Propagate by softwood cuttings in early summer, or semi-ripe cuttings in mid to late summer
- Pest resistance
- Aphids and glasshouse whitefly may be a problem under glass
- Disease resistance
- Disease free