About
Cyananthus lobatus is a perennial plant that produces a spread of low-growing stems, reaching up to 30 cm in width. Its foliage consists of small, lobed or toothed leaves with a muted green hue. The plant bears flowers that can measure up to 4 cm across, typically blue but occasionally white, which bloom in late summer.
About the genus
Cyananthus are perennial herbs that grow in a mat-like formation. They feature small leaves that can be either entire or lobed. The plants produce solitary flowers at the tips of their stems, which are funnel-shaped and have five rounded lobes. These flowers can be blue, purple, yellow, or white.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Partial shade
- Soil type
- Clay, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained
- Aspect
- West-facing, East-facing
- Exposure
- Exposed, Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H5
Plant details
- Plant type
- Alpine Rockery, Herbaceous Perennial
- Habit
- Matforming
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- Up to 10 cm
- Spread
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
- Suggested uses
- Gravel garden, Patio and container plants, Rock garden
- Native to
- India, Himalaya to China and N Myanmar
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in poor to moderately fertile, humus-rich, moist but well-drained, preferably neutral to slightly acid soil in partial shade. Or grow in pots in an alpine house; keep plants cool and shaded
- Pruning
- No pruning required
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed sown as soon as it is ripe in pots in an open frame. Propagate by rooting softwood cuttings in late spring or early summer
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to glasshouse red spider mite and aphids
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free