About
Cyananthus microphyllus is a low-growing perennial that produces a dense mat of slender stems adorned with small, oval leaves. In late summer, it bears individual funnel-shaped flowers that measure approximately 2.5 cm across, displaying a violet-blue hue at their tips.
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
- Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained
- Aspect
- West-facing, East-facing, South-facing
- Exposure
- Exposed, Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H5
Plant details
- Plant type
- Alpine Rockery
- Habit
- Matforming
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- Up to 10 cm
- Spread
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
- Suggested uses
- Cottage and informal garden, Gravel garden, Patio and container plants, Rock garden
- Native to
- N India, Nepal
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Prefers poor to moderately fertile, humus-rich, moist, but well-drained soil in partial shade.
- Pruning
- Cut back old flowering stems as they fade
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed sown in containers in an open cold frame as soon as ripe, or from softwood cuttings in late spring or summer
- Pest resistance
- Susceptible to glasshouse red spider mite and aphids when grown under glass
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free