This genus comprises approximately 27 species of annual and perennial flowering herbs found primarily in the Mediterranean region, Europe, Western Asia, and the Himalayas. These plants are well-suited to rocky environments and scree. They feature linear, oblong, or rounded green leaves and produce hooded flowers in shades of blue to purple that resemble those of snapdragons.

Chaenorhinum

Chaenorhinum 'Blue Pygmy'

Chaenorhinum 'Bon Bini'

Chaenorhinum glareosum

Chaenorhinum minus

Chaenorhinum origanifolium

Chaenorhinum origanifolium 'Blue Dream' is a low-growing, semi-evergreen perennial that forms dense mats reaching up to 15 cm in height. Its growth habit is somewhat cascading, featuring small, rounded dark green leaves. In late spring and early summer, it produces clusters of diminutive purple-blue flowers, each adorned with whitish-yellow throats.

Chaenorhinum origanifolium 'Blue Dream'

Chaenorhinum origanifolium 'Blue Sceptre'

Chaenorhinum origanifolium 'Dreamcatcher'

Chaenorhinum origanifolium 'Summer Skies'

Chaenorhinum origanifolium subsp. cadevallii

Chaenorhinum origanifolium subsp. crassifolium

Chaenorhinum serpyllifolium subsp. lusitanicum

Chaenorhinum villosum

Chaenorhinum villosum 'Little Dragons'

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