About
Omphalodes linifolia, Venus's navelwort, is a slender, branching annual producing narrow, grey-green leaves and open racemes of pure-white flowers 1.5 cm across in late spring and summer. A charming and free-flowering annual for a sunny, well-drained border.
About the genus
Omphalodes are annuals, biennials and perennials with simple leaves and terminal racemes or cymes of blue or white, forget-me-not-like flowers. Grown in shaded, moist or sunny well-drained positions depending on the species.
Plant details
Height0.1-0.5 metres
Spread0.1-0.5 metres
Suggested usesBedding displays, containers, gap filling.
Native toSW Europe
Care notes
CultivationGrow in a moderately fertile, well-drained soil in full sun
PruningCut back after flowering
PropagationPropagate by seed sown in spring
Pest resistanceMay be susceptible to slugs and snails
Disease resistanceGenerally disease-free