Rock Jasmine
Androsace lanuginosa
SKU
0257
Beautiful, blue gray leafed alpine rock garden plant. Blooms throughout the summer with clusters of small snow white, single flowers. Each is lightly scented, with a red eye. Creeping habit spreads nicely around rocks and at top of dry walls. Well suited to troughs and other porous containers. Requires well drained soil. Herbaceous perennial. Full sun. Slow growing 2 to 4 in. tall, less than 1 ft. wide. Cutting grown.
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5 - 8 Change
Full sun
Needs regular watering - weekly, or more often in extreme heat.
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| Botanical Pronunciation | an-DROS-a-kee la-nu-ji-NO-suh |
|---|---|
| Average Size at Maturity | Slow growing; reaches 2 to 4 in. tall, up to 12 in wide. |
| Bloom Time | Summer into Fall |
| Design Ideas | An alpine perennial that thrives wherever soils are well drained and climate is suitable. Ideal rock garden plant. Grows well niched into dry stone walls and planting pockets of rocky outcroppings where the root zone is high and dry. Grows well in banks and slopes and will cascade over low curbs. Will adapt to low wide well drained pots and troughs. |
| Deciduous/ Evergreen | Herbaceous |
| Flower Attribute | Fragrant, Showy Flowers |
| Flower Color | White |
| Foliage Color | Gray-green |
| Growth Habit | Spreading |
| Growth Rate | Slow |
| Landscape Use | Erosion Control, Firescaping/Fire Wise, Rock Garden |
| Light Needs | Full sun |
| Soil Needs | Flower & Rose Food |
| Special Feature | Tolerates Poor Soils |
| Water Needs | Moderate |
| Watering Needs | Needs regular watering - weekly, or more often in extreme heat. |
| Key Feature | Rock Garden Plant |
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. For a neat appearance, remove old foliage before new leaves emerge. Divide clumps every 2 to 3 years in early spring.
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