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Androsace lanuginosa

Also Known As

  • Rock Jasmine

Plant type

perennial, groundcover

size

  • H: 6"
  • W: 18"

planting zones

  • 5a-10a

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Androsace lanuginosa plant details

Androsace lanuginosa is a broadleaf evergreen perennial groundcover with green foliage. In summer green, pink, red and white flowers emerge. Grows well with sun - mostly sun and regular - occasional water. Does well in average and well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Androsace lanuginosa

Plant type: perennial groundcover
Plant family: primulaceae
Foliage: evergreen green
Mature size: 18 IN wide, 6 IN tall
Flowers: green, pink, red and white blooms in summer
Uses: container plant, edging plant, rock garden

GROWING CONDITIONS for Androsace lanuginosa

USDA Zones: 5a - 10a
Sun exposure: sun - mostly sun
Watering frequency: regular - occasional
Soil needs: average and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Silvery rosettes of leaves radiate outwards at the tips of stolons, lovely pink flowers in small heads are freely produced. This is one of the best of the growable Androsace species, a Himalayan Primula it dislikes being too sunbaked, at home in a trough or in the open garden and beautiful trailing over the edge of a rock; this is a particularly fine clone we selected from some Alplains seedlings..____ZONE 5
Named for its woolly silver-green leaves, this mounding Himalayan native promises to cascade clusters of delicate pink and white florets, with eyes sometimes crimson, sometimes green, over boulders and garden walls. Trailing reddish shoots and a faint sweet smell increase the drama of a duet with Lavandula 'England'.

Gardening facts about Androsace lanuginosa plant

How to Grow Androsace lanuginosa

  • Sun Exposure

    • sun - mostly sun
  • Water Needs

    • regular - occasional
  • Soil Needs

    • average
    • well-drained

Features

  • Foliage Color

    • green
  • Flower Color

    • white
    • pink
    • red
    • green
  • Flower Season

    • summer
  • Foliage Season

    • evergreen

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Zones

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Size

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Plant Type

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Zones

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Size

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Plant Type

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Zones

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Size

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