Excellent groundcover for garden and rockery.
Perennial plant up to 20cm. Small purple blue flowers grouped in dense clusters. Dark green leaves, oval and serrated.
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Flowering |
Attracts Wildlife | Bees, Insects |
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Average germination (%) | 40 |
Climate Zone | Temperate, Temperate areas |
Flower colour | Blue |
Foliage | Evergreen |
Hardiness | Hardy (tolerates temperatures down to -5ºC), No drought resistant |
Plant use | Balcony & Courtyard, Baskets & Containers, City garden, Coastal garden, Cottage garden, Creeper, Edible, Flowerbeds, Gardening, Groundcover, Honey producing plant, Medicinal |
Seeds per gram | 1000 |
Soil - Ph | Neutral to acid |
Soil - Type | Potting mix |
Sunlight - Exposure | No preference |
Direct sowing. Temperatures 10ºC night/20ºC day.
It adapts to all soils preferring humid and fresh, shady areas.
It is used in salads since its shoots are edible. This plant has astringent properties, indicated against diarrhea and bleeding as well as many other properties. Also, it is used in rockery and pots, being an excellent groundcover for shaded areas. Its flowers are very attractive to bees.