Description
Striking pretty blue flowers with yellow eye.
This Aster is ground hugging with its foliage only reaching 3cm in height but flowering stems will reach up to 15cm high showcasing this striking blue flower. The petals coil up underneath during dull cloudy periods and unfurl again in the sun. Best suited to the alpine rock garden or free draining border this plant is evergreen.
Flowers: Spring-summer
Hardiness: Hardy
Height: 15cm
Spread: 30cm
Further information:
When the flowers finish cut them back to get more. Otherwise leave this plant to its own devices and it will reward you. Slowly spreads.
Common Name: Rosulate Blue Daisy
Life Cycle: perennial
Family: Asteraceae
Foliage: lanceolate
Basic Colour: ( blue )
Flower Colour: blue
Natural Flowering: April – June
Winter Hardiness: Fully Hardy
Height with Flowers: 15cm
Soil Requirements: average / dry / well-drained / sandy
Soil ph: acidic / alkaline / neutral
Location: container / border / rock garden
Usage: ornamental
Pruning: not required
Tolerates: drought tolerant / salt tolerant / deer resistance / rabbit resistance
Origin: South Africa
Jane S. (verified owner) –