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Androsace

This is a large group of cushion or mat forming plants from the alpine regions of the Northern hemisphere.  Because of their compact size and often showy flowers, they are prized by growers of alpine plants.  Cultivation is most successful in troughs, scree beds and tucked among rocks in rock gardens.  Grit mulch protects the crown from moisture.  Most species appreciate protection from hot afternoon sun.

 



Androsace albana

Androsace albana flower©

Androsace albana flower

Androsace albana

 

Rock Jasmine

This pretty little rock jasmine is found in alpine meadows in the Caucasus.  It is a short-lived species but does reseed fairly easily.  It forms a dense rosette with distinctive ruffled appearing leaves, a thick flower stalk with clusters of white or pink flowers. It grows best in partial shade in, gritty, sharply drained soil and grit topdress.  Nice trough plant.  Hardy to -20 degrees F.  Primulaceae

 


Androsace carnea ssp brigantiaca

Androsace carnea ssp brigantiaca

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Androsace carnea ssp brigantiaca foliage

 

Rock Jasmine

This is a fairly easy to grow plant with tufts of loose rosettes of linear leaves and white flowers on thin stalks in spring. 2” X 6”.   Grow in sun to part shade in gritty, sharply drained soil, grit topdress.  Another nice trough plant.  Hardy to -30 degrees F  Primulaceae

 


 

 

Androsace sarmentosa

Androsace sarmentosa

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Androsace sarmentosa

Androsace sarmentosa©

 

Rock Jasmine

 

This small mat forming alpine spreads by red tinted stolons and produces tiny pink, yellow centered flowers in spring.  3” X 12”.   Sun to part shade, gritty, sharply drained soil.  Hardy to –30 degrees F.   Native to mountain forests and grassy slopes in the Himalayas from W. China westward to Pakistan.  Primulaceae

 

 


Androsace sarmentosa 'Chumbyi'

Androsace sarmentosa 'Chumbyi' flowers©

Androsace sarmentosa 'Chumbyi'

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Androsace sarmentosa 'Chumbyi'

 

Rock Jasmine

 

Dense, fuzzy rosettes with umbels of rose-pink flowers in spring. 3” X 8”.   Sun to part shade, gritty, sharply drained soil. Spreads by runners. One of the easiest to grow.  Hardy to –20 degrees F.   Himalayas Primulaceae

 

 


 

 

Androsace septentrionalis 'Stardust'

Androsace septentrionalis 'Stardust' early in season

young 1st year plant

Androsace septentrionalis 'Stardust' mass of flowers

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'Stardust'

 

Rock Jasmine

 

Tufts of flatish, loose rosettes of linear leaves with a galaxy of white flowers on long wiry stems.   4” X 8”.   Easy to grow in sun to part shade in gritty, sharply drained soil.   This plant may be an annual since it hasn't made it through a winter yet for us although we always have some in the garden since it reseeds freely.  The species is from the Rocky Mountains. Primulaceae

 

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