A beautiful little North American sandwort forming compact tufts of narrow, needle-like foliage, with short upright stems carrying clusters of small white flowers in late spring. Franklin's sandwort is native to the dry interior of the Pacific Northwest and Great Basin, occurring from central Washington and Oregon east to Idaho and Nevada. It is particularly characteristic of sand dunes, scablands, sagebrush slopes and other dry, rocky sites, where its low, tufted habit allows it to withstand intense summer heat and drought.
An excellent plant for a dry rock garden, trough or crevice planting, it needs very sharp drainage and is particularly well suited to gravelly or sandy soils. The white flowers are held close together above the foliage rather than on tall, showy stems, giving the plant a subtle alpine character. A choice native for gardeners interested in xeric North American plants and the specialized flora of the Columbia Plateau.
A beautiful little North American sandwort forming compact tufts of narrow, needle-like foliage, with short upright stems carrying clusters of small white flowers in late spring. Franklin's sandwort is native to the dry interior of the Pacific Northwest and Great Basin, occurring from central Washington and Oregon east to Idaho and Nevada. It is particularly characteristic of sand dunes, scablands, sagebrush slopes and other dry, rocky sites, where its low, tufted habit allows it to withstand intense summer heat and drought.
An excellent plant for a dry rock garden, trough or crevice planting, it needs very sharp drainage and is particularly well suited to gravelly or sandy soils. The white flowers are held close together above the foliage rather than on tall, showy stems, giving the plant a subtle alpine character. A choice native for gardeners interested in xeric North American plants and the specialized flora of the Columbia Plateau.
