a beautiful little alpine fleabane native to the high mountains of western North America, from British Columbia and Alberta south through the Rocky Mountains to New Mexico and Arizona, including the high country of Oregon where it’s quite rare. It forms a compact basal rosette of hairy, gray-green leaves, with short stems carrying solitary, relatively large daisy flowers in shades of blue, lavender, pink, or occasionally white. In the wild it grows in rocky alpine sites, meadows, fellfields, and near timberline, often at elevations approaching 14,000 feet.
An excellent plant for the alpine and rock garden, particularly suited to troughs, screes, and pockets of gritty soil between rocks. Its naturally diminutive habit makes it especially effective in a high-elevation style planting, where it can be allowed to grow among other small alpines without being overwhelmed. Give it full sun and excellent drainage, with adequate moisture during its growing season. A superb North American alpine for the serious rock gardener.
a beautiful little alpine fleabane native to the high mountains of western North America, from British Columbia and Alberta south through the Rocky Mountains to New Mexico and Arizona, including the high country of Oregon where it’s quite rare. It forms a compact basal rosette of hairy, gray-green leaves, with short stems carrying solitary, relatively large daisy flowers in shades of blue, lavender, pink, or occasionally white. In the wild it grows in rocky alpine sites, meadows, fellfields, and near timberline, often at elevations approaching 14,000 feet.
An excellent plant for the alpine and rock garden, particularly suited to troughs, screes, and pockets of gritty soil between rocks. Its naturally diminutive habit makes it especially effective in a high-elevation style planting, where it can be allowed to grow among other small alpines without being overwhelmed. Give it full sun and excellent drainage, with adequate moisture during its growing season. A superb North American alpine for the serious rock gardener.
