A rare and refined alpine soapwort hybrid, forming compact mats of grey-green foliage topped with soft pink, starry flowers in late spring to early summer. It forms spreading cushions of small, opposite, blue-green leaves on wiry, prostrate stems that weave through crevices and spill attractively over walls and rocks.
In late spring to early summer, the plant becomes densely covered in clusters of bright rose-pink to soft magenta, five-petaled flowers that nearly obscure the foliage when in full bloom. The effect is a vivid cascade of color, especially striking when allowed to trail over stonework or cascade down slopes. The flowers are lightly nectar-rich and attract a variety of bees and other generalist pollinators.
A choice plant for alpine enthusiasts—beautiful, tough, and long-lived in the right conditions, it loves troughs and planters, my selection was from the garden of the late Kathy Allen.
Hardiness Zones: USDA Zones 4-9
A rare and refined alpine soapwort hybrid, forming compact mats of grey-green foliage topped with soft pink, starry flowers in late spring to early summer. It forms spreading cushions of small, opposite, blue-green leaves on wiry, prostrate stems that weave through crevices and spill attractively over walls and rocks.
In late spring to early summer, the plant becomes densely covered in clusters of bright rose-pink to soft magenta, five-petaled flowers that nearly obscure the foliage when in full bloom. The effect is a vivid cascade of color, especially striking when allowed to trail over stonework or cascade down slopes. The flowers are lightly nectar-rich and attract a variety of bees and other generalist pollinators.
A choice plant for alpine enthusiasts—beautiful, tough, and long-lived in the right conditions, it loves troughs and planters, my selection was from the garden of the late Kathy Allen.
Hardiness Zones: USDA Zones 4-9
