General Description | Small, spreading succulent perennial plant. |
ID Characteristic | Grey-blue leaves with a slightly wrinkled surface. |
Landscape | Flower borders and rock gardens. |
Propagation | Root cuttings collected in the autumn and cut into 5 cm lengths and placed horizontally in flats barely covering the top. Water and place in a cold frame until growth appears and then pot individually. |
Cultivation | Best grown in deep moist soil. |
Pests | Aphids, vine weevil and slugs |
Habitat | Moist meadows, open flowers and grassy slopes at an altitude of 1,500-4,100 m. |
Leaf Description | Oblong to oblanceolate, pubescent or subglabrous along the veins with a rounded to obtuse apex and attenuate base, 3-15 x 1.5-4 cm, grouped together to form a rosette. |
Flower Description | Flowers violet, blue lavender, lilac, pink or white with a deep yellow eye. |