Shape | Trailing and bushy. |
Landscape | Border planting, informal/cottage gardens and rock gardens. |
Propagation | Seed and division. |
Cultivation | Full sun. Moist and well drained soils with a pH of acidic, neutral and alkaline. Prefers loam, chalk and sand. |
Pests | Prone to slugs, snails and aphids. Prone to root rot. |
Notable Specimens | The University of Alberta Botanic Garden, Devon, Alberta, Canada. |
Leaf Description | Trailing stems paired with ovate leaves. |
Flower Description | Clusters of showy trumpet-shaped flowers that are 4 cm long. |
Colour Description | The flowers are a bluish-purple. The leaves are green. |