Shape | Compact and mat-forming. |
Landscape | Rock gardens. |
Propagation | Seed. |
Cultivation | Full sun and partial-shade. Moist well-drained with a pH of 5.5 - 6.5. Prefers sandy loam and loam soils. |
Pests | Slugs and snails. Leaf spots. |
Notable Specimens | The University of Alberta Botanic Garden, Devon, Alberta, Canada. |
Habitat | Wet meadows. |
Leaf Description | Stems are ascending, simple and papillate. Basal rosette leaves. Leaf blade is triangular, 5 - 10 mm long and 1.5 - 2 mm wide. Stem leaves are whorls of 3. Lower stem leaves are withered and lanceolate to ovate. |
Flower Description | Flowers are terminal, solitary and sessile. Trumpets with 7 lobes. |
Colour Description | The foliage is greyish-green. The flowers are a purplish-blue. |