ON THIS PLANT
The Lithodora (Lithodora diffusa, Lithodora spp.) is a low-growing floral ground cover that looks great beside paths, around the margins of flower borders, and in rock gardens. It's also great in window boxes or pots. This is a hardy plant that produces small, brightly blue, star-shaped blooms frequently from late spring to mid-to late summer, but flowering is more erratic later in the season. In more southern locations with mild winters, it grows profusely and its dark-green leaves stay evergreen all year. A single plant may grow to be as tall as six to ten inches and as broad as 24 to 36 inches.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Plant Type
- Herb
- Life Cycle
- Perennial
- Genus
- Lithodora
- Family
- Boraginaceae
- Hardiness Zone
- 7-9
- Mature Height
- 10 cm to 15 cm
- Mature Spread
- 30 cm to 61 cm
- Leaf Color
- Dark Green
- Leaf Type
- Evergreen
- Flower Color
- Blue
- Flower Size
- 1.02 cm to 1.52 cm
- Bloom Time
- Mid spring, Late spring, Early summer
- Planting Time
- Spring
- Harvest Time
- Summer
- Native Area
- Europe (The Mediterranean, northwestern France, southern Greece, Algeria and Turkey)
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