Perennials > Androsace > Androsace lanuginosa > Androsace lanuginosa
Androsace lanuginosa
Woolly Rock Jasmine
Origin: Native to the Himalayas.
| Family |
| Primulaceae |
| Genus |
| Androsace |
| Species |
| lanuginosa |
| Category |
| Perennials |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 7b - 8a |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 7 |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H5 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -15 - (-9) |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 5 - 15 |
| Height |
| Up to 10 cm |
| Spread |
| Up to 0.5 m |
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Description and Growing Information
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| General Description |
| Androsace lanuginosa is a mat-forming, trailing evergreen perennial with grey-green leaves in rosettes and clusters of small, lilac-pink flowers. |
| Cultivation |
| Grow in full sun, in well-drained soil. |
| Growth |
| Slow |
| Leaf Description |
| Ovate, silky, grey-green, arranged in loose rosettes. |
| Flower Description |
| 8 - 12 mm in diameter, 5 petals are lilac-pink, in clusters called umbels in which the outer flowers have pink centres and the central flowers have yellow centres. |
| Notable Specimens |
| RHS Garden Rosemoor, North Devon, England. |
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