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Asperula nitida

  • Perennial
  • 5 cm high
  • Soft-coloured flowers
  • Evergreen
  • Hardy to approx. -10°C

Garden use

Use

Troughs

Site and growing conditions

Scree Crevice garden Gravel garden Rockgarden Dry bed

Ornamental value and special features

Wintergreen

Growth

Slow

Care

Moderate

Characteristics

Height 3 - 5 cm
Flowering time May - June
Flower colour pink
Growth habit pillow
Growth rate slow
Hardiness down to about -10°C

Site conditions

Light full sun, sunny
Moisture dry, winter dry
Soil highly permeable
Soil fertility none to little

Botanical information

Botanical name Asperula nitida
Genus Asperula
Family Rubiaceae