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Leontopodium pusillum

  • Perennial
  • Light-coloured flowers
  • Silvery-grey foliage
  • Semi-evergreen
  • Very hardy
Low form, good growing and strong

Garden use

Use

Cemetery plants Along path Border Pot Troughs Small garden Roof garden intensive Small groups

Site and growing conditions

Scree Crevice garden Gravel garden Rockgarden Alpine house

Ornamental value and special features

Cutflower Dried flower Semi wintergreen Unusual flowers

Growth

Medium

Planting density

Plant about 9 - 15 plants per m²

Characteristics

Flowering time June - July
Flower colour white, cream
Leaf colour gray-green
Growth habit pillow
Growth rate medium
Hardiness down to about -30°C

Site conditions

Light full sun, sunny
Moisture dry
Soil pervious, light, normal

Botanical information

Botanical name Leontopodium pusillum
Genus Leontopodium
Family Asteraceae