Androsace lanuginosa leichtlinii evergreen later in spring spatula shaped-shaped

later in spring spatula shaped-shaped leaves smothered with stalked pompoms of pink/purple

but also in colder paces

the lobes often extending down the petiole

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Neat mounds of dark green foliage produce many globular

Androsace lanuginosa leichtlinii evergreen later in spring spatula shaped-shapedAn easy plant for the rock garden or well drained front of the border. if your border is petite! Best in a trough or pot to admire and ensure you don't loose it. This plant doesn't require much beyond the basics and yet on this meagre fare it will bloom later than the others and so it is a valuable addition to the other species. It will bloom on and off for most of the summer and well into autumn. To ask for more would be simply bad form. The mat is