Neat mounds of dark green foliage produce many globular, mid-blue flowers in late spring - early summer. A superb plant for a stone trough or tucked between stones on the rock garden, this is free-flowering, long-lived and easy to grow in good, well-drained soil or compost. About 7cm high when flowering. Very tight congested mounds of tiny dark green glossy leaves from which rich dark blue flowers emerge on short 10cm stems in summer. Has small lance like, dark green spatula shaped leaves which are evergreen and take red/purple tones in winter on hard pickings, mine are about about 7-9cm long. Bears spherical heads of lavender, daisy like flowers. Flowers Dec-Feb. Needs good drainage as these can survive in dry conditions. I have seen various species growing ion the wild in inhospitable spots and flowering happily. Full sun. I will
