Androsace villosa var. jacquemontii mediterranean Massed planting image

Massed planting image

Strong growing

No room for Galtonia

Big heart shaped leaves which reduce in winter to a basal few

usually starts flowering after the first rain

Androsace villosa var. jacquemontii mediterranean Massed planting imageA wee poppet. Rock Jasmine. A Himalayan species that was introduced into cultivations recently as 1952. It is easier than you might expect, with tiny silvery grey leaves dilute to the tufts of hairs, forming tight buns of beautiful mats in winter. These then transform in summer with fragrant inflorescences on tallish stalks, with new stolons sprouting out the top of the rosette in growth which are another interesting feature. Height 5cm including