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HELIOSPERMA alpestre
Small
Shade
White
Reasonable soil
Summer
Pollinator friendly
Pot Size
Qty
Description
Heliosperma alpestre
Height x Spread: 30cm x 40cm
Alpine form of 'Campion', producing a haze of single, white, starry flowers on compact stems, over an ankle-high sprawling hummock of deep green leaves. This very prolific and long flowering, evergreen alpine delivers blooms in early summer.
Tough and hardy, it loves a challenge, growing in places other plants avoid, such as tight crevices in walls or between rocks and makes an excellent choice for a coastal garden too. Bees love it. It thrives in a gritty, free draining soil that retains some moisture and does not dry out completely, in full sun or light shade.
Synonyms: Silene alpestris