Lithodora Diffusa 'Heavenly Blue' is an excellent evergreen shrub of bushy, compact, low growing and spreading habit. It is a small, moderately fast growing plant perfect for groundcover, beds, containers and rock gardens and achieves a height and spread of around 20cm x 40cm in 2-5 years. Planted for interest in both its flowers and foliage, this award winning perennial displays small, star shaped, deep blue flowers in Spring and Summer above lance shaped, deep green foliage. Suitable for moist but well drained, acidic or neutral soils. This is a hardy plant withstanding cold Winter conditions of -15 to -10 degrees celsius. Suitable for most of the UK even in a severe Winter except for the most exposed sites. This variety is best positioned in full sun. This superb perennial has received the RHS Award of Garden Merit (AGM).

Supplied Quantity: 1
Pot Size: 1 Litre Pot
Common Names: purple gromwell 'Heavenly Blue'
Sunlight: full sun
Soil PH: acid, neutral
Soil Type: sand, loam
Foliage Type: evergreen
Watering: moist but well drained
Growing Rate: moderately fast growing
Foliage Colour: deep green
Flower Colour: deep blue
Flowering Season: Summer, Spring
Suggested Uses: groundcover, beds, containers, rock gardens
Hardiness Rating: H5
Hardiness Classification: hardy - cold Winters
Mature Height and Spread: 20cm x 40cm
Time to Specified Height: 2-5 years
Genus: Lithodora
Growth Habit: bushy, compact, low growing, spreading
Identification Card: picture card or identification label provided

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