Buglossoides purpurocaerulea syn. Lithospermum purpurocaeruleum ; Lithodora buglossoides
Blue Gromwell
A ground covering, short-growing plant bearing loads of gentian-blue tubular star shaped flowers in Spring to early Summer
Contributed by @tiggrx
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Full sun
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Very little water
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Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Moist and free draining
Common name
Blue Gromwell
Latin name
Buglossoides purpurocaerulea syn. Lithospermum purpurocaeruleum ; Lithodora buglossoides
type
Perennial
family
Boraginaceae
ph
5.0 - 7.0 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun
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Frost
Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Soil
Moist and free draining
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Water
Very little water
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
0.60 M
0.15 M
Buglossoides purpurocaerulea syn. Lithospermum purpurocaeruleum ; Lithodora buglossoides
A ground covering, short-growing plant bearing loads of gentian-blue tubular star shaped flowers in Spring to early Summer
Flowering
From Early Spring TO Early Summer
Lithodora flowers from early to mid Spring right through to early Summer
Planting in Autumn
From Late Summer TO Late Autumn
Plant container grown plants in moist lime free soil in late summer to autumn.
Planting in Spring
From Early Spring TO Mid Spring
Plant container grown plants in moist lime free soil in early Spring to mid Spring
Propagating by cuttings
From Late Spring TO Early Summer
Take softwood cuttings from new growth early in the day in Spring or early Summer. Cut, neatly, a 4" approx. piece of a non-flowering shoot, pinch out the tip, and cut off the bottom leaves. Dip the bottom of the cutting in hormone rooting powder, and carefully place in a pot of cutting compost with the leaves just above the level of the compost. Water, label, cover with a polythene bag, and place in a warm, bright place, out of direct sunlight. Take the polythene bag off periodically for a while for ventilation (at least twice a week)
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