A trailing evergreen perennial forming a mat to 45cm wide, composed of loose rosettes of silky, grey-green, ovate leaves. Umbels of bright lilac-pink flowers 8-12mm wide on stalks to 10cm open in mid summer
Up to 10 cm
0.1-0.5 metres
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Grow in a scree bed, in vertical crevices in rock or in moist but gritty well-drained soil
Propagate by seed sown in containers in an open cold frame as soon as ripe or in autumn. Root single rosettes as cuttings in early to midsummer. Keep moist but water from below to avoid wetting the rosettes
No pruning required
May be susceptible to aphids under glass but generally pest-free
May be susceptible to fungal diseases in damp conditions. Remove dead rosettes to reduce the risk of infection