Dorling Kindersley 2003 
A perennial forming a mat of prostrate stems to 30cm across, with small, lobed or toothed, dull green leaves. Flowers up to 4cm in width, blue, rarely white, opening in late summer
Up to 10 cm
0.1-0.5 metres
| Season | Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit |
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Grow in poor to moderately fertile, humus-rich, moist but well-drained, preferably neutral to slightly acid soil in partial shade. Or grow in pots in an alpine house; keep plants cool and shaded
Propagate by seed sown as soon as it is ripe in pots in an open frame. Propagate by rooting softwood cuttings in late spring or early summer
No pruning required
May be susceptible to glasshouse red spider mite and aphids
Generally disease-free