Glandora prostrata
A compact, mat-forming, shrubby evergreen shrub to around 15cm in height, with small, lance-shaped dark green leaves and a creeping habit. Five-petalled, star-shaped bright blue-purple flowers, with a purple stripe down the centre of each petal, appear from spring into summer. Great as part of an alternative hanging basket display of drought-tolerant succulents/alpines in summer
Size
Ultimate height
0.1–0.5 metresTime to ultimate height
5–10 yearsUltimate spread
0.1–0.5 metresGrowing conditions
Moisture
Well–drainedpH
Acid, NeutralColour & scent
| Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit | |
| Spring | Blue Purple | Green | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | Blue Purple | Green | ||
| Autumn | Green | |||
| Winter | Green |
Position
- Full sun
Aspect
East–facing or South–facing or West–facing
Exposure
Exposed or ShelteredDrought resistance
Yes Hardiness
H5Botanical details
- Family
- Boraginaceae
- Native to GB / Ireland
- No
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Habit
- Matforming
- Genus
A genus of flowering, evergreen, shrubby plants from borage family. They are cultivated for their five-lobed, funnel-shaped, blue or white flowers produced in cymes in summer. Leaves are linear, lance-shaped or elliptic, densely hairy
- Name status
Correct
How to grow
Cultivation
Grow in well-drained, acidic to neutral soil in full sun
Propagation
Propagate by semi-hardwood cuttings
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- City and courtyard gardens
- Cottage and informal garden
- Gravel garden
- hanging basket
- Mediterranean climate plants
- Patio and container plants
- Rock garden
- Low Maintenance
- Banks and slopes
- Flower borders and beds
- Ground cover
Pruning
Pests
Generally pest-free
Diseases
Generally disease-free
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