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Glandora prostrata 'Grace Ward'

purple gromwell 'Grace Ward'

A low-growing or prostrate evergreen shrub forming a wide mat, to 15cm tall, with small, oblong, coarsely hairy leaves, and star-shaped, intense deep blue flowers 15mm wide in late spring and summer

Other common names
gromwell 'Grace Ward'
Synonyms
Lithospermum 'Grace Ward'
Lithodora diffusa 'Grace Ward'
see moreLithospermum prostratum 'Grace Ward'
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Size
Ultimate height
0.1–0.5 metres
Time to ultimate height
2–5 years
Ultimate spread
0.1–0.5 metres
Growing conditions
Loam
Sand
Moisture
Well–drained
pH
Acid, Neutral
Colour & scent
StemFlowerFoliageFruit
Spring Blue Green
Summer Blue Green
Autumn Green
Winter Green
Position
  • Full sun
Aspect

South–facing or North–facing or West–facing or East–facing

Exposure
Exposed or Sheltered
Hardiness
H5
Botanical details
Family
Boraginaceae
Native to the UK
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

Accepted

How to grow

Cultivation

Excellent for an open, sunny position with an acidic soil in a rock garden or raised bed

Propagation

Propagate by semi-hardwood cuttings

Suggested planting locations and garden types
  • City and courtyard gardens
  • Coastal
  • Cottage and informal garden
  • Gravel garden
  • Rock garden
  • Patio and container plants
Pruning

Pruning group 8

Pests

Generally pest-free

Diseases

Generally disease-free

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