Androsace studiosorum 'Doksa'
An alpine herbaceous perennial, up to 8cm high and spreading by stolons, with rosettes of grey-green leaves and clusters of large pale pink flowers with yellow centres in spring
Up to 10 cm
0.1-0.5 metres
| Season | Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit |
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Grow in moist but gritty well-drained soil in sun, in a rock garden, scree bed, or trough, in vertical crevices in rock-work or walls, or in an alpine house, where it can be protected from winter wet, in a mixture of sharp sand and leaf mould
Propagate by rooting single rosettes as softwood cuttings, and keep moist by watering from below
No pruning required, but removing dead rosettes will reduce the risk of fungal infections
May be susceptible to aphids, root mealybugs, root aphid, and glasshouse red spider mite; birds may tear at rosettes
May be susceptible to fungal diseases in damp conditions