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Androsace
Also called Rock Jasmine, Fairy Candelabra, Mountain Primroses, Rock Jasmines
Androsace is a genus of about 110 small alpine and Arctic perennials, widely grown for their dense cushions of white or pink flowers. Most cultivated members are mat-forming evergreens that need sharp drainage, full sun and cool conditions.
Androsace, commonly known as rock jasmine, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Primulaceae, second only to Primula in the number of species. It is predominantly Arctic–alpine, with many species in the Himalayas (where the genus originated), the mountains of central Asia, the Caucasus, and the southern and central European mountain systems, particularly the Alps and the Pyrenees.
Plants of this genus are sometimes known as rock jasmines or fairy candelabras, and are widely cultivated for their dense cushions covered in white or pink flowers. There are roughly 110 species.
The following species have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. All are mat-forming evergreen perennials.
A. lanuginosa (woolly rock jasmine) – lilac pink
Alpine Rock Jasmine · Pink Rock Jasmine · Androsace lanuginosa · Androsace villosa
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