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Androsace americana
Also called Mackenzie River Dwarf Primrose
A small cushion-forming perennial alpine primrose from subarctic North America, forming mats of tight rosettes with pink or white flowers in June. It needs cold, open, well-drained conditions and does best grown on rock or in a gritty alpine setup.
Androsace americana, synonym Douglasia arctica, known as the Mackenzie River dwarf primrose, is a species of flowering plant in the primrose family, Primulaceae. It is native to subarctic North America (Alaska, the Northwest Territories and Yukon).
Androsace americana, like other Androsace species, are found in cold climates Androsace americana is native to Northern America as well as Subarctic America, and it is typically found in Alaska, Northwest Territories, Yukon, and Canada. It prefers to grow on rocky and mossy slopes.
Androsace albana · Alpine Rock Jasmine · Androsace brevis · Androsace delphinensis · Filiform rockjasmine · Swiss Rockjasmine · Androsace lactea · Cliff Douglasia · Pink Rock Jasmine · Androsace lanuginosa · Androsace mathildae · Snow Dwarf Primrose
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Androsace americana by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
