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Filiform rockjasmine

Androsace filiformis

Also called Slender Stemmed Androsace, Filiform Rock Jasmine, Slender Rock Jasmine, Slender Stemmed Rock Jasmine, Slender Rockjasmine

Filiform rockjasmine
Photo: Dmitriy Bochkov, CC BY 4.0

A tiny annual alpine and meadow herb from mountain meadows, grown mainly by rock-garden and alpine enthusiasts. It sets seed and dies each year, so it must be sown fresh and kept cool and moist while young.

Family
Primulaceae (Primul family)
Grows as
Annual
Light
Full sun
Water
Keep soil evenly moist while seedlings establish, then water moderately; avoid waterlogging.
Soil
Gritty, well-drained mineral mix, such as a sandy or rocky alpine compost.
Temperature
10–22 °C; tolerates cold winters and needs cool summers.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
E. Europe to Temp. Asia, W. U.S.A.
Climate
temperate

About

Androsace filiformis is a species of flowering plant in the primrose family known by the common names filiform rockjasmine and slender-stemmed androsace.

It is an uncommon plant native to the Northwestern United States, California, Colorado, and Utah. It is also known from Eurasia.

Other Androsace plants

Androsace albana · Alpine Rock Jasmine · Mackenzie River Douglasia · Androsace brevis · Androsace delphinensis · Swiss Rockjasmine · Androsace lactea · Cliff Douglasia · Pink Rock Jasmine · Androsace lanuginosa · Androsace mathildae · Snow Dwarf Primrose

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Androsace filiformis 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.

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