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Cyananthus microphyllus

Cyananthus microphyllus is a small, low-growing alpine perennial from the Himalaya and Tibet, with blue bell-shaped flowers, grown in rock gardens for its compact habit. It needs cool conditions, sharp drainage and a sunny, open site.

Family
Campanulaceae (Campanul family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water moderately during the growing season and let the top of the soil dry slightly between waterings; avoid waterlogging.
Soil
Gritty, free-draining mix with added grit or stone chips, cool and moisture-retentive but never soggy.
Temperature
5–20 °C; hardy in cold climates and needs winter cold, struggles in heat.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
W. & C. Himalaya to S. Tibet
Climate
subalpine or subarctic

About

Cyananthus microphyllus, called the small-leaved bluebell-flower, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Cyananthus, native to the western Himalayas, Nepal, and Tibet. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cyananthus microphyllus 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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