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Edraianthus pumilio

Edraianthus pumilio
Photo: Ghislain118 http://www.fleurs-des-montagnes.net, CC BY-SA 3.0

A tiny alpine perennial cushion plant from the Biokovo mountains of Croatia, forming silvery-green hairy leaves and violet bell flowers in summer. It needs very sharp drainage and alkaline soil, so it suits an alpine garden or rockery.

Family
Campanulaceae (Campanul family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Full sun
Water
Water moderately during growth and keep it dry in winter; avoid waterlogging.
Soil
Very free-draining, preferably alkaline mineral mix with grit or limestone chips.
Temperature
Hardy to cold winters; protect from wet cold.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Croatia (Mt. Biokovo)
Climate
temperate

About

Edraianthus pumilio, the silvery dwarf harebell or Biokovo bellflower, is a species of flowering plant in the family Campanulaceae, native to the Biokovo mountains of Dalmatia in southern Croatia. It is an herbaceous perennial growing to 2.5 cm (1 in), forming a cushion of hairy, silvery-green leaves and bearing solitary violet upturned bell-shaped flowers in summer. It requires extremely free-draining, preferably alkaline, soil, and is best grown in an alpine garden or rockery.

The Latin specific epithet pumilio means "small in stature".

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Edraianthus pumilio 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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