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Jasione laevis

Jasione laevis
Photo: Bouba at French Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0

Jasione laevis is a small, low-growing perennial in the bellflower family, grown for its blue, pincushion-like flower heads. It needs sun, sharp drainage and little water to thrive.

Family
Campanulaceae (Campanul family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly, letting the soil dry out between waterings, and avoid soggy roots in winter.
Soil
Well-drained, poor to moderately fertile soil, sandy or gritty.
Temperature
Hardy in temperate climates; tolerates cold winters, but protect from prolonged waterlogged cold.
How easy
Easy
Native range
SW. Germany to SW. Europe
Climate
temperate

About

Jasione laevis is an ornamental plant. It was formerly known as Jasione perennis.

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Jasione laevis 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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