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Erinus alpinus AGM AM

Plantaginaceae
 

Habitat: dry walls and banks

 

Soil: gritty, well drained

 

Height: 8 cm

 

Flowering: late spring to early summer

 

Width: 10 cm

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The books say that this is called the 'fairy primrose', although I have never heard that name used. However, the flowers are quite like those of the small primulas, such as Primula farinosa, usually pink or white, several to a stem and many stems on a plant. We use it to decorate an old stone wall, scattering the seed in the autumn. By the second year these yield many flowering mats, self-seeding thereafter.
9 cm pot £3.00