Habitat: stony mountain slopes
Soil: with grit and humus
Height: 10 cm
Flowering: early summer
Width: 10 cm
This is a true alpine, coming from screes (usually limestone) in the mountains of north-east Spain. It makes neat mats or domes of somewhat fleshy, narrow leaves, above which are held the heads of flowers, which are white in this sub-species.
9 cm pot £3.00