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Erinus alpinus
ALPINE BALSAM, FAIRY FOXGLOVE
SKU: 2523-030
Erinus alpinus, the fairy foxglove, alpine balsam, starflower, or liver balsam, is a semi-evergreen, perennial with stems of narrow blue-green leaves and clusters of rose-pink flowers at the tips in spring and summer.
It prefers rocky slopes and lime. It is popularly grown in rockeries or alpine gardens; and occasionally becomes naturalised outside its native range, especially on old stone walls. It is native to Central and Southern Europe, and also to Morocco and Algeria. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
Type: Hardy perennial
Hardiness zone: 4-7
Height: 6", 15cm
Location: Shade
Seeds per pack: 30
Jerzy Opioła, Erinus alpinus a1, CC BY-SA 4.0
Erinus alpinus, the fairy foxglove, alpine balsam, starflower, or liver balsam, is a semi-evergreen, perennial with stems of narrow blue-green leaves and clusters of rose-pink flowers at the tips in spring and summer.
It prefers rocky slopes and lime. It is popularly grown in rockeries or alpine gardens; and occasionally becomes naturalised outside its native range, especially on old stone walls. It is native to Central and Southern Europe, and also to Morocco and Algeria. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
Type: Hardy perennial
Hardiness zone: 4-7
Height: 6", 15cm
Location: Shade
Seeds per pack: 30
Jerzy Opioła, Erinus alpinus a1, CC BY-SA 4.0
