Lithospermum 'Star' (also known as Lithodora) is a lovely little plant that we picked up on one or our trips to my folks in Norfolk. We were looking for ground fillers and this fit the bill perfectly. It looks lovely in amongst the taller bedding plants.Family: Boraginceae
Position: Full sun in lime free soil. Suitable for beds, banks walls, rock gardens, gravel beds and containers.
Flowers: Spring with continual flushes throughout summer. Ours hasn't flowered again this year as it's been too hot, dry and windy.
Dimensions: 20cm high by 40cm wide.
Habit: Mat forming perennial shrublet which should give years of colour. Hardy.
Care: leave it to it's own devices - trim back after flowering if you like.
Propagation: Cuttings in late summer.
Distribution: not sure about this one - can't find anything in my gardening encyclopedias. A plant of mystery!!!
Key: bold/italics = stuff I've nicked from books
Everything else = me
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