£9.00

A versatile, dwarf shrub, popular for over a century for its ability to spread into a dense, evergreen carpet beneath other taller shrubs. It needs some degree of shade and acid soils, hence its popularity for underplanting rhododendrons.

Type

• Perennials

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Foliage: Evergreen

Hardiness: Hardy

Vigour: Medium growing

Uses

• Beds and borders
• Cottage style garden
• Slopes/banks
• Woodland area
• Contemporary style garden
• Japanese style garden
• Gravel garden

Special features

• Attractive to wildlife
• Low maintenance
• Drought tolerant
• Evergreen
• Ground cover
• Winter interest
• Attractive to bees

Care instructions

Grow in moist but well-drained acidic soil in partial shade. Lift and divide congested colonies in autumn or spring.

Dimensions

Size: Small

Pot size: 2 litre

Eventual height: 25cm

Eventual spread: 60cm

Positions

• Light shade
• Shade

Aspects

• East
• West
• North

Soil types

• Sandy
• Normal
• Clay

Soil pH ranges

• Acid
• Neutral
• Alkaline

Special conditions

• Dry shade