I saw this wonderful display of Laurentia (aka 'Isotome') axillaris 'Blue Stars' today when I visited the RHS garden centre at Harlow Carr. There were six of these containers spaced out along the entrance walkway and, to be honest, I didn't recognise the plant at all. A little bit of investigation revealed the name to me. What strikes me is how neatly it grows, when many are planted together in a container, forming neat mounds of green and mauve with hundreds of buds yet to open. It reminds me very much of the way some campanulas grow and it does, indeed, belong to the campanulaceae family. It's a half-hardy evergreen perennial and is best grown as an annual, but otherwise seems unfussy.
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| Laurentia (a.k.a. Isotoma) axillaris 'Blue Stars' |
It has a
plant hardiness rating of H3 (internal link)
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| Laurentia (a.k.a. Isotoma) axillaris 'Blue Stars' |
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| Laurentia (a.k.a. Isotoma) axillaris 'Blue Stars' |
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| Laurentia (a.k.a. Isotoma) axillaris 'Blue Stars' |
Further information
about Laurentia (Isotoma) axillaris 'Blue Stars (RHS external link).
