Alpenrose

Alpenrose
Photo: Krzysztof Golik · CC BY-SA 4.0

Pet safety

Seriously harmful to pets if eaten (all parts).

Through the year

In flower: Jun

Key care steps

  1. Cut 23cm lengths, sloping at the top and flat at the base.
  2. Slot into a slit trench with sharp sand in the bottom, two-thirds buried.
  3. Firm after frosts and leave for a full year before lifting.

A small, spreading evergreen shrub with dark, glossy green leaves that are red-brown and scaly beneath. Small clusters of rose-pink to crimson, occasionally white, tubular flowers appear in June.

Sun: Full sun to partial shade.

Soil: Humus-rich, acid soil; loam, clay or sand..

Hardiness: H6 — down to −20°C.

Flowering: Jun.