Calandrinia ranunculina
Rock purslane
Calandrinia Calandrinia
C. ranunculina - C. ranunculina is a tender, compact, tufted, evergreen perennial. sometimes grown as an annual, with spoon-shaped to broadly linear, grey-green leaves and open cup-shaped, bright yellow flowers from summer into autumn.
Calandrinia ranunculina is: Evergreen
Compact, Clump-forming
Bright-yellow in Summer; Bright-yellow in Autumn
Grey-green in All seasons
Deadhead regularly to encourage further flowering. If grown as an annual, remove at the end of the growing season.
Sow seeds at 16-18C in autumn or early spring. Take stem cuttings in spring. Benefits from regular propagation.
Seed, Stem tip cuttings
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Calandrinia ranunculina (Rock purslane) will reach a height of 0.1m and a spread of 0.15m after 2-5 years.
Beds and borders, Coastal, Conservatory, Containers, Cottage/Informal, Drought Tolerant, Gravel, Greenhouse, Low Maintenance, Rock
Grow in slightly acid, humus-rich, sharply-drained soil in sun. May survive mild winters or if mulched. Under glass, grow in equal parts loam, leaf mold, & sand in full light. Water moderately. Best in a rock garden or trough & overwintered under glass.
Chalky, Loamy, Sandy
Well-drained
Acid, Neutral
Full Sun
South, East, West
Sheltered
Tender in frost (H3)
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Calandrinia ranunculina
Rock purslane
Calandrinia Calandrinia
C. ranunculina - C. ranunculina is a tender, compact, tufted, evergreen perennial. sometimes grown as an annual, with spoon-shaped to broadly linear, grey-green leaves and open cup-shaped, bright yellow flowers from summer into autumn.
Evergreen
Compact, Clump-forming
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Bright-yellow in Summer; Bright-yellow in Autumn
Grey-green in All seasons
Deadhead regularly to encourage further flowering. If grown as an annual, remove at the end of the growing season.
Sow seeds at 16-18C in autumn or early spring. Take stem cuttings in spring. Benefits from regular propagation.
Seed, Stem tip cuttings
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Calandrinia ranunculina (Rock purslane) will reach a height of 0.1m and a spread of 0.15m after 2-5 years.
Beds and borders, Coastal, Conservatory, Containers, Cottage/Informal, Drought Tolerant, Gravel, Greenhouse, Low Maintenance, Rock
Grow in slightly acid, humus-rich, sharply-drained soil in sun. May survive mild winters or if mulched. Under glass, grow in equal parts loam, leaf mold, & sand in full light. Water moderately. Best in a rock garden or trough & overwintered under glass.
Chalky, Loamy, Sandy
Well-drained
Acid, Neutral
Full Sun
South, East, West
Sheltered
Tender in frost (H3)
Zone 11, Zone 10, Zone 9
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Hardiness: | Tender in frost (H3) | Tell us... |
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