Omphalodes linifolia
Venus's navelwort, Argentine forget-me-not, Flax-leaved navelwort, Omphalodes linifolia alba, Little Snow White, Petite bourrache, White-flowered navelwort
Omphalodes Omphalodes
O. linifolia - O. linifolia is a slender, erect, branching annual with spoon-shaped to narrowly lance-shaped, sparsely hairy, grey-green leaves and loose, terminal racemes of tiny, lightly fragrant, white, occasionally pale blue, flowers in late spring and summer.
Omphalodes linifolia is: Deciduous
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White in Spring; White in Summer
Grey-green in Spring; Grey-green in Summer; Grey-green in Autumn
Cut down after flowering.
Sow seed in situ in spring.
Seed
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Omphalodes linifolia (Venus's navelwort) will reach a height of 0.4m and a spread of 0.15m after 1 year.
Beds and borders, City, Coastal, Cottage/Informal, Flower Arranging, Gravel, Mediterranean, Rock
Grow in moderately fertile, preferably alkaline, well-drained soil in full sun. Self-seeds freely.
Loamy, Sandy
Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
South, East
Exposed, Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
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Omphalodes linifolia
Venus's navelwort, Argentine forget-me-not, Flax-leaved navelwort, Omphalodes linifolia alba, Little Snow White, Petite bourrache, White-flowered navelwort
Omphalodes Omphalodes
O. linifolia - O. linifolia is a slender, erect, branching annual with spoon-shaped to narrowly lance-shaped, sparsely hairy, grey-green leaves and loose, terminal racemes of tiny, lightly fragrant, white, occasionally pale blue, flowers in late spring and summer.
Africa, Southwestern Europe
Deciduous
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White in Spring; White in Summer
Grey-green in Spring; Grey-green in Summer; Grey-green in Autumn
Cut down after flowering.
Sow seed in situ in spring.
Seed
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Omphalodes linifolia (Venus's navelwort) will reach a height of 0.4m and a spread of 0.15m after 1 year.
Beds and borders, City, Coastal, Cottage/Informal, Flower Arranging, Gravel, Mediterranean, Rock
Grow in moderately fertile, preferably alkaline, well-drained soil in full sun. Self-seeds freely.
Loamy, Sandy
Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
South, East
Exposed, Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Zone 12, Zone 11, Zone 10, Zone 9, Zone 8, Zone 7, Zone 6, Zone 5, Zone 4, Zone 3, Zone 2, Zone 1
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Soil types: | Loamy, Sandy | Tell us... |
Soil drainage: | Well-drained | Tell us... |
Soil pH: | Acid, Alkaline, Neutral | Tell us... |
Light: | Full Sun | Tell us... |
Aspect: | South, East | Tell us... |
Exposure: | Exposed, Sheltered | Tell us... |
Hardiness: | Hardy (H4) | Tell us... |
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