Erinus alpinus

Erinus alpinus, the fairy foxglove,[1] alpine balsam,[2] starflower, or liver balsam, is a species of flowering plant in the family Plantaginaceae, native to Central and Southern Europe.[3][4]

Erinus alpinus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Plantaginaceae
Genus: Erinus
Species:
E. alpinus
Binomial name
Erinus alpinus

It is a semi-evergreen perennial, with 10 cm (4 in) stems of narrow blue-green leaves and clusters of rose-pink flowers at the tips in spring and summer. It is popularly grown in rockeries or alpine gardens; and it occasionally becomes naturalised outside of its native range, especially on old stone walls, shown well from a well-known location for this species on the old packhorse bridge at Carrbridge in the Highlands of Scotland [5]

It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[6][7]

  • Solsonès, Catalonia
  • With Paronychia kapela subsp. serpyllifolia, Summit of Pimene, Pyrenees

References
  1. Annie's Annuals Retrieved October 8, 2015
  2. Plants: USDA.Gov October 8, 2015
  3. "Erinus alpinus". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved Apr 26, 2012.
  4. "Encyclopaedia of life entry for Erinus alpinus". Retrieved Apr 26, 2012.
  5. "Ukwildflowers link". Retrieved April 26, 2012.
  6. "Erinus alpinus". Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  7. "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 36. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.