Description
Andromeda polifolia Blue Lagoon
Andromeda polifolia Blue Lagoon (bog rosemary) is a compact, slow-growing evergreen with narrow, glaucous blue foliage and neat, low mounding habit, ideal for cool, acidic sites. In late spring to early summer it bears small, urn-shaped pink flowers above the foliage. Perfect for peat beds, bog gardens, and containers of ericaceous compost kept evenly moist; thrives in acid, peat-rich, moist to damp soil in sun or light shade. Eventually forms a low cushion around 30cm tall and 4560cm wide.
Position: Sun or light shade Rate of Growth: Slow Soil: Acid, peat-rich, moist to damp (bog garden/ericaceous) Hardiness: Fully hardy Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Plant at a Glance
light:sun light:light-shade facing:south facing:west facing:east facing:north soiltype:acid soilmoisture:damp foliage:evergreen flowering:may flowering:june flowercolour:pink leafcolour:blue size:30-60cm gardenstyle:rock-and-water specialconditions:boggy-or-damp-shade
