ruthbancroftgarden: Acantholimon caryophyllaceumThis little plant is quite short and often overlooke
ruthbancroftgarden: Acantholimon caryophyllaceumThis little plant is quite short and often overlooked by visitors to the Ruth Bancroft Garden. It makes lots of tiny heads that heap up to form a kind of “living boulder” (much like Deuterocohnia brevifolia, which we also grow at the garden, but on a smaller scale). At a glance, you would not expect it to be as prickly as it is, but I have included a close-up to show how needle-sharp the tiny bluish leaves are. It comes from Eurasia (specifically, the Caucasus, Armenia and Kurdistan), and it is quite cold-hardy. Excellent for a rock garden. It belongs to the Plumbago Family.-Brian -- source link