Scientific Name:	Lithodora diffusa 'Grace Ward'
Pronunciation:	lith-oh-DOR-uh dy-FEW-sa
Common Name:	blue lithospermum
Family Name:	Boraginaceae
Plant Type:	Broadleaf evergreen, Ground cover
Key ID Features:	Low, spreading groundcover; leaves very small, pubescent, elliptic with rounded tips; flowers small with 5 deep blue, petals.
Course(s):	HORT 2355, Level 2 Apprenticeship

Habit: Spreading, Twiggy Form: Creeping / Mat-like, Weeping Texture: Fine Mature Size: Height: 0.2 - 0.4m Spread: 1.5 - 2.0m Growth Rate: Slow Origin: Europe, Garden origin Hardiness Rating: Zone 5: (-29 to -23 C) Exposure: Full sun, Part sun/part shade Soil/ Growing Medium: Acidic, Well-drained Water Use: Low Landscape Uses: Alpine, Container planting, Erosion control, Ground cover, Group or mass planting, Mixed shrub border, Perennial border, Rock garden, Small garden/space, Spring interest Additional Info: Google

Leaf Morphology: Form: Simple Arrangement: Alternate Texture/ Venation: Leathery Surfaces: Pubescent Colour in Summer: Dark-green Colour in Fall: Dark-green Leaf(let) Terms: Shapes: Elliptic, Linear, Oblong Apices: Obtuse, Rounded Bases: Truncate Margins: Entire Additional Info: margins curved down

Inflorescence Type: Floriferous, Cyme Flower Morphology: Number of Petals: 5 Corolla Shape: Salverform Colour (petals): Showy, Blue Flower Scent: None Flower Time at Peak: Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug Additional Info: cv White Star is bicolor

Fruit Type: Nut, Schizocarp Fruit Colour: Brown Fruiting Time: Jul, Aug Additional Info: Fruit insignificant, nutlet

Bark or Stem Colour:

Propagation:	Seed, Softwood cuttings
Plant Care:
Maintenance:	Low
Pest Susceptibility:	Disease resistant, Mites

Location(s): (AGB) Acer Griseum Bed : White Star (BUG) BUG garden (GAZ) GAZebo (GAZN) GAZebo North : q.3 (HPZ) Horticulture PlaZa (PDW) PonD West Location Map

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