Common Name | Blue Sanicle |
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Family | Apiaceae |
Genus | Sanicula |
species | -- |
Plant Type | Perennial |
US Patent # | -- |
EU Grant # | -- |
Bloom Time | -- |
Flower Color | Blue |
Foliage Color | Green |
Dormancy | Winter |
Exposure | Part Shade, Full Shade |
Growth Habit | Clumping |
Growth Rate | Fast |
Hardiness Zone | 6, 7, 8, 9 |
How Different? | Same as the species. |
Landscape Value | Woodland edger. |
Most Active Growing Season | Spring |
Persistence | Deciduous |
Size (HT/W/FL HT) | 4" / 12" / 6" |
Soil (Garden) | Moist, humus rich, with decent drainage. |
Water (Garden) | Evenly moist. |
Special Uses | -- |
Comments | Native to China, in damp scrub and woodland, growing with Corydalis. Flower heavily in May and then repeats sporadically. Mostly evergreen in the Pacific Northwest. Grows best in a climate or microclimate like San Francisco. |
Sanicula caerulescens
*** PLEASE NOTE ***
This plant is no longer for sale directly from TERRA NOVA® Nurseries. However, it may still be available through one of our Licensees or Retail Sources. |
Hundreds of dainty sky-blue, flowers stand on black stems over the divided bronze-green foliage on this low-growing ground-cover. This woodland gem has a compact, creeping habit with flowers emerging in early summer, and continuing thru fall. This ever-blooming NEW ground-cover has enchanted all who have seen it!
USDA Hardiness Zone(s): 6-9
Size (HT/W/FL HT): 4″ / 12″ / 6″
Exposure: Part Shade, Full Shade
Bloom Time(s): —
Water (Greenhouse) | Keep evenly moist. |
EC | — |
pH | 5.5 – 6.6 |
Fertility Needs | 150 – 200 ppm |
Notes | — |
Finish Time to 4″ | 8 – 12 weeks |
Finish Time to Gallon | — |
Day Length for Flowering | — |