St. John's, NL (Zone 5b) | December 2004 | neutral
This is a wonderful arctic-alpine to see in the wild but it is next to impossible to grow in the garden. It requires cool conditions all...Read More summer, plus acidic, well-drained yet evenly moist soil. In Newfoundland, it is restricted to growing on the highest hills and mountains where fogs keep them damp and cool in summer. The plant is actually much hardier than indicated, growing to zone 1! I saw them aplenty at the northern end of Greenland!
This is a wonderful arctic-alpine to see in the wild but it is next to impossible to grow in the garden. It requires cool conditions all...Read More
This tiny sub-shrub needs acid soil and cool conditions to do well.