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Asteraceae
Adenostyles alpina
Adenostyles alpina
Also known as Calcalia alpina
Native Plants · Adenostyles · Asteraceae · Alpine Perennial · Shade-Loving · Woodland · Large Leaves · Mountain Plant · Cool Climate · European Alpine
Adenostyles alpina is a robust alpine perennial with large, decorative leaves that thrives in cool, moist, partially shaded environments such as mountain woodland gardens. It prefers humus-rich, consistently moist soils and does not tolerate drought or excessive heat. Best suited to naturalistic or alpine garden settings in temperate climates.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water thoroughly to keep soil consistently moist but not waterlogged · Every 5-7 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–8
- Temperature
- -20°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Division
Hardiness
USDA 3a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 6 ft
- Spread
- 3 ft
- Spacing
- 24 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Albania, Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Sicilia, Spain, Switzerland, Yugoslavia
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle
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