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Polygalaceae
Polygaloides chamaebuxus
Polygaloides chamaebuxus
Also known as Polygala chamaebuxus var. purpurea, Polygala chamaebuxus, Chamaebuxus alpestris var. rhodoptera, Chamaebuxus alpestris var. grandiflora
Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Alpine · Rock Garden · Ground Cover · Milkwort · Evergreen · Spring Flowers · European · Low Growing · Shrublet
Polygaloides chamaebuxus, commonly known as Box-leaved Milkwort, is a charming low-growing alpine shrub that produces bright yellow and cream pea-like flowers in spring. It prefers partially shaded spots with humus-rich, well-drained soil and consistent moisture. Best suited for rock gardens or alpine troughs where it can spread gradually as a ground cover.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water to keep soil evenly moist but never waterlogged · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–7.5
- Temperature
- -20°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Division
Hardiness
USDA 4a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Austria, Czechoslovakia, France, Germany, Italy, Romania, Switzerland, Yugoslavia
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle
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