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Tofieldiaceae
Scottish false asphodel
Tofieldia pusilla
Also known as False asphodel, Scottish asphodel, Tofieldia, Abama pusilla
Native Plants · Alpine · Bog · Wetland · Arctic · Rock Garden · Perennial · Rare · Cool Climate · Wildflower · Subarctic
Scottish false asphodel is a delicate alpine perennial best suited to cool, moist, nutrient-poor soils that mimic its native subarctic and mountain habitats. It requires consistent moisture and does not tolerate drought or heavy, rich soils. This plant is best grown in a rock garden or bog setting by experienced gardeners familiar with alpine species.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Keep soil consistently moist but not waterlogged · Every 5-7 days
- Maintenance
- High
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 7–7.5
- Temperature
- -20°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Cutting
Hardiness
USDA 5a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 6 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alaska, Alberta, Austria, British Columbia, Buryatiya, Chita, Czechoslovakia, East European Russia, Finland, France, FøRoyar, Germany, Great Britain, Greenland, Iceland, Italy, Kamchatka, Khabarovsk, Krasnoyarsk, Labrador
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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