Androsace lanuginosa leichtlinii evergreen New Zealand everlasting flower on

New Zealand everlasting flower on a  mat-forming evergreen perennial with mid-green leaves above

but this one really goes for it

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bouncing back when it rains again

Androsace lanuginosa leichtlinii evergreen New Zealand everlasting flower onAn easy plant for the rock garden or well drained front of the border. if your border is petite! Best in a trough or pot to admire and ensure you don't loose it. This plant doesn't require much beyond the basics and yet on this meagre fare it will bloom later than the others and so it is a valuable addition to the other species. It will bloom on and off for most of the summer and well into autumn. To ask for more would be simply bad form. The mat is