Mertensia maritima

Mertensia maritima

Prostrate, spreading perennial with tubular blue flowers and fleshy leaves.
Product code: MM6-9
£5.00
Mertensia maritima is a rare British native, unusual and charming. It is spreading, prostrate seaside perennial, commonly known as the oyster plant, as taste of its leaves resembles that of oysters. Delicate tubular blue flowers open from pink buds above
Product specifications
Quantity 9 cm pot
Width 30 cm
Height 10 cm
Family Boraginaceae
Flowering early summer
Habitat detail full sun
Garden habitat Open sunny
Soil Grit
Plant category herbaceous perennial
Height range 6 - 20 cm
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