Perhaps more robust than ‘Kamniski’, the species has cream and canary-yellow profuse pea-blossom flowers that cover the plant November to March and sporadically thereafter if watered. It makes a very dense evergreen mound, successfully suppressing weeds. You might end up wanting it everywhere! And it always looks good! Drought-tolerant too, but thrives with water! And another thing, it has a pretty wax candle or apricot scent, depending upon your nose. 10″ tall mound with a spread of up to several feet under optimal conditions.
These plants are very long-lived in temperate climates.
Polygalas are native to west-central Europe and Italy. They grow happily at the woodland edge, scrambling among rocks as observed in Slovenia by our nurseryman, Leonard Foltz.
Best grown in well-drained soil that is allowed to dry between waterings and light shade. A mature plant can handle full sun with very little summer water.
Mature size: 6-10 in T x 24-36 in W
Minimum temperature: -10F
[‘deer-resistant’, ‘drought-tolerant’, ‘evergreen’, ‘groundcover’, ‘humus-rich soil’, ‘intermittent water’, ‘part shade’, ‘regular water’, ‘sun or part shade’, ‘well-draining soil’]
