Groundcover skullcap with small dense foliage for sunny rocky sites. Blooms heavily in early to mid-summer with magenta tubular flowers. Native to NE Turkey into the Caucasus Mountains.
The specific epithet comes from the historic region, Pontus, on the SE edge of the Black Sea.
Mature size: 8 in T x 1-3 ft W
Minimum temperature: -20 F
[‘*New or recently updated’, ‘rock garden’, ‘sun or part sun’, ‘well-draining soil’]
