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LITHODORA - apulia plants
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Lithodora Diffusa

The Lithodora Diffusa is a groundcover and evergreen plant originating from Mediterranean Europe and it belongs to the family Boraginaceae. It has small and sharp green leaves with an evident central longitudinal grain, covered by a slight down. It produces small, tubular and intense blue flowers with five petals that make it an ideal plant to decorate flowerbeds and garden corners with blue color.

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Botanical name

Botanical name

Lithodora Diffusa

Common name

Common name

Lithodora

Variety

Variety

Lithodora Diffusa

Flower's color

Flower's color

Blue

Temperature

Temperature

min -5°

Exposure

Exposure

Sunny

Watering need

Watering need

Averages-low

Blooming

Blooming

Spring-summer

Availability

Availability

February-April

Disponibilità

February, March, April
Esposizione

Full sun
Fioritura

Spring, Summer
Necessità Idrica

Average, Low

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