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LITHODORA - apulia plants
LITHODORA - apulia plants

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 color

Flower color

Blu

Temperature

Temperature

min -5°

Exposure

Exposure

Pieno sole

Water needs

Water needs

Medio-basse

Flowering

Flowering

Primaverile-estiva

Availability

Availability

Febbraio-Aprile

Availability

February, March, April
Exposure

Full sun
Flowering

Spring, Summer
Water need

Average, Low

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