Dryas × suendermannii
Suendermann dryad
D x suendermannii is a creeping evergreen shrub forming a wide mat to 15cm tall, with glossy, oak-like leaves to 2cm long. Flowers nodding, cream from yellowish buds, not opening widely, in late spring, followed by attractive, silky seed-heads
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Size
Ultimate height
Up to 10cmTime to ultimate height
5–10 yearsUltimate spread
0.5–1 metresGrowing conditions
Moisture
Well–drainedpH
Acid, Alkaline, NeutralColour & scent
| Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit | |
| Spring | Cream | Green | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | Cream | Green | ||
| Autumn | Green | |||
| Winter | Green |
Position
- Full sun
- Partial shade
Aspect
North–facing or West–facing or East–facing or South–facing
Exposure
Exposed Hardiness
H7Botanical details
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Native to GB / Ireland
- No
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Habit
- Matforming
- Genus
Dryas are prostrate evergreen shrubs with small, leathery dark green leaves and solitary, usually 8-petalled flowers followed by attractive fluffy seed-heads
- Name status
Correct
How to grow
Cultivation
Easily cultivated carpeting plant, suitable for a rock garden or border edge. Prefers well-drained, humus rich, preferably gritty soil
Propagation
Propagate by seed, sown in containers in a cold frame as soon as ripe, or softwood cuttings in early summer
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- Cottage and informal garden
- Patio and container plants
- Rock garden
- Gravel garden
- Banks and slopes
Pruning
No pruning required
Pests
Generally pest-free
Diseases
Generally disease-free
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