Chaenorhinum origanifolium 'Blue Dream'
Malling toadflax 'Blue Dream'
A spreading, semi-evergreen perennial with a semi-cascading habit forming low mats to 15cm tall of tiny, rounded, dark green leaves topped in late spring and early summer with small, purple-blue flowers with whitish-yellow throats
Size
Ultimate height
0.1–0.5 metresTime to ultimate height
1–2 yearsUltimate spread
0.1–0.5 metresGrowing conditions
Moisture
Moist but well–drained, Well–drainedpH
Acid, Alkaline, NeutralColour & scent
| Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit | |
| Spring | Blue Purple | Green | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | Blue Purple | Green | ||
| Autumn | Green | |||
| Winter | Green |
Position
- Full sun
- Partial shade
Aspect
South–facing or West–facing
Exposure
Exposed or Sheltered Hardiness
H5Botanical details
- Family
- Plantaginaceae
- Native to GB / Ireland
- No
- Foliage
- Semi evergreen
- Habit
- Matforming
- Genus
A genus of around 27 annual and perennial flowering herbs, native to the Mediterranean, Europe, Western Asia and the Himalays, which thrive in stony areas and scree. They have linear, oblong or rounded green foliage and snapdragon-like hooded blue-purple flowers
- Name status
Accepted
How to grow
Cultivation
Grow in fertile, well-drained soil in full sun
Propagation
Propagate by seed
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- Patio and container plants
- Rock garden
- City and courtyard gardens
- Cottage and informal garden
- Low Maintenance
- Banks and slopes
- Flower borders and beds
Pruning
No pruning required
Pests
Diseases
Generally disease-free
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