Blue Buttons
Succisa pratensis dwarf
Caprifoliaceae
Growth habit
Herbaceous
Perennation
Long-lived polycarpic perennial
Native distribution
Europe, W. Asia, Africa
Location
Source of plant
Siskiyou Rare Plant Nursery
Description
Erect or decumbent, usually pubescent perennial herbs, 6" tall. Basal leaves to 4", rosulate, oblong-oval to elliptic, thinly pubescent, tapering to a short petiole, stem leaves somewhat narrower, occasionally toothed. Flowerheads 0.5-1" diameter, hermaphrodite or wholly female, semi-spherical, subtended by slender, leaf-like bracts with purple tips; receptacle scales almost equalling corolla; epicalyx furrowed; corolla indigo to deep purple, 4 lobed. Fruit to 0.25", a downy achene.
USDA Hardiness Zone
5