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box-leaved milkwort 'Loibl' | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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box-leaved milkwort 'Loibl'

Polygaloides chamaebuxus 'Loibl'

Genus: Polygaloides
Family: Polygalaceae

About this plant

'Loibl' is a dwarf spreading evergreen shrub to 15cm tall, with small, narrowly lance-shaped, dark green leaves and vivid purple flowers with yellow-tipped keel petals in late spring and early summer

Growing Information

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Evergreen

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full SunPartial Shade

Soil

ClayLoamSandy

AcidAlkaline

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Neutral

Moisture

Well Drained

Aspect

West FacingSouth Facing

Exposure

ShelteredExposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in moderately fertile, humus-rich, sharpley-drained soil in full sun or partial shade. Can also be grown in an alpine house

Pruning

No pruning necessary

Propagation

Propagate by seed sown in an open cold frame in autumn. Propagate by softwood cuttings in early summer, or semi-ripe cuttings in mid to late summer

Pests

Aphids and glasshouse whitefly may be a problem under glass

Diseases

Disease free

Garden Uses

Uses

Cottage InformalFlower BordersGround CoverHedging ScreensPatio ContainerWall Side Borders

Planting Places

OutdoorBog GardenConservatory

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumnWinter

Size & Characteristics

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Habit

Bushy

Time to Full Height

Ten To Twenty Years