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Common name: leadwort

Size, form, texture: height 0.75-1 ft, spread 1-1.5 ft, wiry matt forming perennial, spreads by rhizomes.

Hardiness, origin, native ecology: Zone 5-9, prefers average well drained soils in full sun to part shade, can be aggressive in ideal conditions, likes south facing heat,

Bud, foliage, flower and fruit characteristics: Beautiful blue flower, clean foliage, late to emerge, doesn’t leaf out until end of may, gap in foliage in spring. Oval shiny green leaves with attractive upright stems bearing terminal flowers. Foliage turns rust coloured in fall.

Cultural and maintenance requirements and appropriate uses in the landscape: Forms attractive ground cover, good fall colour, attractive in masses, good as underplanting for shrubs, edging, nice in rock gardens or as front of border.