Species of plant in the genus Androsace
Androsace lanuginosa, called the woolly rock jasmine, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Androsace, native to the western Himalaya.[2] It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]
The plant is composed of trailing stems that are reddish when young. They bear small, pointed, hairy, grey-green leaves. In the summer, the plant produces flowers made up of up to 15 florets, usually light pink with a dark pink eye or lilac with a yellow-green eye.[4] A. lanuginosa grows well in most soils with full sun to part shade, and typically reaches about 10 centimeters tall and 30 centimeters wide.[5] In the US, it is suitable for zones 5–8. It may be susceptible to aphids and leaf spot.[6]
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