Andromeda polifolia 'NIKKO'

Andromeda polifolia 'NIKKO'
bog rosemary, marsh andromeda

SIZE/TYPE	small shrub
USUAL HEIGHT	0.2-0.4m
USUAL WIDTH	0.2-0.6m
LEAVES	evergreen broadleaf
COLOUR OF LEAVES	green
FLOWERS	less showy but noticeable
COLOUR OF FLOWERS	pink
BLOOMING TIME	April - June
LOCATION	full to partial sun
SOIL TYPE	acidic (peaty)
SOIL MOISTURE REQUIREMENTS	requires wet ground (boggy and marsh conditions)
USDA zone (lowest)	2 (down to -45°C)
WINTER PROTECTION
FOR ZONE 5+6
FOR ZONE 7
BELONGS TO CATEGORIES	Evergreen broadleaf

Bog rosemary is a low growing shrub from mountainous parts of Europe and Asia. It comes from moist and wet moors and woodlands. It is one of the few plants that survived Ice Age.

Nikko is my favourite bog rosemary with green foliage and profusion of flowers. Leaves are rosemary-like, linear-lance-shaped, 2-3 cm long. Urn-shaped, pink flowers appear in abundance from end April until early summer. It is a slow growing, mound-forming groundcover.

It loves moist to wet places with humus-rich, cool, and acidic soil. Grow it in constant moisture or even a boggy location in full sun or partial shade. It needs to be mulched as drying out quickly ends up in losing leaves along the stems. Pest and disease free. Extremely hardy to -45°C but dislikes heat over 40°C.

Last update 09-01-2009

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