Androsace

An-dros'a-see. Rock Jasmine . A large genus of herbs, many grown in rock gardens.

Description
They are low, often tufted, plants, nearly all with small basal leaves, often in rosettes. Flowers resemble a miniature primrose, but the corolla constricted at the throat.

How to Grow
These plants need well-drained soil that is never allowed to dry out completely. They prefer cool weather.

Androsace lactiflora
Erect and usually to 1 ft. (30 cm) high. Flowers white, Ɖ in. (13 mm) wide, in rather large clusters. Siberia (U.S.S.R.). Blooms spring to early summer. Perennial grown as a hardy annual.

Androsace septentrionalis
To 8 in. (20 cm) high. Flowers white or pink, ƈ in. (6 mm) wide, in umbels. Europe. Blooms in late spring. Perennial grown as a hardy annual.

Androsace
Androsace chamaejasme in Liechtenstein
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Ericales Family: Primulaceae Genus: Androsace L.

Androsace is the second largest genus in the Primulaceae, and is widely cultivated by horticulturists for its dense cushions covered in white or pink flowers. It is a predominantly arctic-alpine genus with many species in the mountains of central Asia, the Caucasus, and the southern and central European mountain systems, particularly the Alps and the Pyrenees.

Recent molecular studies show that the genera Douglasia (found in north-western North America and easternmost Siberia) and Vitaliana (a European endemic) belong within Androsace.

Plants of this genus are sometimes known as rock jasmines or fairy candelabras. There are about 100 species.

Species include:

• Androsace alpina
• Androsace chamaejasme
• Androsace minor
• Androsace occidentalis
• Androsace tapete
• Androsace villosa

External links

• The Androsace Grouphsb:Alpski škitlik

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