Lithodora diffusa 'Heavenly Blue'
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Allan Armitage Lithodora diffusa 'Heavenly Blue'
Allan Armitage
Lithodora diffusa 'Heavenly Blue'
Lithodora diffusa 'Heavenly Blue' (click for large image)
Heavenly Blue Acidsoil Lithodora 		Common Names:
  • Heavenly Blue Acidsoil Lithodora
 
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Origin:

  Southern Europe  

Sun/Water Requirements:

  Partial sun.
Moderate climate.
Armitage says: "In the partially shaded raised garden of my friends, the Bartons, in Athens, plants performed relatively well for a couple of years. Sharp drainage is a must, particularly as stress from hot summers or cold winters increases."

Climate / Hardiness Zones:

  Zone 5 to Zone 7

Armitage says: "Cold temperatures of about 5F are tolerated and mulching is beneficial in zones 5 and 6."

Growth:

  Armitage says: "Is one of the lower growing cultivars and an excellent plant with numerous clear blue flowers."

Flowers:

  Color(s): Blue
Season(s): Summer

Armitage says: "Is one of the lower growing cultivars and an excellent plant with numerous clear blue flowers."  

Foliage:

  Color: Leaves are green.
Armitage says: "This low growing plant has 1/4-1" long, alternate, narrow, sessile leaves, hairy on both surfaces.The foliage is evergreen in mild climates.The 1/2" long flowers occur at the end of lateral stems which emerge from every leaf axil."  
Lithodora diffusa 'Heavenly Blue' is hardy in these areas:
Allegan, MIAllentown, PAAlsip, IL
Athens, MIAugusta, MIBaltimore, MD
Bangor, MIBattle Creek, MIBayside, NY
Bellmore, NYBellport, NYBethpage, NY
Blue Point, NYBohemia, NYBrentwood, NY
Brightwaters, NYBronxville, NYBrookhaven, NY
Canton, MIChannahon, ILCharlottesville, VA
Chicago Heights, ILChicago Ridge, ILChicago, IL
Cicero, ILCleveland, OHCoal City, IL
College Point, NYConneaut, OHCorona, NY
Crete, ILDetroit, MIDewitt, MI
Dimondale, MIDolton, ILDorset, OH
Eagle, MIEast Claridon, OHEast Elmhurst, NY
East Greenville, PAEast Lansing, MIEast Texas, PA
Eastchester, NYEaston, PAEaton Rapids, MI
Ecorse, MIEdmore, MIElkins Park, PA
Elmhurst, NYElmwood Park, ILElyria, OH
Emmaus, PAEvergreen Park, ILFerndale, MI
Flushing, NYForest Hills, NYFort Eustis, VA
Fresh Meadows, NYGlen Burnie, MDGrand Rapids, MI
Greenlawn, NYGwynn Oak, MDHamtramck, MI
Harper Woods, MIHarrison Township, MIHastings On hudson, NY
Highland Park, MIHolbrook, NYHoltsville, NY
Hunt Valley, MDHuntington Station, NYHuntington, NY
Islandia, NYJackson Heights, NYKalamazoo, MI
Lakewood, OHLandisburg, PALawn, PA
Leasburg, NCLebanon, PALemoyne, PA
Lewistown, PALexington, NCLiberty, NC
Linwood, NCLittle Neck, NYLiverpool, PA
Loysville, PALykens, PAMacomb, MI
Marysville, MIMaspeth, NYMcalisterville, PA
Melville, NYMemphis, MIMemphis, TN
Mentor, OHMiddle Village, NYMiddlefield, OH
Montville, OH
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