This was the first plant I scrounged. I took a cutting from a garden in Anglesey North Wales where it grows for fun right on the sea shore. The flowers last for ages and it will tumble a spread beautifully. Lovely bluey green foliage too.
It will look great in a pot on a patio or as part of an alpine scheme. In the photo, it is growing with a variegated Molinia Caerulea herbaceous perennial grass - a striking combination.
It loves an sunny well-drained soil. It thrives in poor and fertile soils. The leaves can get frost damaged. Just remove the everything except for the new growth at the base of the plant in early spring.
It will self seed all over the place if you let it. You can divide it once new shoots start to appear in early spring.
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