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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Plant Height: Less than 1 inch; mat-forming.
Plant Spread: Spreads slowly over time.
Leaves: Evergreen
Other: Leaves feel almost rubbery to the touch.
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Suitable Locations: Alpine Gardening
Uses: Groundcover
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Division
Other: Dividing the plant should be done in the spring, autumn or winter. Cuttings should be taken in the spring, summer or autumn. Cuttings usually take between 14 and 40 days to set root.
Pollinators: Various insects
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil

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Location: My garden, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; zone 3.
Date: 2011-07-30

Date: 2011-01-16
Photo courtesy of: Dick Culbert
Location: Botanical Garden Copenhagen
Date: 2016-11-19

photo by ghislain118
Location: UBC Botanical Garden.
Date: July
photo by Stan Shebs
Location: UBC Botanical Garden.
Date: July
photo by Stan Shebs
Comments:
  • Posted by sedumzz (Fairfax VA - Zone 7a) on Jan 28, 2022 9:04 AM concerning plant:
    Azorella trifurcata

    The epithet "trifurcata" means "three-forked", which refers to the leaves. "tri" means three, so I believe "furcata" has something to do with fork/s.
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Not Bolax gummerifera; it's Azorella trifurcata by growitall Jun 3, 2014 9:34 PM 1
Not Bolax gummerifera; it's Azorella trifurcata by growitall May 2, 2014 12:05 PM 0

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