Lithodora diffusa ‘White Star’

Common Names: Lithodora

Family: Boraginaceae

Origin: Mediterranean

Type: Evergreen perennial

Size: 6-12 in. high, 18 in. wide.

Flowers: Flowers have white centers of petals surrounded with blue, spring, summer; narrow lance-shaped dark green hairy leaves.

Uses: Ground cover, rock garden, border, color accent, walls. Tolerates heat.

Wildlife: Deer resistive.

Soil: Well-drained; does not tolerate alkaline soils.

Water: Low to medium.

Sun: Full sun to some shade.

Pruning: Dead head or shear spent flowers. Can become leggy if not pruned back.

Pests & Diseases: (None found.)

Notes: Hardy to -10° F.