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Phyteuma scheuchzeri

Horned Rampion

They form a low mound of linear-shaped foliage and produce unique, spiked, ball-shaped clusters of violet-blue flowers.

  • »  Violet-blue flowers form unique spiked ball-shaped clusters
  • »  The spikes are very soft petals with rounded edges and delicate spirals at the tips
  • »  Low, mounding habit with linear gray-green foliage
  • »  Bloom Time: Early to midsummer

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  • Category:Perennials
  • Hardiness Zone:5
  • Height:20-30 cm
  • Spread:30-40 cm
  • Bloom Color: Violet
Exposure
• Full Sun
• Partial Sun/Shade
Soil Moisture
• Moist to Average
• Well-drained
Growth Rate
• Medium
Attributes
• Drought Tolerant
Flowering Time
• Summer
Habit
• Clumping
• Mounding
Foliage Color
• Gray
• Green
Landscape uses
• Border/edging
• Ground cover
• Rock garden
Planting instructions
• Container Plants
Growing & Maintenance Tips for Phyteuma scheuchzeri

Grows best in an average to moist, well-drained soil, in full sun to partial shade and is drought-tolerant, once established. Often listed as a Zone 6, evergreen perennial it has survived in our display gardens for several years in Zone 5, but does not remain evergreen. Prune after flowering to maintain shape.