Leptinella filiformis - small form Hardy It flowers late in the

It flowers late in the season as our gentians are wont to do

but then it is easy to rip it back to size

From a low cushion of grey-green leaves arise short stems

grey- green foliage like little balls which are delightful all year

Abbie Jury has a bit to say about it and she knows a thing ot gtwo about gardening

Leptinella filiformis - small form Hardy It flowers late in theVery rare in the wild. Extinct in all wild locations except one Clarence valley site. In this remaining wild population it lives in mostly open areas of loess substrate which are muddy in winter but baked dry in summer. A tough and lovely plant to use us a delicate mat through which treasures can emerge for example tiny bulbs, small native shrubs such as twisted kowhai in a bonsai arrangement or dwarf willow. It does not tolerate competition from