Linnaea borealis americana speckled stems and clusters of dark violet

and clusters of dark violet flowers with yellow centres

used as a ground cover

Shiny lleaves l-5cm long

short-blooming clumper with layered bracts

Also in the Pyrenees

Linnaea borealis americana speckled stems and clusters of dark violetRare, for a semi shady rock garden. From taiga and tundra ecosystems in the far north. Twin flower or Corpse rash grass! It is medicinal in many northern cultures especially for skin complaints. An evergreen subshrub with slender above ground appressed stems. The plants are stoloniferous after c. 5 years, spreading up to 50 cm per annum, ultimately a colony may be several metres across; from horizontal stems arise many vertical stems, vegetative and