General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Partial Shade to Full Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 6a -23.3 °C (-10 °F) to -20.6 °C (-5 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 1 to 2 inches
Plant Spread: 12 to 18 inches
Leaves: Evergreen
Semi-evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Blue
Other: Lilac blue (sometimes with pink tinge) yellow throat
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Summer
Uses: Groundcover
Will Naturalize
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Containers: Suitable for hanging baskets
Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • Mini Kenilworth Ivy
  • Cymbalaria

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Location: Bordine's Greenhouse, Brighton, MI
Date: 2009-04-11
Location: Bordine's Greenhouse, Brighton, MI
Date: 2009-04-11
Location: West Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2021-10-05
Location: Bordine's Greenhouse, Brighton, MI
Date: 2009-04-11

Date: 2013-05-07
Credit Gabriele Kothe-Heinrich

Image Courtesy of Bloomin Designs Nursery Used with Permission
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Comments:
  • Posted by sedumzz (Fairfax VA - Zone 7a) on Jan 28, 2022 9:09 AM concerning plant:
    Cymbalaria aequitriloba

    The epithet "aequitriloba" means "three equally-sized lobes", which refers to the flowers, and doesn't really apply to the leaves.

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