General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 2 -45.6 °C (-50 °F) to -42.8 °C (-45°F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 5b
Plant Height: 12-18 inches
Plant Spread: 8-12 inches
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Pink
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Suitable Locations: Bog gardening
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM

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Common names
  • Compact Bog Rosemary

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Location: Alpine Garden Society show, Hexham, Northumberland, England UK 
Date: 2024-04-13
Andromeda polifolia 'Compacta'
Location: Alpine Garden Society show, Hexham, Northumberland, England UK 
Date: 2024-04-13
Andromeda polifolia 'Compacta'
Location: Chalosse, France
Date: January 17, 2009
photo by Ghislain Chenais via wikimedia Commons: https://commons.

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