Growth Habit: dwarf (3 x 3 feet)
USDA Zone: 6b
Exposure: filtered to full sun
Growing Conditions: evenly moist, well drained acidic soils
Parentage: (natural hybrid of R. nivale subsp. boreale)
Color Catagory: purple
Bloom Time: June
Comments: Small, funnel-shaped flowers are a striking blue-purple on a small leaved plant. Though for many years thought to be a species it is now considered to be a natural hybrid of R. nivale subsp. boreale.