Androsace sarmentosa

Androsace sarmentosa, the rock jasmine, is a Perennial Plant in the family Primulaceae, native to the Himalayas and Tibet. As its synonym, Androsace studiosorum, it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

Description
Androsace sarmentosa can reach about 30 cm in diameter. It forms deep-green evergreen compact rosettes of elliptic-oblanceolate leaves, 1 - 3 cm in width, covered with short white hairs. Flowers are bright pink to purple with a yellow center, 7 - 9 mm in diameter, with umbels 4 - 10 mm tall. It blooms from June to August.

Distribution and habitat
Androsace sarmentosa is native to the Himalayas, including Nepal, and Tibet. It prefers mixed forests, rocky slopes and open woodland, at an elevation 2700 - 4000 m above sea level.