Andromeda polifolia ‘Blue Lagoon’ P17

Andromeda polifolia ‘Blue Lagoon’ P17

Andromeda polifolia ‘Blue Lagoon’ is a compact, slow-growing evergreen shrub valued for its striking glaucous-blue foliage and dainty, nodding, urn-shaped pink flowers in late spring to early summer. For Irish gardens it performs best in consistently moist, lime-free, acidic soil (peaty or sandy), in sun or light shade. Ideal for bog gardens, the edges of water features, or containers filled with ericaceous compost; avoid alkaline soils and summer drought.

To help give a clear sense of scale, the stone wall shown in our photos measures approximately 265cm in height. We also use familiar garden tools as visual references: a digging fork (110cm tall) and a hand fork (30cm tall). These are included purely as size guides to help you better judge proportions when viewing the images.

Position: Sun or light shade Rate of Growth: Slow Soil: Moist, acidic, peaty or sandy (lime-free) Hardiness: Fully hardy Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Plant at a Glance

light:sun
light:light-shade
facing:south
facing:west
facing:east
facing:north
soiltype:prefers-acid-soil
soiltype:light-sandy
soiltype:acid
soilmoisture:damp
foliage:evergreen
flowering:may
flowering:june
flowercolour:pink
leafcolour:blue
size:30-60cm
specialconditions:boggy-or-damp-shade