| Latin Name: | Bolax gummifera |
| Family: | Umbelliferae |
| Synonyms: | B. glebaria. |
| Known Hazards: | None known |
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Author: (Lam.)Spreng.
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| Habit: A Slow Growing Evergreen Perennial |
| Habitat: Cliffs and rocks, open scrub and heath, forest margins and clearings, feldmark, to 900m[69]. |
| Height: 0.02 Width: 1.2 |
Cultivation Details:
Requires a position in full sun in a well-drained gritty humus-rich soil[188, 200].
A cushion plant up to 1.2m in diameter[69], it is often included in the genus Azorella[188]. Plants rarely flower in cultivation[188].
Dioecious. Male and female plants must be grown if seed is required.
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Propagation Notes:
Seed - it may be best to sow the seed as soon as it is ripe in a greenhouse and plant out in late spring. Stored seed should be sown in late winter in a greenhouse.
Division of rooting rosettes in the summer[188]
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