Glandora oleifolia

Glandora oleifolia D.C.Thomas, the olive-leaved gromwell, is a species of flowering plant in the family Boraginaceae. The plant is native to a small rocky area near Figueras in the eastern Pyrenees, and is endemic to Spain.

Description

Glandora oleifolia is a lax and low evergreen sub-shrub growing to tall by or more wide. It has silky dark green leaves, similar to olive leaves in shape. The plant produces sky-blue 5-lobed flowers.

Cultivation

Glandora oleifolia is cultivated as an ornamental plant. In gardens it prefers an alkaline soil. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit

Taxonomy

Its former name in Latin, lithodora, literally means "stone gift", referring to its preference for rocky places. The term oleifolia means "olive leaved", though it is not closely related to the true olives.