Weird and Wonderful

Asyneuma pulvinata, not a plant you see every day. In fact, one you won't see very often at all. A cushion forming member of the Campanulaceae, it's a distant relation of the Harebell. In this case the starry, bell shaped flowers face upward, with the stigma in the middle and the stamens pointing outwards between the petals. Prone to winter rot, it's a plant for the alpine house, seen here at a friends garden in Northampton.

It's tiny btw, only about 15mm from top to bottom but a mature plant in full flower is a mass of colour.