Plants: 26
Latin name | Common name | Type | Description | Cultivation | Hedging |
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Achillea argentea | perennial, rock plant | See Achillea clavennae. | |||
Achillea clavennae | perennial, rock plant | 6in (15cm). Semi-evergreen. Narrow, oval leaves, lobed and covered in white hairs. Clusters of white flowers with gold centres, from June to October. Irritant. | Fully hardy. Sun, well-drained soil. | ||
Aethionema grandiflorum | Persian Stone Cress | lax shrub, rock plant | 12in (30cm). Narrow, glaucous-green leaves. Sprays of minute pink flowers in spring and summer. | Fully hardy. Sun and well-drained soil. | |
Aethionema pulchellum | lax shrub, rock plant | See Aethionema grandiflorum. | |||
Alchemilla conjuncta | Lady's Mantle | perennial, rock plant | 12in (30cm). Leaves are round with crinkly leaves, silvery beneath. Minute, yellow-green flowers, in July. | Fully hardy. Sun or partial shade, not wet ground. Good ground cover. Tolerates chalk. Useful rock garden plant. | |
Armeria maritima "Vindictive" | Thrift, Sea Pink | perennial, rock plant | 4in (10cm). Evergreen. Cushions of glaucous, grass-like leaves. Round flower heads of dark crimsonnflowers, in summer. Attracts bees and butterflies. Other varieties include "Alba" (white flowers) and "Bloodstone" (dark blood-red). | Frost hardy, -5°C.Sun. | |
Aubretia deltoides "Variegata" | perennial, rock plant | 2in (4cms). Evergreen. Trailing leaves, edged with white. Spikes of pinkish-purple flowers in spring.. | Frost hardy. Sun. | ||
Dianthus deltoides | Maiden Pink | perennial, rock plant | 6in (15cm). Evergreen. Forms carpets of small, narrow leaves. Flowers are in various shades from white to red. | Fully hardy. Sun and well-drained soil. | |
Draba aizoides | Yellow Whitlow Grass | perennial, rock plant | 1in (2.5cm). Semi-evergreen. Clumps of narrow, hairy leaves. Bright yellow, cross-shaped flowers in spring. | Frost hardy, -5°C. Sun and gravelly soil. | |
Epilobium glabellum | Willow Herb | perennial, rock plant | 8in (20cm). Semi-evergreen. Clumps of oval leaves.Cup-shaped white flowers in summer. Variety "Sulphureum" has pale flowers. | Fully hardy. Useful for ground cover. | |
Erigeron "Quakeress" | Fleabane | perennial, rock plant | 8in (20cm). Oval, greyish green leaves forming clumps. Daisy-type, pale lilac pink with yellow centres. | Fully hardy. Sun and well-drained site.Likes to be damp in summer, dry in winter. | |
Iberis sempervirens | Candytuft | shrub, rock plant | 8in (20cm). Evergreen. Narrow, dark green leaves. Rounded heads of white flowers in May and June. Fs | Fully hardy. Sun, thriving on poor soils. | |
Origanum laevigatum | Dittany | shrub, rock plant | 12in (30cm). Deciduous. Forms carpet of small, aromatic leaves. Covered in tiny minute, bright pink flowers in summer. | Frost hardy, -5°C. Sun, and alkaline soil. | |
Oxalis enneaphylla | Scurvy Grass | perennial, rock plant | 3in (7cm). Bulbous roots. Folded, greyish leaves divided into oval leaflets. Funnel-shaped flowers, white or pink, in June and July. | Frost hardy, -5°C. Sun or partial shade. | |
Parahebe catarractae | shrub, rock plant | 12in (30cm). Ebvergreen. Oval, serrated leaves. Spikes of small, white flowers, marked with purple and pink. | Frost hardy, -5°C. Sun and sandy soil. | ||
Phlox subulata "Marjorie" | Moss Phlox | perennial, rock plant | 4in (10cm). Evergreen. Forms clumps with small leaves. Covered in pink or purple, star-shaped flowers in June. | Fully hardy. Sun or partial shade, with fertile and moist soil. | |
Pulsatilla vulgaris | Pasque Flower | perennial, rock plant | 9in (23cm). Feathery leaves. Cup-shaped flowers in spring, on long stalks. Various colours, with yellow centres. Poisonous. | Fully hardy. Sun and rich, well-drained soil. | |
Salix reticulata | Net-Veined Willow | shrub, rock plant | 4in (10cm). Deciduous. Rounded, strongly veined leaves, with white undersides. Erect, pinkish catkins in spring, much liked by bumblebees. | Fully hardy. Sun, tolerates poor soils that are not too dry. Good ground cover. | |
Saxifraga paniculata | perennial, rock plant | 12in (30cm). Evergreen. Rosettes of lime-encrusted, oval leaves. Star-shaped, white flowers in summer. | Fully hardy. Sun and gritty, alkaline soil. | ||
Sedum spathulifolium "Cape Blanco" | Stonecrop | perennial, rock plant | 2in (5cm). Evergreen. Succulent rosettes of greyish-white leaves, sometimes tinged with purple. Minute yellow flowers in May and June. Poisonous. | Fully hardy. Sun and fertile, well drained soil. | |
Sempervivum arachnoideum | Cobweb Houseleek | perennial, rock plant | 5in (12cm). Evergreen. Forms carpet of globular rosetteses, tipped red and covered in white hairy web. Clusters of star-shaped rose-reddish flowers in summer. | Fully hardy. Sun and gritty soil. | |
Silene maritima "Robin Whitebreast" | Double Sea Campion | perennial, rock plant | 8in (20cm). Fully hardy. Narrow, grey-green leaves. Globular, double, white flowers in summer. | Fully hardy. Sun or partial shade. | |
Silene schafta | Campion | perennial, rock plant | 6in (15cm). Narrow leaves. Magenta-pink flowers from May to November. | Fully hardy. Sun or partial shade. | |
Thlaspi cepaeifolium subsp. Rotundifolium | perennial, rock plant | 3in (8cm). Dense clumps of rounded leaves. Small, cup-shaped pink or purplish flowers in spring. | Fully hardy. Sunny but cool position | ||
Thlaspi rotundifolium | perennial, rock plant | See Thlaspi cepaeifolium. |
Plants: 26