ROCK GARDEN PLANTS IN COLOUR WHEEL GALLERY PAGES
Small size plant in Flower Colours
Miniature size plant in Flower Colours
Small Size plant flower in Month
Miniature Size plant flower in Month
FLOWERING IN MONTH
including those from the Camera Photo Galleries as detailed in row 3 of the Topic Table on the left.
Click on the centre of each thumbnail in the following flower colour month pages to transfer to the description of that plant in a Camera Photo Gallery Page:-
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Dark Tone or Shades
(Colours mixed with Black)
Mid-Tone
(Colours mixed with Grey)
Pure Hue
(the Primary, Secondary or Tertiary Colour named)
Pastel
(Colours mixed with White)
ROCK GARDEN PLANT INDEX
(o)Rock Plant: A
(o)Rock Plant: B
(o)Rock Plant: C
(o)Rock Plant: D
(o)Rock Plant: E
(o)Rock Plant: F
(o)Rock Plant: G
(o)Rock Plant: H
(o)Rock Plant: I
(o)Rock Plant: J
(o)Rock Plant: K
(o)Rock Plant: L
(o)Rock Plant: M
(o)Rock Plant: NO
(o)Rock Plant: PQ
(o)Rock Plant: R
(o)Rock Plant: S
(o)Rock Plant: T
(o)Rock Plant: UVWXYZ
LISTS OF PLANTS SUITABLE FOR VARIOUS SITUATIONS AND PURPOSES:-
THE ROCK GARDEN -
Early Bloom in the Rock Garden.
Summer Bloom in the Rock Garden.
Late Bloom in the Rock Garden.
Rock plants of Creeping and Trailing Habit.
Rock plants with Evergreen Foliage.
Rock Plants with Silvery or Variegated Foliage.
Rock plants needing the protection of Sheet of Glass in Winter.
THE WALL GARDEN -
Plants for sunny sites in the Wall Garden.
Plants for Shady Sites in the Wall Garden.
Plants for a Dry Site on a Wall.
Plants for a Moderately Dry Site on a Wall.
Plants for a Moist Site on a Wall.
Plants for Positions on Top of Walls.
Plants to Hang Down from the Upper Parts of a Wall.
Website Structure Explanation and User Guidelines
DETAILS OF PLANTS IN LISTS FOR THE ROCK, WALL, PAVED, WATER AND BOG GARDENS
Some Good Rock Plants
with Some Plants that Thrive on the Moraine
and
Saxifraga
Plants for the Miniature Rock Garden
with Some Bulbs and Tubers for the Rock Garden,
Some Bulbs for the Alpine House and
Bulbs and Tubers suitable for Naturalizing in Grass
Shrubs for the Rock Garden
with Rounded, Pyramidal, and Erect Growth. Then, Heath-like Lime Haters and last is Trailers and Prostrate Shrubs. Next Table has Gentiana for the Rock Garden followed by Pinks (Dianthus) for the Rock Garden
Moisture-loving Trees and Shrubs for Bog or Water Garden
with Conifers (Dwarf) and Ornamental Grasses for the Rock or Marsh Garden
Plants for Wall Garden
with Plants for the Paved Garden
Plants for the Bog Garden
with Alpine Primulas for the Rock Garden,
Alpine Primulas for the Bog Garden and
Campanulas for the Rock Garden
The Moraine or Scree Garden - Many of the alpines will not prosper in the ordinary rock garden. They require that the natural conditions under which they live in the wild state shall be copied as nearly as possible in the rock garden. The plants to which we refer grow on mountain slopes covered with loose stones, where the melting of the snow during summer provides them with plenty of ice-cold water and where a blanket of snow protects them during the winter. The conditions we must endeavour to reproduce are, therefore: adequate moisture for the roots in summer while the plants are growing, but at the same time good drainage:
and secondly, protection from damp in the winter. The moraine is intended to provide these requirements, and can be made quite cheaply anywhere in the rock garden. Plants requiring very diverse kinds of soil may thus, with great effect, be grown in close proximity.
Making the Moraine
An ideal and natural position for the moraine would be in the sun at the lower end of a miniature valley between 2 rocky spurs, the gorge gradually expanding into a flat bed of scree with occasional boulders strewn over it. The extent of the moraine will vary in proportion to the size of the whole rock garden. If the latter is large, the moraine may cover an area of many square yards (square metres); on the other hand, it may be nothing more than a small, well-drained pocket or crevice filled with moraine mixture in which a single specimen is grown.
To construct the moraine, dig out about 30 inches (75cms) of the soil and make the bottom of the basin or trench slope slightly towards the front: the slope must not be too steep or the moraine will become over-dry in summer. The lower 10 inches (25cms) must be made water-tight by means of puddling with clay or by means of cement. Make an outlet in front, which when closed keeps about 10 inches (25 cms) of water, but not more, in the lowest parts of the basin, while when the outlet is open no water can remain in the basin. Now cover the bottom of the trench with about 10 inches (25 cms) of rubble, stones, or any material that will afford good drainage. Above this place another 6 inches (15 cms) or so of smaller stones roughly 2 inches (5 cms) in diameter; these will fill the gaps between the larger stones and prevent the small grit above from sinking through and blocking the drainage. The hollow is then filled up with a mixture of stone chips and gravel. Over this again is thrown a covering, an inch or so (2.5 cm) in thickness, formed of a mixture of equal parts of ordinary garden soil, leaf mould, and small stone chips similar to those used in frosty weather for sprinkling on wood-paved roads. Limestone or sandstone chips are excellent and easily obtained; flint chips should not be used, as they do not conserve moisture. Place a few boulders in the moraine to break up the surface and to give the plants some protection. A natural trickle of water may be led into the top of the moraine, or each day sufficient moisture may be given from a watering-can to cause an overflow from the outlet at the bottom. From November to May, when no additional moisture is needed in the moraine, the outlet should be left open.
The overflow from the moraine may be led into a small pool, which will add great charm to the rock garden, and is easy to construct while the garden is being made. In it may be grown rushes and small water plants, while the overflow from it will provide an excellent situation for bog plants or for any alpines loving plenty of moisture. When planting, the gardener should remember the conditions under which each plant lives in its native state, and should set it in the rock garden accordingly. Many plants that have proved failures in the rock garden proper will, on transplantation to the moraine, flourish.
The inhabitants of the moraine are not so rampant as many alpines grown in the rock garden proper, but for all that, the more vigorous should be kept in check. A light top-dressing of equal parts of loam, leaf-mould, and stone chips will be required in spring and again in early autumn.
Protection of Plants in Winter
Plants whose leaves are covered with fluff or down are, when in their natural haunts, usually protected from damp during the winter by a coat of snow. When they are grown out of doors in England, they must, therefore, be given a covering of glass during the winter months: that is, from the middle of October to the beginning of March. When the plant is a small one nestling in a crevice between the rocks, it is often possible to cover it with a sheet of glass resting on the surrounding rocks; but when this cannot be done, 4 pieces of stiff galvanized wire should be inserted firmly in the ground and bent over at the top to hold the glass plate securely in position over the plant. If the weather is especially severe or the plant very delicate, 4 additional pieces of glass may be set in the soil and supported by the wires so as to form 4 walls protecting the plant. Sufficient space between the glass roof and the tops of the 4 walls should be left for adequate ventilation (but not enough to admit the rain or snow) or the plants will be liable to damp-off. Hand-lights and bell-glasses may also be used, but in all cases adequate ventilation should be provided. The frost will often raise the plants from the soil, especially those planted the previous autumn. In spring, therefore, each plant should be carefully scrutinized, and, if necessary, gently pressed down into the soil. Dead leaves must be removed from around the plants, and a top-dressing of fine, sandy loam and leaf-mould should be sifted round and close up to the crowns.
Ivydene Gardens Rock Garden Plants Suitable for Small Gardens in Colour Wheel Gallery: |
|||||||
Some Good Rock Plants Note - In addition to the flowers named in this list there are many dwarf varieties of annuals, which, though not rock plants in the true sense, deserve a position in the rock garden. They are invaluable for filling empty corners and for hiding the unavoidable bareness in a newly-planted rock garden. |
|||||||
Botanical plant Name (Common Name) |
When in Bloom |
Colour |
Height in inches (cms) |
Special Utility |
Thumbnail. Click on centre of thumbnail to get to larger picture. |
||
Acaena glauca, Acaena Novae Zealandiae, |
Summer |
Grey, Green and Bronze Foliage |
2-6 (5-15) |
Carpet or Paving |
|
||
Acantholimon venustum |
Jul-Aug |
Rosy-pink |
4-6 (10-15) |
Dry Ledges |
|
||
Achllea argentea (Milfoil) |
Jun-Jul |
White |
6 (15) |
Moraine or Rock Ledges |
|
||
Achillea tomentosa |
Jun-Aug |
Yellow |
6-9 (15-22.5) |
Rock Ledges |
|
||
Adonis vernalis |
Mar-Apr |
Yellow |
10 (25) |
Rock Ledges |
|
||
Aethionema (Various) |
May-Jul |
Purple, Pink or White |
6-12 (15-30) |
Moraine |
|
||
Alyssum montanum (Rock Madwort) |
May and June |
Yellow and Lemon |
3 (7.5) |
Carpet or Paving |
|
||
*Alyssum saxatile compactum |
Apr-May |
Golden-yellow |
6-10 (15-25) |
Crevices, Rock Ledges, Edging |
|
||
Anchusa myosotidiflora |
Jul-Aug |
Blue |
12 (30) |
Useful for Cutting |
|
||
Androsace lanuginosa |
Summer |
Pink |
4 (10) |
Crevices, Moraine |
|
||
*Androsace carnea (Rock Jasmine) |
May-Jun |
Rose and Rose-pink |
3 (7.5) |
Crevices or under Rock Ledges |
|
||
Anemone apennina (Windflower), |
April, and May |
White, Purple and Sky-Blue |
6-12 (15-30) |
Edging, Carpeting under small Shrubs, Moraine |
|
||
Anthyllis montana |
Jun-Jul |
Purple |
10 (25) |
Rock Ledges |
|
||
*Aquilegia glandulosa (Columbine) |
May-Jul |
Blue and White |
12-18 (30-45) |
Useful for Cutting |
|
||
Arabis (Various) (Rock Cress) |
May-Jul |
White, Pale Pink |
3-9 (7.5-22.5) |
Edging, Rock Ledges |
|
||
Arenaria (Various) (Sandwort) |
Summer |
White and Purple |
2-6 (5-15) |
Carpet |
|
||
*Armeria caespitosa (Thrift) |
Jun |
Lilac-pink |
4 (10) |
Edging or Moraine |
|
||
Asarum europaeum |
Spring |
Brown |
2 (5) |
Shade under Shrubs |
|
||
Asperula odorata |
May-Jun |
White |
3-4 (7.5-10) |
Slopes or Moraine |
|
||
*Aster alpinus |
June and July |
White, Blue, Purple, Pink |
6 (15) |
Moraine, Rock Ledges |
|
||
Aubretia (Various) |
Apr-Jun |
Purple, Crimson, Rose, and Lilac |
4-6 (10-15) |
Moraine, Carpet, Edging, Paving, and Walls |
|
||
Calandrinia umbellata |
Jul-Sep |
Violet-rose |
9 (22.5) |
Rock Ledges |
|
||
*Campanula (Various) (Bellflower) |
May-Sep |
Violet-purple, Blue, White, etc. |
3-6 (7.5-15) |
Crevices, Paving (some varieties), Edging, Moraine |
|
||
Cerastium tomentosum |
Summer |
White |
6 (15) |
Paving or Crevices |
|
||
Ceratostigma plumbaginoides |
Jul-Sep |
Cobalt-blue |
9 (22.5) |
Crevices, Ledges, and Walls |
|
||
Cheiranthus (Various) |
Apr-Jun |
Yellow, Purple, and Bronze |
6-12 (15-30) |
Crevices, walls, Edging |
|
||
Cornus canadensis |
Jun |
White |
6 (15) |
Carpeting under Small Shrubs |
|
||
Coronilla cappadocica |
Jl-Aug |
Yellow |
4-6 (10-15) |
Crevices, Ledges, and Walls |
|
||
*Cyclamen (Hardy Varieties) |
Aug, and |
Various |
3-6 (7.5-15) |
Crevices, Ledges |
|
||
*Cytisus kewensis |
May-Jun |
Creamy-white |
6 (15) |
Rock Ledges |
|
||
Cytisus Beani |
May and June |
Yellow |
6 (15) |
Rock Ledges |
|
||
*dianthus (Various) (Pinks) |
Summer |
Rose, White, Purple, and Carmine |
2-9 (5-22.5) |
Crevices, Edging, and Moraine (some varieties) |
|
||
Dicentra formosa |
May |
Red |
9 (22.5) |
Ledges |
|
||
*Dodecatheon (American Cow-slip) |
May and Jun |
Rose, Purple, and Lilac |
6-12 (15-30) |
Moist Beds and Slopes |
|
||
Draba (various) |
Mar-May |
Yellow, Pink, or White |
3 (7.5) |
Crevices, Walls, Paving, Moraine |
|
||
*Dryas octopetala |
Jun and Jul |
White |
3-6 (7.5-15) |
Carpet and Ledges |
|
||
*Dryas Sundermannii |
Jul and Aug |
Creamy-white |
3-6 (7.5-15) |
Carpet and Ledges |
|
||
Epimdeium alpinum |
Apr-Jul |
Yellow and Crimson |
9 (22.5) |
Ledges and Rough Places |
|
||
*Erica carnea (Heath) |
Nov-Apr |
Pink and Whte |
6-12 (15-30) |
Edging and Slopes |
|
||
Erinus alpinus (Varieties) |
May-Jul |
Purple, White, and Rose |
4 (10) |
Moraine, Paving, and Walls |
|
||
Erodium (Various) (Crane's Bill) |
May-Sep |
White and Violet, White and Maroon, Blue and Purple, etc. |
5-20 (12.5-50) |
Moraine, Ledges, and Walls |
|
||
Erysimum rupestre |
Spring and Early Summer |
Yellow |
9 (22.5) |
Ledges. Useful for Cutting. |
|
||
Euphorbia myrsinites |
Summer |
Yellow |
6 (15) |
Ledges |
|
||
Ferns (Various) See Ferns list. |
|
|
|
|
|
||
Gaultheria nummul-arioides |
Sep |
White and Pink |
Creeping |
Peaty Ledges |
|
||
Gaultheria procumbens |
Jul |
White and Pink |
Creeping |
Peat Bed |
|
||
Genista pilosa |
May |
Yellow |
12-24 (30-60) |
Edging and Rock Ledges |
|
||
*Genista sagittalis |
May-Jun |
Yellow |
3-5 (7.5-12.5) |
Creeping, Dry Ledges |
|
||
*Gentiana (various) (Gentian) |
Spring, Jul and Aug |
Deep Blue, Light Blue, White |
2-12 (5-30) |
Moraine, Edging, and Ledges |
|
||
Geranium (Various) |
Summer |
Pink, White, Flesh, Rose, and Blue |
4-9 (10-22.5) |
Moraine, Dry Walls, and Rock Ledges |
|
||
Geum coccineum |
Summer |
Scarlet |
14 (35) |
Rock Ledges |
|
||
Geum Heldreichii |
Summer |
Orange-red |
12-15 (30-37.5) |
Moraine, Dry Walls, and Rock Ledges |
|
||
Geum montanum |
Summer |
Yellow |
6 (15) |
Carpet or Edging |
|
||
Globularia trichosantha |
Summer |
Blue |
8 (20) |
Edgings or Ledges |
|
||
*Gypsophila repens |
May-Sep |
White and Pink |
4-6 (10-15) |
Edging or Rock Ledges |
|
||
*Haberlea rhodopensis |
May-Jul |
Lilac |
6 (15) |
Crevices |
|
||
Helianthemum (Sun Rose) |
Spring and Early Summer |
Rose-pink, Orange and Rose, Crimson, Yellow |
2-12 (5-30) |
Edging and Rock Ledges |
|
||
Helichrysum bellidioides |
Jul-Oct |
White, with Silvery Foliage |
5 (12.5) |
Ledges with northern exposure, Moraine |
|
||
Hepatica = Anemone hepatica |
Feb-May |
Blue, White, Rose, Red |
3-8 (7.5-20) |
Useful for Cutting |
|
||
Heuchera sanguinea (Varieties) |
Summer |
Red-Pink |
12-18 (30-45) |
Useful for Cutting |
|
||
Houstonia coerulea |
May and Jun |
Pale Blue |
2-4 (5-10) |
Shady Ledge |
|
||
Hypericum (Various) (St. John's Wort) |
Jun-Sep |
Yellow |
3-18 (7.5-45) |
Carpet, Edging, Crevices, and Moraine. Shade |
|
||
Iberis (Candytuft) |
Early Summer |
Various |
6-12 (15-30) |
Edging, Crevices, and Moraine |
|
||
*Iris, Dwarf Bearded Hybrid Crimean |
Apr andMay |
Blue and Orange, Violet-Purple and Sky-Blue |
4-9 (10-22.5) |
Rock Ledges |
|
||
Iris, bulbous |
Early Spring |
Blue and Orange, Violet-Purple and Sky-Blue |
4-12 (10-30) |
Rock Ledges |
|
||
*Jankaea heldreichi (Syn. Ramondia heldreichi) |
Jun-Jul |
Pale blue, Grey Foliage |
3-4 (7.5-10) |
Sheltered Ledge |
|
||
Leontopodium alpinum (Edelweiss) |
Jun-Sep |
Creamy-White |
6 (15) |
Moraine or Crevice |
|
||
*Lewisia (various) |
Jun-Jul |
Pink |
4-6 (10-15) |
Moraine |
|
||
Linaria alpina (Toadflax |
Summer |
Violet |
3 (7.5) |
Moraine or Carpet |
|
||
Linum (Various) (Flax) |
Summer |
Blue-Yellow, Sky-Blue, or White |
4-12 (10-30) |
Edging and Rock Ledges |
|
||
Litho-spermum prostratum (Gromwell) |
Jun-Sep |
Gentian-Blue |
6 (15) |
Crevices, Carpet, and Edging |
|
||
*Lotus corniculatus |
Aug |
Yellow |
6 (15) |
Rock Ledges |
|
||
*Lychnis alpina (Campion) |
Apr-Jun |
Rose |
6 (15) |
Crevices |
|
||
Lysimachia nummularia aurea |
Late Summer |
Golden-leaved |
Creeping |
Carpet |
|
||
Macrotomia echiodes (SYn. Arnebia) |
Summer |
Yellow, with Black Dots |
9 (22.5) |
Rock Ledges and Walls |
|
||
Maianthemum bifolium |
Jun |
White |
5 (12.5) |
Carpet |
|
||
Mazus pumilio |
Jun-Jul |
Purple |
3 (7.5) |
Carpet |
|
||
*Meconopsis (various) |
Summer |
Yellow, Red, White, Blue |
9-60 (22.5-150) |
Moist, Shady Ledges |
|
||
*Mertensia primuloides |
Jun-Jul |
Blue, Yellow centre |
6 (15) |
Moraine or Crevice |
|
||
Morisia hypogoea |
Apr-May |
Golden-Yellow |
2-3 (5-7.5) |
Moraine or Rock Ledges |
|
||
Myosotis (Forget-me-not) |
Spring and Summer |
Blue |
3-9 (7.5-22.5) |
Moraine (some varieties) |
|
||
Nierembergia rivularis (White Cup) |
Jun-Aug |
Creamy-white, streaked with Purple |
3 (7.5) |
Carpet or Moist Ledge |
|
||
Omphalodes verna (Creeping Forget-me-not) |
Spring |
Deep Blue |
4 (10) |
Carpet and Moraine |
|
||
Ononis rotundifolia |
Summer |
Pink |
18 (45) |
Ledges |
|
||
Onosma taurica |
Jun-Jul |
Yellow |
6 (15) |
Ledges and Crevices |
|
||
*Origanum pulchrum |
Summer |
Pinky-purple |
9 (22.5) |
Crevices and Ledges |
|
||
Origanum hybridum |
Summer |
Rosy-pink |
9 (22.5) |
Sunny Crevices and Ledges |
|
||
*Ourisia coccinea |
May-Sep |
Scarlet |
9 (22.5) |
Moist Beds or Ledges |
|
||
*Oxalis enneaphylla |
May-Sep |
White, with Grey Foliage |
6 (15) |
Ledges |
|
||
*Oxalis lobata |
Sep |
Golden |
3-4 (7.5 -10) |
Sunny Crevice |
|
||
*Papaver alpinum |
Summer |
various |
4-6 (10-15) |
Moraine and Rock Ledges |
|
||
Phlox (Dwarf Alpine) |
Spring |
Rose, Lavender-blue, White, and Lilac-blue |
3-12 (7.5-30) |
Ledges, Carpet, and Edging. Useful for Cutting. |
|
||
Platycodon mariesii |
Summer |
Blue |
10 (25) |
Ledges |
|
||
Polemonium reptans (Jacob's Ladder) |
Mar-Jun |
Blue |
12 (30) |
Ledges |
|
||
Polygala chamaebuxus |
Jun-Jul |
Lemon-yellow and Purple |
3 (7.5) |
Ledges |
|
||
*Polygonum affine (Syn. Brunonis) |
Late Summer |
Rose-pink |
8 (20) |
Ledges |
|
||
*Polygonum vaccini-folium |
Late Summer and Autumn |
Rose |
3 (7.5) |
Carpet and Ledges |
|
||
Potentilla (various) |
Summer |
White, Yellow, Orange, and Pink |
4-6 (10-15) |
Crevices, Carpet, and Moraine |
|
||
*Primula (various) |
Spring |
Various |
2-12 (5-30) |
Crevices, Edgings, and Moraine |
|
||
Pulmonaria (various) |
Apr-May |
Blue |
6 (15) |
Ledges and Crevices |
|
||
*Pyrola rotundifolia |
Jun-Jul |
White |
6-8 (15-20) |
Shady Ledges |
|
||
*Ramondia (Pyrenean Primrose) |
May-Aug |
Lilac-blue, and white |
2-6 (5-15) |
Crevices |
|
||
Ranunculus alpestris (BUttercup) |
May-Aug |
White |
4 (100 |
Moraine |
|
||
Saponaria ocymoides (Soapwort) |
Spring and Early Summer |
Rosy-Pink |
6 (15) |
Crevices and Ledges |
|
||
*Saxifraga (various) (Saxifrage) |
Jan-Jul |
various |
2-18 (5-45) |
See Saxifraga in the Table on the right. |
|
||
Scabiosa pterocephala (Syn. Pterocephalus) |
Jun-Sep |
Pale Violet |
4-6 |
Carpet and Sunny Ledges |
|
||
*Sedum (various) (Stonecrop) |
Jul-Oct |
Purple, Pink, Rose, and Yellow |
4-15 (10-37.5) |
Carpet, Crevices, Dry Site |
|
||
*Sempervivum (various) (Houseleek) |
Jun, Jul-Sep |
Yellow, White, Pink, and Red |
5-10 (12.5-25) |
Sunny, Dry Crevices |
|
||
Silene (various) (Catchfly) |
Jun-Sep |
Pink, White, and Reddish |
2-18 (5-45) |
Carpet, Crevices, and Moraine |
|
||
*Soldanella alpina (and others) |
Apr-May |
Blue |
4 (10) |
Crevices and Moraine |
|
||
Symphyandra (various) |
Jul-Aug |
White, Blue, Pale Yellow |
6-24 (15-60) |
Crevices and Ledges |
|
||
Thalictrum adiantifolium |
Jun-Sep |
Coloured Foliage |
12 (30) |
Rocky Ledges |
|
||
Thalictrum alpinum |
May-Jun |
Greenish-yellow |
4-6 (10-15) |
Crevices and Moraine |
|
||
*thymus serpyllum var. lanuginosus (Thyme) |
Jun-Jul |
Purple Flowers. Lovely Grey Foliage |
3 (7.5) |
Carpet, Paving |
|
||
*Thymus var. coccineus |
Jun-Jul |
Red |
3 (7.5) |
Carpet, Paving |
|
||
Veronica (various) (speedwell) |
Jun-Jul |
Pink, Blue, and Whiteq |
1-9 (2.5-22.5) |
Carpet or Edging |
|
||
*Viola (various) (Alpine Pansies) |
Apr-Aug |
Lavender-blue, White, Rose, and Yellow |
4-6 (10-15) |
Edging and Moraine (some varieties) |
|
||
Vittadenia triloba |
Apr-Sep |
White and Pink |
3 (7.5) |
Edging and Ledges |
|
||
*Wahlen-bergia serpyllifolia |
May-Jun |
Violet-blue |
3 (7.5) |
Moraine |
|
||
Waldsteinia trifolia |
Mar-Jun |
Yellow |
6 (15) |
Ledges and Moraine |
|
||
Wulfenia carinthiaca |
Jul-Aug |
Blue |
9 (22.5) |
Ledges |
|
||
*Zauschneria californ-ica splendens |
Jul-Sep |
Vermilion |
12-18 (30-45) |
Hot, Sunny Ledges or Crevices |
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Site design and content copyright ©October 2010. Page structure amended November 2012. Rock Plant Photos Gallery added August 2013. Topic Menu amended July 2015. This page added March 2020. Chris Garnons-Williams. DISCLAIMER: Links to external sites are provided as a courtesy to visitors. Ivydene Horticultural Services are not responsible for the content and/or quality of external web sites linked from this site. |
|
|
Rock Plant Colour Wheel - Flowers Link Map Click on Number in Colour Wheel or Black sections below:- |
|
||||
|
|||||
Rock Garden Plant Lists of Plants Suitable for Rock, Wall and Water Gardens - How to plan and plant them including wall, paved and water gardens by A. Edwards in charge of the rock garden Kew. Published by Ward, Lock & Co. in 1929. |
|||||
Some Plants that Thrive on the Moraine |
|||||
Botanical plant Name (Common Name) |
Common Name |
Colour |
Flowering Period |
Height in inches (cms) |
|
Acantholimon venustum |
Prickly Thrift |
Pink |
Jul-Aug |
6 (15) |
|
Aethionema grandiflora |
Burnt Candytuft |
Rose and White |
May-Jul |
6-12 (15-30) |
|
Alyssum montanum |
Rock Madwort |
Yellow |
Apr-Jun |
3-10 (7.5-25) |
|
Alyssum saxatile compactum |
Rock Madwort |
Yellow |
Apr-Jun |
3-10 (7.5-25) |
|
Androsace lanuginosa |
Rock Jasmine |
Pink |
Summer |
4 (10) |
|
Androsace sarmentosa |
Rock Jasmine |
Rose, White Eye |
May-Jun |
4 (10) |
|
Armeria caespitosa |
Thrift |
Pinky-lilac |
Jun |
4 (10) |
|
Asperula azurea setosa |
Woodruff |
Light Blue |
Jun-Sep |
4 (10) |
|
Asperula Gussonii |
Woodruff |
Rose |
May-Aug |
4 (10) |
|
Asperula odorata |
Woodruff |
White |
May-Jun |
3-4 (7.5-10) |
|
Asperula suberosa |
Woodruff |
Pink |
Jun/Jul |
3 (7.5) |
|
Aster alpinus |
Starwort |
Purple, Pink, White, or Blue |
Jun-Jul |
6 (15) |
|
Aubretia (Various) |
Rock Cress) |
Purple, Crimson, Rose and Lilac |
Apr-Jun |
4-6 (10-15) |
|
Campanula alpina |
Bellflower |
Violet |
Jun-Sep |
4 (10) |
|
Campanula excisa |
Bellflower |
Blue |
Jun-Sep |
4 (10) |
|
Campanula pulla, etc. |
Bellflower |
Violet-purple |
Jun-Sep |
3 (7.5) |
|
Campanula Raineri |
Bellflower |
Deep Blue |
Jun-Jul |
2-3 (5-7.5) |
|
Campanula Zoysii |
Bellflower |
Blue |
Jun-Sep |
2-3 (5-7.5) |
|
Chrysanth-emum alpinum |
Ox-eye Daisy |
White |
Jun-Jul |
5 (12.5) |
|
Cyanthus lobatus, etc. |
|
Blue |
Jul-Sep |
2-5 (5-12.5) |
|
Dianthus (see Pinks below) |
|
|
|
|
|
Douglasii vitaliana |
|
Yellow |
Jun |
3 (7.5) |
|
Draba pyrenaica |
Whitlow Grass |
Mauve-pink |
Mar-May |
3 (7.5) |
|
Dryas octopetala var. lanata |
Mountain Avens |
White |
Jun-Jul |
3-5 (7.5-12.5) |
|
Edelweiss (Leonto-podium alpinum) |
|
Creamy-white |
Jun-Sep |
6 915) |
|
Erinus alpinus |
Starwort |
Purple, White, and Rose |
May-Jul |
4 (10) |
|
Eritrichium nanuum |
|
Pale Blue with Yellow Centre |
May |
2 (5) |
|
Erodium (various) |
Hero's Bill |
White and Pink |
May-Oct |
3-6 (7.5-15) |
|
Myosotis palustris semper-florens |
Forget-me-Not |
Purple, Blue |
May |
3-9 (7.5-22.5) |
|
Gentiana bavarica |
Gentian |
Blue |
June |
3-4 (7.5-10) |
|
Gentiana verna |
Gentian |
Deep Blue |
Apr-May |
3 (7.5) |
|
Gentiana verna var alba |
Gentian |
White |
Apr-May |
3 (7.5) |
|
Geranium (various) |
Crane's Bill |
White, Pink, Red, etc. |
Jun-Sep |
4-9 (10-22.5) |
|
Geum montanum |
Avens |
Yellow |
Apr-Oct |
6 (15) |
|
Helichrysum bellidioides |
Everlasting flowers |
White |
Jul-Oct |
5 (22.5) |
|
Hypericum coris |
St. John's Wort |
Yellow |
Jun-Sep |
3 (7.5) |
|
Iberis saxatilis |
Candytuft |
White, tinged Red |
May |
3 (7.5) |
|
Lewisia (various) |
Bitter-root |
Rosy-pink and White |
Jun |
6-8 (15-20) |
|
Linaria alpina |
Toad Flax |
Violet, blotched Orange |
Jun-Sep |
3-4 (7.5-10) |
|
Lithospermum gastonii |
Gromwell |
Blue |
Jun-Jul |
3 (7.5) |
|
Lychnis alpina |
Campion (alpine) |
Rose-pink |
May-Jun |
4-5 (10-12.5) |
|
Lychnis lagascae |
|
Rose and White |
Jun-Jul |
4 (10) |
|
Mertensia primuloides |
Lungwort |
Blue, Yellow centre |
Jun-Jul |
6 (15) |
|
Morisia hypogoea |
Mediterranean Cress |
Golden Yellow |
Apr-May |
2-3 (5-7.5) |
|
Omphalodes luciliae |
Rock Forget-me-not |
Lilac-blue |
Jun-Sep |
6 (15) |
|
Oxalis enneaphylla |
Wood Sorrel |
White |
May-Sep |
6 (15) |
|
Papaver alpinum |
Poppy |
Yellow, Salmon, White, and Orange |
May-Sep |
4-6 (10-15) |
|
Papaver trinae-folium |
... |
Silver Foliage |
... |
4-5 (10-12.5) |
|
Dianthus alpinus |
Pink |
Pink or White |
Jun |
5 (12.5) |
|
Dianthus freynii |
Pink |
Pink |
Jun |
3 (7.5) |
|
Dianthus neglectus, etc. |
Pink |
Reddish-pink |
Jun |
3 (7.5) |
|
Potentilla nitida |
Cinquefoil |
Pale Pink |
May-Sep |
4 (10) |
|
Potentilla nitida alba |
Cinquefoil |
White |
May-Sep |
4 (10) |
|
Primulas (various) see Alpine Primulas for the Rock Garden page |
|
|
|
|
|
Ranunculus alpestris, etc. |
... |
White |
May-Aug |
4 (10) |
|
Saxifraga - The Kabschia Group See further down this table |
"Cushion" or Tufted Saxifrages |
White, Yellow, Rose |
Mar-May |
2-5 (5-12.5) |
|
Saxifraga - The Porphyrion Group |
... |
White, Rose, Purple |
Mar-May |
2-10 (5-25) |
|
Silene acaulis |
Cushion Pink |
Pink |
Jun-Aug |
2 (5) |
|
Soldanella pyrolaefolia |
Moonwort |
Lilac |
Mar |
6 (15) |
|
Tunica saxifraga |
... |
Rose or White |
Jun-Aug |
Trailer |
|
Viola (some varieties) |
Alpine Pansies |
various |
Apr-Aug |
4-6 (10-15) |
|
Wahlen-bergia pumilio |
Tufted Harebell |
Lilac |
Jun-Aug |
3 (7.5) |
|
Wahlenbergia serpyllifolia |
... |
Violet-blue |
Jun-Aug |
3 (7.5) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Saxifraga |
Saxifraga (Saxifrage, Rockfoil) - Of the species in cultvation the majority are perennials, which are very hardy and easy to grow. They vary in height from 2 inches (5 cms) to 36 inches (90 cms), according to species, and furnish bloom from January to July, though the majority flower in May and June. There are kinds that will suit any position in the rock garden. Some love the shade; others require a rocky crevice in the sun; a few thrive in the moraine, in the paved garden, or in the Alpine House; and yet others do best at the side of a pond or stream. The species are grouped into a number of sections; all the plants on one section are of more or less the same habit and have approximately similar wants. The cultural requirements of each section is given and a list of a few of the chief species in each group.
|
||||
|
Section 1. Encrusted or Silvery Saxifrages (Euaizoonias) - |
||||
Section 1. Encrusted or Silvery Saxifrages (Euaizoonias) species |
|
|
|
|
|
Saxifraga aizoon and varieties |
... |
Creamy-white, Yellow, or Rose |
May-Jul |
6-10 (15-25) |
|
Saxifraga cotyledon and varieties |
... |
White |
May-Jul |
18 (45) |
|
Saxifraga cochlearis |
... |
White |
May-Jul |
3 (7.5) |
|
Saxifraga florulenta |
... |
Rose-purple |
May-Jul |
10 (25) |
|
Saxifraga hostii (Syn Saxifraga elatior) |
... |
White, spotted Pink |
May-Jul |
15 (37.5) |
|
Saxifraga lingulata |
... |
White |
May-Jul |
15 (37.5) |
|
Saxifraga longifolia |
... |
White |
May-Jul |
25 (62.5) |
|
Saxifraga mutata |
... |
Orange |
May-Jul |
18 (45) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Section 2. Dactyloides (Mossy Saxifrages) - |
||||
Section 2. Dactyloides (Mossy Saxifrages) species and varieties |
|
|
|
|
|
Saxifraga clybranii |
... |
Crimson |
May-Jun |
5 (12.5) |
|
Saxifraga decipiens (syn. Saxifraga caespitosa) |
... |
Red to White |
May-Jun |
6 (15) |
|
Saxifraga hypnoides |
... |
White |
May-Jun |
5 (12.5) |
|
Saxifraga Miss Willmott |
... |
Crram, blotched Chocolate |
May-Jun |
6-9 (15-22.5) |
|
Saxifraga muscoides |
... |
White, Yellow or Red |
May-Jun |
4 (10) |
|
Saxifraga muscoides Rheii |
... |
Rose-pink |
May-Jun |
5 (12.5) |
|
Saxifraga sanguinea superba |
... |
Deep Scarlet |
May-Jun |
5 (12.5) |
|
Saxifraga trifurcata ceratophylla |
... |
White |
May-Jun |
4 (10) |
|
Saxifraga Wallacei (syn. Saxifraga Camposii) |
... |
White |
May-Jun |
4 (10) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Section 3. Kabschias ("Cushion" or Tufted Saxifrages) - |
||||
Section 3. Kabschias ("Cushion" or Tufted Saxifrages) Species and varieties |
|
|
|
|
|
Saxifraga apiculata |
... |
Pale Yellow |
Mar-May |
4 (10) |
|
Saxifraga Boydii |
... |
Yellow |
Mar-May |
3 (7.5) |
|
Saxifraga burseriana and varieties |
... |
White or Yellow |
Feb-Apr |
4 (10) |
|
Saxifraga caesia |
... |
White |
May-Jul |
2 (5) |
|
Saxifraga diapensioides |
... |
White |
Apr-May |
3 (7.5) |
|
Saxifraga Elizabethae (Syn. Cherry Tree) |
... |
Citron-yellow |
Mar-May |
4 (10) |
|
Saxifraga Faldonside |
... |
Yellow |
Apr |
4 (10) |
|
Saxifraga Grisebachii |
... |
Purple-crimson |
Apr |
5 (12.5) |
|
Saxifraga Kestoniensis |
... |
White |
Apr-May |
4 (10) |
|
Saxifraga lilacina |
... |
Lavender-rose |
Apr-May |
2 (5) |
|
Saxifraga luteo-viridis |
... |
Pale Yellow |
Apr |
6 (15) |
|
Saxifraga media |
... |
Purple |
Apr |
6 (15) |
|
Saxifraga Rocheliana and varieties |
... |
White or Yellow |
Mar-May |
5 (12.5) |
|
Saxifraga Salomonii |
... |
White |
Apr |
3 (7.5) |
|
Saxifraga sancta |
... |
Yellow |
Apr |
4 (10) |
|
Saxifraga scardica |
... |
White |
May |
3 (7.5) |
|
Saxifraga p. thessalica |
... |
Red and Yellow |
May |
6 (15) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Section 4 - Porphyrions - |
||||
Section 4 - Porphyrions Species and varieties |
|
|
|
|
|
Saxifraga hirculus major |
... |
Golden |
Jul-Sep |
5 (12.5) |
|
Saxifraga oppositifolia and varieties |
... |
Crimson-purple |
Mar-May |
2 (5) |
|
Saxifraga pyrenaica |
... |
Deep Purple |
Mar-May |
2 (5) |
|
Saxifraga retusa |
... |
Rose |
May-Jul |
2 (5) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Section 5 - Englerias - |
||||
Section 5 - Englerias Species |
|
|
|
|
|
Saxifraga bertoloniii |
... |
Pink and Yellow |
Apr-May |
5-6 (12.5-15) |
|
Saxifraga calyciflora (syn media) |
... |
Purple |
Apr-May |
5-6 (12.5-15) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Section 6 - Megasea (Giant or Large-Leaved Rockfoils) - |
||||
Section 6 - Megasea (Giant or Large-Leaved Rockfoils) |
|
|
|
|
|
Saxifraga crassifolia |
... |
Pale Pink |
Apr-May |
15 (37.5) |
|
Saxifraga cordifolia |
... |
Rose-red |
Apr-May |
12-18 (30-45) |
|
Saxifraga ligulata speciosa (syn megasea) |
... |
Purple-rose |
Apr-May |
12-24 (30-60) |
|
Saxifraga stracheyi |
... |
Pink and White |
Apr-May |
10 (25) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Section 7 - Diptera - |
||||
Section 7 - Diptera |
|
|
|
|
|
Saxifraga cuscutae-formis |
... |
White |
Jun |
Trailing |
|
Saxifraga sarmentosa |
Mother of Thousands |
Yellow or White |
Jun-Sep |
10 (25) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Section 8 - Robertsonia - |
||||
Section 8 - Robertsonia Species and varieties |
|
|
|
|
|
Saxifraga cuneifolia |
... |
White |
May-Jun |
5 (12.5) |
|
Saxifraga fortunei |
... |
White |
Oct-Dec |
10 (25) |
|
Saxifraga guthriana |
... |
White, spotted Red |
May-Jun |
8 (20) |
|
Saxifraga umbrosa var primuloides |
... |
Rose |
May-Jun |
5 (12.5) |
|
Saxifraga umbrosa and varieties |
London Pride |
Rose and White |
May-Jun |
10 (25) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Section 9 - Trachyphyllum - |
||||
Section 9 - Trachyphyllum Species |
|
|
|
|
|
Saxifraga aizides |
... |
Yellow |
May-Jun |
3-5 (7.5-12.5) |
|
Saxifraga aspera |
... |
Yellow |
May-Jun |
3-5 (7.5-12.5) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||
This table has been copied from P All2 Plants Index Gallery |
|||||||||||||||||
The following table shows the linkages for the information about the plants
|
|||||||||||||||||
STAGE 1 GARDEN STYLE INDEX GALLERY |
|||||||||||||||||
Private Garden Design:- |
|||||||||||||||||
|
|
<---- |
Yes |
|
No |
Cannot be bothered. |
|||||||||||
|
|
At Home with Gard-ening Area |
|
|
Balcony Garden or Roof Garden |
|
Grow flowers for flower arranging and vegetables on Balcony Garden or Roof Garden |
Pan Plant Back-grou-nd Colour |
STAGE 3b |
||||||||
| |
|
| |
Outside Garden |
Pan, Trough and Window-Box Odds and Sods |
|||||||||||||
|
| |
Kinds of Pan Plants that may be split up and tucked in Corners and Crevices |
| |
||||||||||||||
| |
|||||||||||||||||
| |
|||||||||||||||||
| |
|||||||||||||||||
Trough and Window-box plants 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
Pan Plant |
| |
|||||||||||||||
You need to know the following:- |
|||||||||||||||||
A) Bee Pollinated Plants for Hay Fever Sufferers List leads onto the |
|
Human Prob-lems |
|
Blind, |
|
||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
Garden Style, which takes into account the Human Problems above |
|
||||||||||||
|
Classic Mixed Style |
|
Cottage Garden Style |
|
. |
|
Naturalistic Style |
Formal English Garden |
|||||||||
|
Mediterranean Style |
|
Meadow and Corn-field |
|
. |
|
Paving and Gravel inland, |
||||||||||
|
|
|
|
Problem Sites within your chosen Garden Style from the above |
|
||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
. |
|
Exce-ssively Hot, Sunny and Dry Site is suitable for Drought Resistant Plants |
Excessively Wet Soil - especially when caused by poor drainage |
|||||||||
Control of Pests (Aphids, Rabbits, Deer, Mice, Mole, Snails) / Disease by Companion Planting in Garden |
Whether your Heavy Clay or Light Sandy / Chalk Soil is excessively Alkaline (limy) / Acidic or not, then there is an Action Plan for you to do with your soil, which will improve its texture to make its structure into a productive soil instead of it returning to being just sand, chalk, silt or clay. |
|
. |
|
Problems caused by builders:- 1. Lack of soil on top of builders rubble in garden of just built house. |
||||||||||||
In planning your beds for your garden, before the vertical hard-landscaping framework and the vertical speciman planting is inserted into your soft landscaping plan, the following is useful to consider:- |
|||||||||||||||||
Reasons for stopping infilling of Sense of Fragrance section on 28/07/2016 at end of Sense of Fragrance from Stephen Lacey Page. From September 2017 will be creating the following new pages on Sense of Fragrance using Scented Flora of the World by Roy Genders. |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
After you have selected your vertical hard-landscaping framework and the vertical speciman plants for each bed or border, you will need to infill with plants taking the following into account:- |
|
|
|
||||||||||||||
Sense of Fragrance from Roy Genders Flower Perfume Group:- |
Flower Perfume Group:- |
Flower Perfume Group:- |
Leaf Perfume Group:- |
Scent of Wood, Bark and Roots Group:-
Scent of Fungi Group:- |
|||||||||||||
Sense of Sight |
Emotion of |
Emotion of |
|
. |
Emotion of |
Emotion of Intellectual versus Emotional |
Sense of Touch |
Sense of Taste |
Sense of Sound |
||||||||
|
|
STAGE 2 INFILL PLANT INDEX GALLERIES 1, 2, 3 for |
|
|
|||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||
STAGE 3a ALL , 3 AND 4 PLANTS INDEX GALLERIES with pages of content (o) |
|||||||||||||||||
Plant Type |
ABC |
DEF |
GHI |
JKL |
MNO |
PQR |
STU |
VWX |
YZ |
||||||||
Alpine in Evergreen Perennial, |
1 (o) |
1 (o) |
1 (o) |
1 (o) |
1 (o) |
||||||||||||
Annual/ Biennial |
1 (o) |
1 (o) |
|||||||||||||||
Bedding, 25 |
|||||||||||||||||
Bulb, 746 with Use, Flower Colour/Shape of |
|||||||||||||||||
Climber 71 Clematis, 58 other Climbers with Use, Flower Colour and Shape |
|||||||||||||||||
1 (o) |
|||||||||||||||||
Deciduous Shrub 43 with Use and Flower Colour |
|||||||||||||||||
1 (o) |
|||||||||||||||||
Evergreen Perennial 104 with Use, Flower Colour, Flower Shape and Number of Petals |
|||||||||||||||||
Evergreen Shrub 46, Semi-Evergreen Shrub and Heather 74 with Use and Flower Colour |
1 (o) |
1 (o) |
|||||||||||||||
1 (o) |
|||||||||||||||||
Fern with 706 ferns |
|||||||||||||||||
1 (o) |
|||||||||||||||||
Herbaceous Perennial 91, |
1 (o) |
||||||||||||||||
Rose with 720 roses within Flower Colour, Flower Shape, Rose Petal Count and Rose Use |
|||||||||||||||||
Sub-Shrub |
|||||||||||||||||
Wildflower 1918 with |
|||||||||||||||||
Finally, you might be advised to check that the adjacent plants to the one you have chosen for that position in a flower bed are suitable; by checking the entry in Companion Planting - like clicking A page for checking Abies - and Pest Control page if you have a pest to control in this part of the flower bed. |
|||||||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||
STAGE 1 GARDEN STYLE INDEX GALLERY |
|||||||||||||||||
STAGE 2 INFILL PLANT INDEX GALLERIES 1, 2, 3 Reference books for these galleries in Table on left |
|||||||||||||||||
STAGE 3a ALL PLANTS INDEX GALLERY |
|||||||||||||||||
STAGE 4C CULTIVATION, POSITION, USE GALLERY |
|||||||||||||||||
Since 2006, I have requested photos etc from the Mail-Order Nurseries in the UK and later from the rest of the World. Few nurseries have responded.
with the aid of further information from other books, magazines and cross-checking on the internet. |
This table has been copied from The colours in the Rock Plant Colour Wheel on the left; like 'Red 12 is Blood Red', correspond to the same colour 'Blood Red' in the following table:- One of these colours is to be used in these galleries to provide as near a match to the colour of the respective flower petal or respective leaf found of each plant in the internet. |
|||||||||||||||
White |
Silver or Gray 80 |
Fog or Gray 60 |
Dove Gray or Gray 40 |
Mine Shaft or Gray 20 |
Black |
|
Vitamin C from Orange-s |
Orange |
Red Necta-rine |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Green Spiritz |
|
|
|
|
Orange Buddha Gold |
Sun-glow Yellow |
Dim Yellow Peach |
Atomic Tang-erine-Orange |
Orang-elin |
Super Red |
|
|
|
|
Karaka Red |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Electric |
Green Just for Fun |
Madras Blue |
Green Grass Stain |
Mossy Green Rock |
Ralph Yellow |
Electric Yellow |
Wheat Brown |
Brown Tusc-any |
Dark Cherry Red |
Blood-red |
OU Crim-son Red |
Boston Univ-ersity Red |
Red |
Water-melon Pink |
Bright Red |
Lovely Lime Green |
Young Green Grape |
Green Past-ure |
Costa del Sol Green |
Anot-her Mossy Green |
Sum-mer Orange Break |
Golden-Yellow Fizz |
Brown Gold Line |
Brown Choc-olate |
Red Claret |
Red Lady-bug |
Pers-ian Red |
Red Nect-arine |
Deep Red Rose |
Pink Bikini |
Broad-way Pink |
Bright Green |
Light Green |
Slight-ly Opt-imistic Green |
Lacan-don Green |
Not Your Green |
Pale Yellow |
Unmel-low Yellow |
Rusty Brown Pelican |
Brown Nut-meg Wood |
Brown Copper Rose |
Red Fuzzy Wuzzy |
Seat-tle Orange Salmon |
Red Colin |
Mag-enta Cornu-copia |
Rose Pink |
Process Red Pagen-ta |
Slimer 2 Green |
Time to App-reciate Green |
Vihrea Green |
Esper-anza Green |
Distant Green Neon |
Pine Glade Yellow |
Canary-Yellow |
Brow-ser Brown Caram-el |
Brown Heat-land |
Faded Red Roses |
Light Pink Salmon |
Flex-eril Pink |
Faded Red |
Fresh Red Egg-plant |
Mag-enta Razzle Dazzle Rose |
|
|
|||||||||||||||
Astro-turf Green - Empty |
Green Fabula Fabul-ae |
Verdun Green |
Lars-beck Green |
Pale Green |
Green Lime-ade |
Bone Yellow |
Peach-Orange |
Deep Orange Saffron |
Flat-pink |
Pink |
Forbid-den Mag-enta |
Mauve Red |
Dried Red Blood |
Red Bruisin |
Plain Red Jane |
Frankie The Green Lizard |
Lily Pad Green |
|
|
Green Wasabi |
Aurora Borealis Green |
Off-white Green |
|
|
|
Purple Lav-ender |
Dingy Mauve Purple |
I Dont Purple Now |
True Purple |
Royal Purple |
Purple Beet |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||
Pakis-tan Green |
Swamp Muck Green |
Irish Flag Green |
Green Bonsai |
High-land Green |
Weak Green |
|
|
|
Mag-enta Dev-otion |
Deeper Pink |
Mag-enta Shifts |
What Hur Violet? |
|
Purple Ameth-eyst |
Purple Cali-hoe |
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
Pine Green |
Her-man the Worm'n Green |
Star-bucks Green |
US Mint Greens |
Putt-ing Green |
Whisp-er Blue |
Baby Blue |
Dodger Blue |
Celest-ial Blue |
Laven-der Blue |
Mauve |
Ameth-yst Purple |
Gurple Purple |
Blue Plum Wine |
Mardi Gras Purple |
Deep Mag-enta |
|
Likely Green |
Fun Green |
Pen Green |
Winter-green |
Light Cyan Blue |
Um Sunken Pool Blue |
Dell Blue |
Blue Gray |
Praise Blue |
Blue-bell |
Purple The Symbol |
Blue Serene Spirit |
Violet |
The Purple Bands |
Grape Mag-enta |
|
|||||||||||||||
Neon Avocado Green |
Minty (Bright Green) |
Near Lime Green |
Green Haze |
Aqua-marine Blue |
Blue Aqua |
Patina Blue |
Dark Mid-night Blue |
Dark-ening Blue Sky |
Cobalt Blue |
Blue Peri-winkle |
Blue Kimb-erly |
Purpl-ish Blue |
Anot-her Purple |
Purple Rasp-berry |
Pure Bright-ness Purple |
Spring Green |
Under The Blue Sea |
Crayola Green Sham-rock |
Cyan Blue Shift |
Lighter Turqu-oise Blue |
Gareen Light Green |
Rain-forest Green |
Skinny Blue |
Dar Powder Blue |
Royal Blue |
Sophie Blue |
Blue (pig-ment) |
Blue Steely Eyes |
A Blue Popple Eater |
Look to the Purple Sky |
Blue Safe |
Light Teal Blue |
Aphro-dite's Blue Robe |
|
Robin Egg Blue |
Gentle Green |
Blue Stone |
Green Dirty Oil |
Curious Blue |
Blue Mariner |
Blue |
Blue For You |
Navy Blue |
French Blue |
Mid-night Blue |
Put the Bass in the Blues |
Corn-flower Blue |
|
|||||||||||||||
Green Mint to do that |
|
|
|
|
Sky Blue |
Blue Splish |
Pole Blue |
Iris Blue |
Blue Below |
Covie Blue |
|
|
|
|
Deep Blue |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
Arrow Blue |
Azure Rad-iance Blue |
Kiblupa Blue |
Blue Electric |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Variegated |
Variegated |
Variegated 1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
|