Ivydene Gardens Stage 2 - Infill2 Plants Index Gallery:
Alpine - Alpines and Paving - Page 1

Ivydene Gardens Stage 2 - Infill2 Plants Index Gallery:
Alpine - Alpines and Paving Page 1

Botanical Plant Name

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UK or
European Union
mail-order supplier for you to contact to buy this plant

Flower Colour

Sun Aspect of Full Sun,
Part Shade, Full Shade

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Flowering Months

with row in each month that it flowers in that colour in
STAGE 4A
12 BLOOM COLOURS PER MONTH INDEX GALLERY/

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Canada
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Height with Spacings or Width (W) in inches (cms)

1 inch =
2.5 cms
12 inches = 30 cms
40 inches = 100 cms

Foliage Colour


with row in relevant pages that it has foliage of that colour in
STAGE 4B
12 FOLIAGE COLOURS PER MONTH INDEX GALLERY
or
Background Colour nearest to middle-aged leaf colour from 212 foliage colours /

followed by
Soil Moisture:-
Dry,
Moist,
Wet

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with data for rows in
STAGE 4C CULTIVATION, POSITION, USE GALLERY and
STAGE 4D
SHAPE, FORM INDEX GALLERY
Pages

Plant Type is:-

A for Aquatic
Ann for Annual / Biennial

Ba for Bamboo

Bu for Bulb

Cl for Climber

Co for Conifer

F for Fern

G for Grass

H for Herb

P for Perennial

Rh for Rhodo-dendron, Azalea, Camellia

Ro for Rose

Sh for Shrub

So for Soft Fruit

To for Top Fruit

Tr for Tree

V for Vegetable

W for Wildflower

followed by:-
E for Evergreen,
D for Deciduous,
H for Herbaceous,
Alpine for being an Alpine as well as being 1 of above Plant Type /

 

Acid for Acidic,
Alk for Alkaline,
Any for AnySoil

 

with links to
STAGE 2 INFILL PLANT INDEX GALLERIES
1, 2, 3 and
STAGE 3
ALL PLANTS INDEX GALLERIES
1, 2 pages
 

Comments

A plant of first-class merit, suggested as 'First Choices'

Adjacent Planting

Plant Associations

It is sad to reflect that in England so few gardens open to the public label their plants or label them so that the label is visible when that plant is in flower, so that visitors can identify; and then later locate and purchase that plant.

Few mail-order nurseries provide the detail as shown in my rose or heather galleries.

If you want to sell a product, it is best to display it. When I sold my Transit van, I removed its signage, cleaned it and took photos of the inside and outside before putting them onto an advert in Autotrader amongst more than 2000 other Transit vans - it was sold in 20 minutes.

If mail-order nurseries could put photos to the same complexity from start of the year to its end with the different foliage colours and stages of flowering on Wikimedia Commons, then the world could view the plant before buying it, and idiots like me would have valid material to work with.

I have been in the trade (until ill health forced my Sole Trader retirement in 2013) working in designing, constructing and maintaining private gardens for decades and since 2005 when this site was started, I have asked any nursery in the world to supply photos. R.V. Roger in Yorkshire allowed me to use his photos from his website in 2007 and when I got a camera to spend 5 days in July 2014 at my expense taking photos of his roses growing in his nursery field, whilst his staff was propagating them. I gave him a copy of those photos.

Botanical Plant Name

Exposure

Flower Colour and
Flowering Months

Height in inches (cms)

1 inch =
2.5 cms
12 inches = 30 cms
40 inches = 100 cms

Soil Preference

Plants suitable for Paving

Acaena microphylla (Scarlet Bidi-bidi, Bronze New Zealand Burr)

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Acaena buchananii

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Acaena inermis

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Part Shade

Greenish flowers that mature into copper-red burrs during the summer months

August

2-4 (5-10)

Dry, Well-drained, Chalk, Sand or Loam. Perform best in sandy soils.

P H

Acaena microphylla - New Zealand Burrs are easy-to-grow alpine plants. This species forms a bronzy mat of lacy foliage, bearing interesting greenish flowers that mature into copper-red burrs during the summer months. A good choice for between flagstones, as an edging or lawn substitute. Although nice in the rock garden, plants can grow beyond where they are wanted, so keep a firm upper hand. Evergreen in mild winter regions. May be clipped back in early spring. Easily divided in early fall or spring. Excellent cover for small spring-flowering bulbs of all kinds.

It is here that we can plant the Acaenas, too invasive to place elsewhere in the rock garden;
Acaena microphylla with bronzy leaves and red flowers in summer;

Acaena buchananii, grey-green leaves, and

Acaena inermis, similar to Acaena microphylla,

and all making mats of compact growth, 2 inches (5 cms) high.

Acaena are increased very easily from division in September or spring, planted direct any soil, a very poor one is best, and a position in full sun. All are rampant carpeters, grown for foliage only, though the seed heads are attractive. Crazy paving, bulb cover, strangling weeds.

The following is a general guide for growing Acaena genus members from seed, and although not specific to Acaena microphylla should provide good results: Sow seeds either after the last frost or in the autumn at a depth of 5 mm (0.2 inches). Germination takes 4-12 weeks at a temperature of 10-15°C (50-60°F).

Invasive, mat-forming and creeping evergreen herbs, chiefly useful in paving. Flowers in close heads with burr-like coloured calyx spines. The following species come from New Zealand, like sun but also tolerate shade. Propagate by division in early Autumn.

A. buchanii. 1 inch (2.5 cms) high. Dense, whitish-grey foliage, yellowish burrs on flower-heads, summer.

A. microphylla. 1-2 inches (2.5-5 cms) high. Bronzy evergreen foliage, spiny crimson burrs, July-September.

A. novae-zealandiae. PLEASE DO NOT BUY, PLANT OR COLLECT THIS SEED ON YOUR CLOTHING SINCE THE SEED WILL CLOG THE FEATHERS OF GROUND-NESTING BIRDS AND THEN THEY WILL STARVE. 2 inches (5 cms) high. Similar to above, less showy, with purplish barbed spiny burrs.

Acaena microphylla - Photo taken on 5 August 2010. By Laxskinn via Wikimedia Commons.

Acaena buchananii leaves and fruit - Photo taken on 9 September 2006. By Sten Porse via Wikimedia Commons.

Latina: Acaena inermis. By Ghislain118 (AD) via Wikimedia Commons.

Achillea argentea (Sweet Nancy)

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White

Jun-Aug

10 (25)

Well-drained but frequently watered, Soil that is Sand, Chalk or loam

P E

The Achilleas are an easy race for full sun and starvation. Increase by soft cuttings between June and September, ready for planting or sale in about 2 months. Also division March or April, or September, direct planting in spring, potting autumn.

Achilleas are mat-forming, easily grown, silvery-grey evergreen perennials, needing full sun and good drainage.

There are other achillea used as alpines in Rock Garden Plants Suitable for Small Gardens in Colour Wheel Rock Gallery

Antennaria dioica (Stoloniferous pusstoes, Mountain Everlasting is a member of the Wildlife Daisy: Cudweed Family)

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Full Sun

Pale pink ray florets and darker pink disc florets

Apr-Jun

4-8 (10-20)

Its lowland habitats include chalk and limestone grassland, heathland, coastal cliff-tops, sand dunes and machair. In upland areas, habitats include rock ledges, crags, streamsides, screes, well-drained acidic grasslands, heathy pastures and dwarf-shrub heaths.

P H

A. dioica minima. Divide March or August, plant direct any soil. This is the smallest and best of a race of tough carpeter, from Northern Europe and North America.
A. dioica and A. dioica rosea, propagate as above.

Antennaria dioica has soft, gray foliage is arguably the best ornamental feature of this spreading ground cover. Grows well between paving stones. It is useful as a small area ground cover in rock gardens, border fronts, foundations or other lean, rocky areas in the landscape. Effective atop stone walls.

A. dioica, 2 inches (5 cms) high. Grey-leaved carpeter, ordinary soils, chiefly valued for alpine meadow or in paving; greenish flowers, June;
var. rosea is a better rose-pink flowering form;
minima, an exquisite dwarf of 1 inch (2.5 cms), making a dense carpet.
Propagated easily by division in August.

Antennaria diocia in its natural habitat (East-Pyrenees) with Aster alpinus. By Sten Porse via Wikimedia Commons.

Arenaria purpurascens (Pink Sandwort)

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Full Sun,
Part Shade

Pale Purple

May-Jun

2 (5)

average

P

A large genus containing some dwarf carpeting plants worth noting.

A mat of dark green tufted foliage, pale purple starry flowers, May-June.

Division in September, direct planting in normal soil, or potting, to be ready for sale by spring. Also small soft cuttings, normal cutting frame in June, making plants by spring, or seed sown in March, normal soil.

There are other arenaria used as alpines in Rock Garden Plants Suitable for Small Gardens in Colour Wheel Rock Gallery

A large genus containing some dwarf carpeting plants worth noting.

A. balearica, 3 inches (7.5 cms) high. Creeping plant with tiny, shiny leaves, dotted with small white flowers, March-June. Useful for cover in shade, but not near choice plants it may smother. Propagated by division, April.
A. montana, 4 inches (10 cms) high. Deep green foliaged creeper, studded with starry white flowers, June-August.
A. purpurascens, 4 inches (10 cms) high. A mat of dark green tufted foliage, pale purple starry flowers, May-June.

Arenaria purpurascens, La Pierre Saint-Martin, France. By N140726046, Photo taken by Cptcv * http://www.hysope.net via Wikimedia Commons.

Armeria caespitosa

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Full Sun,
Part Shade

Light Pink

Mar-May

2 (5)

Brilliant as a mixer in any container, for the garden or patio, or placed in a rockery, walls or paving. Prefers well-drained soil.

P

Small cuttings, July and August, with about 0.25 inch (6 mm) of old brown barked wood at the base. Normal frame, or a pan of alpine soil with 0.25 inch of sand, on top. Pot gritty limy soil, ready to plant following April. Seed sown July or March gritty soil, but very rarely true, it crosses with other Thrifts. The faster-growing larger alpine Armerias are increased by cuttings with old wood at the base, potted normal soil if about 3 inches (7.5 cms) long, or inserted normal sand frame in July or August, ready to plant September or spring. Also division in March planted direct or potted.

A genus mainly of alpine tufted perennials, welcoming sun and well-drained lightish soil. Propagated by division, pulling into large pieces and planting them as cuttings in summer.

A. caespitosa, 2 inches (5 cms) high. Densely tufted, pale lilac flowers, May-June,
var. 'Roger Bevan', has deeper coloured rose-red flowers. Scree, paving.

There are other armeria used as alpines in Rock Garden Plants Suitable for Small Gardens in Colour Wheel Rock Gallery

Armeria caespitosa

Place:Osaka Prefectural Flower Garden,Osaka,Japan. By N140726046, Photo taken by KENPEI via Wikimedia Commons.

Asperula pontica (Woodruff)

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Full Sun

Pink
Jun-Jul

3-4 (7.5-10)

Mine is on a well-drained raised acid scree garden facing south with little shade.

Provides some of the most pleasing easily grown alpines, forwell-drained soil and sun. Popagated by division in April.
A. hirta, 3 inches (7.5 cms) high. Mat-forming, deep green leaves in whorls, white to pink flowers, July-September.

A. nitida, 4 inches (10 cms) high. Cushiony and neat, with funnel-shaped pink flowers, July-August.
A. suberosa, 3 inches (7.5 cms) high. Tufted, silvery hairy foliage, pink flowers on 2-inch (5-cm) spikes, June-July.

There are other asperula used as alpines in Rock Garden Plants Suitable for Small Gardens in Colour Wheel Rock Gallery

Canadian website of the Ottawa Valley Rock Garden & Horticultural Society (OVRGHS).

Aubrieta in variety

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Full Sun

Apr-Jul

6 (15)

average

For alpine gardening, chiefly confined to hybrid forms of Aubretia deltoides. Excellent for spring colour, easily grown in well-drained soils, with lime, full sun. Too overwhelming for sink and small rock gardens. Elswhere should be kept within bounds by trimming after flowering. Propagated by cuttings, July; heeled cuttings or division, September-October. Some selected colours:-

• 'Bressingham Pink', semi-double, lightish-pink
• 'Barker's Double', semi-double, rich red
• 'Carnival', deep violet-blue
• 'Gracea', blue
• 'Dr Mules', deep violet-purple
• 'Gloriosa', clear rosy-pink
• 'Gurgedyke', lovely violet
• 'Mrs Rodewald', a fine red
• 'Studland', mauve-blue

Photo of Aubrieta 'Gracea' from Wood Cottage Nursery

Aubrieta deltoidea. By N140726046, Photo taken by Laure Baley1st uploaded as the22,329,571th file in Wikimedia Commons.

Bellium minutum (False Daisy, Miniature Mat Daisy)

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Part Shade

White and yellow

Jun-Jul

2 (5)

Gritty, sandy loam.

P

Divide August, plant direct, good carpeter.

This genus is useful in the rock garden, though soon form rather large patches. They thrive in half-shady positions in gritty soil, and are propagated by division in the autumn or spring, or by seeds sown outside in the spring.

Campanula arvatica

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Full Sun

Lavender-blue

Jul-Aug

3 (7.5)

Moist but well-drained soil

P

Divide in September or March, plant direct or pot and grow in frame. Soft cuttings in April or July, seed sown February. A slow-growing prostrate species, good for pan gardens.

Cracking form for crevice, tufa or trough.

A genus of many species, the alpine dwarfs being valuable for their summer flowers; tolerant of sun and partial shade, lime and acid soils, if well-drained. The species come true from seeds. The now numerous hybrids may be propagated by cuttings of young shoots in spring, as may the species.

C. arvatica, 3 inches (7.5 cms) high. Lavender-blue flowers, July-August; has a white form, alba. Needs full sun, light soil. May be propagated by division, September.

There are other campanula used as alpines in Rock Garden Plants Suitable for Small Gardens in Colour Wheel Rock Gallery

Campanula arvatica, Picos de Europa, Spain. By Johan N via Wikimedia Commons.

Campanula (Bellflower, dwarf hybrids

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Part Shade

well-drained, sandy loam

P

There are many pages about Campanulas and their different propagation in The Propagation of Alpines by Lawrence D. Hills. Published in 1950.
In autumn 2005, I was granted full National Plant Collection® status on alpine campanulas by Plant Heritage (PH), previously called the National Council for the Conservation of Plants and Gardens (NCCPG). 

There are 2 pages describing Campanulas and their culture in Gardening with Alpines by Stanley B. Whitehead. Garden Book Club. Published in 1962.

Rock Garden Species - abietina, acutangula, allionii, alpina, arvatica, carpatica, excisa, garganica, muralis, planiflora, Portenschlagiana, pulla, pusilla, Raineri, rhomboidalis, rotundifolia, Stansfieldi, Tommasiniana, Waldsteiniana, Zoysii

Cotula squalida (Leptinella squalida, Brass Buttons)

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Part Shade

Yellow

Jun-Jul

2 (5)

Easily grown in average, medium moisture, well-drained soils. Prefers acidic, organically rich loams. Intolerant of drought.

P H

These are powerful carpeters, like small ferns, which do not mind being trodden on, good bulb cover. Divide from September to March, plant direct.

Container plants may be spaced 9-12” apart when planted as a ground cover. Small area ground cover for sunny spots in the landscape.

C. squalida, 1-2 inches (2.5-5 cms) high. Mat-forming, rather rampant creeper, with fern-like foliage, most useful for paving. Any soil, sun or shade. Propagated by division, April.

Cotula squalida - New Zealand brass buttons Asteraceae Oregon (Cultivated). By N140726046, Photo taken by David Eickhoff from Pearl City, Hawaii, USA via Wikimedia Commons.

Dianthus, dwarf varieties, 2-6 inches (5-15 cms) in height

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There are many pages about Dianthus and their different propagation in The Propagation of Alpines by Lawrence D. Hills. Published in 1950.

How to Grow and Care for the Dianthus Flower in Containers from Balcony Container Gardening

Dianthus all like well-drained soil, usually limy, and sun.

Gardening with Alpines by Stanley B. Whitehead. Garden Book Club. Published in 1962. This has just over a page describing suitable dianthus for alpine gardening.

There are other dianthus used as alpines in Rock Garden Plants Suitable for Small Gardens in Colour Wheel Rock Gallery

Photo of Dianthus 'Little Maiden' from Wood Cottage Nursery

Dryas octopetala (Mountain Avens is a member of the Wildflower Rose Family)

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White, yellow-centred

Jun-Jul

2 (5)

average

Sub-shrub

Trailing, mat-forming, sub-shrub, with deep green, oak-like leaves, white, yellow-centred, open flowers, June-July.
Variety
lanata (argentea) is downy-leaved;
minor about half-as-large. Propagated by heeled cuttings, June. Open position, any well-drained soil.

See Dryas octopetala for further details and photos

There are other dryas used as alpines in Rock Garden Plants Suitable for Small Gardens in Colour Wheel Gallery

Nederlands: Deze foto toont de Dryas octopetala

'English: This photo shows Dryas octopetala

plant. By Teun Spaans - Own work, attribution required (Multi-license with GFDL and Creative Commons CC-BY 2.5) via Wikimedia Commons.

Erinus alpinus (Alpine Balsam, Fairy Foxglove is a member of the Wildflower Figwort Family)

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Part Shade

Fragrant, Purplish-pink

Mar-Aug

6 (15)

Superb when naturalised, especially in cracks in walls or rockeries.

P Semi-evergreen

The Erinus are a race of easy sun-loving species which can be grown as annuals, but are more perennial grown edgeways in crevices and on the wall garden, where they may be sown direct by scattering the seed where they are required. The hybrids come true from seed from any good seedsman, where several are grown there may be vaiation but these are equally charming. Sow January normal soil, prick out when large enough to handle into boxes, pot if desired, ready to plant April or May. Can be put out direct from boxes for crevice planting.

Erinus are tufted perennial alpines, with attractive green foliage, easily grown, and happy in hot, dry spots, thin soils, and on walls. Propagated best by cuttings, as the coloured forms are considered better than the species.
E. alpinus albus, 3 inches (7.5 cms) high. Sprays of white flowers, May-June.
E. a. 'Hahnle', 3 inches (7.5 cms) high, has deep carmine flowers, and
E. a. 'Mrs. Chas. Boyle', 6 inches (15 cms) high, brilliant rose-pink.

There are more details on these erinus used as alpines in Rock Garden Plants Suitable for Small Gardens in Colour Wheel Rock Gallery

Erinus alpinus, Jardin alpin, fr:Jardin des Plantes de Paris. By N140726046, Photo taken by Bouba at French Wikipedia via Wikimedia Commons.

Erodium chamae-dryoides roseum (Erodium x variabile 'Roseum')

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Full Sun

Deep Pink

Jun-Sep

4 (10)

Well-drained alkaline chalk, sand

P H

A genus yielding alpines well suited to sunny, well-drained positions, liking lime in the soil, and propagated by seed, or basal cuttings, June-July. Gardening with Alpines (by Stanley B. Whitehead. Garden Book Club. Published in 1962.) has details of 5 Erodium.

E. chamaedryoides roseum, 1-3 inches (2.5-7.5 cms) high, tufted growth, small heart-shaped leaves, with rose-pink flowers, June-September. Should be given winter protection.

There are other erodium used as alpines in Rock Garden Plants Suitable for Small Gardens in Colour Wheel Rock Gallery

Frankenia laevis (Sea-heath is a member of the Wildflower Sea-Heath Family)

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Full Sun

Pink
Jun-Jul

2 (5)

average

Mat-forming with heather-like foliage, small pink flowers, July. Propagated by division, April.

Divide September or April. Carpeter. Plant direct, cuttings April to August.

F. laevis, 1 inch (2.5 cms) high. Mat-forming with heather-like foliage, small pink flowers, July. Propagated by division, April.

F. thymifolia, 2 inches (5 cms) high. Tufted, grey, hairy thyme-like foliage, rose-pink flowers, July. Propagated by division, April. Boundary Nursery sells plants by characteristics, for certain tasks, flowering time, light levels required, soil type, for wildlife, coastal areas or windowsill.

There is further details on this in Rock Garden Plants Suitable for Small Gardens in Colour Wheel Gallery

Frankenia laevis , a photography originating of the internet site http://sophy.u-3mrs.fr/. By N140726046, Photo taken by H Brisse (upload by Abalg) via Wikimedia Commons.

Globularia laevis

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P E

Globularia are neat evergreen perennials for lightish, well-drained soils, sunny places, and scree. Propagated easily by division in late summer.

There are other globularia used as alpines in Rock Garden Plants Suitable for Small Gardens in Colour Wheel Rock Gallery

Gardening with Alpines (by Stanley B. Whitehead. Garden Book Club. Published in 1962.) has details of 3 other Globularia.

Hippocrepis comosa (Horseshoe vetch is a member of the Wildflower Peaflower Family)

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Yellow

May-Aug

10-20 (25-50)

Dry, sunny pastures on chalk and limestone, and on rock ledges on limestone cliffs

P

Heel cuttings, pre-flowering in May, normal frame but pot limy soil. Ready to plant September. Very easy from seed sown in January, but plants from cuttings flower best. A strong wall plant.

Plants host a wide range of insect life such as Bees, Butterflies and Caterpillars. Horseshoe Vetch is a very important plant for breeding butterflies, attracting a variety of species in the wild, such as the Adonis Blue, Chalkhill Blue, Silver-Studded Blue and Dingy Skipper, all of which will lay their eggs on the plant.

H.comosa, 'E. R. Janes', 3 inches (7.5 cms) high. A selected form of a native herbaceous plant, useful for carpeting with a mat of pinnate leaves, covered with lemon-yellow flowers, June-August. Full sun, any ordinary well-drained soil, does not mind lime. Propagated by division, autumn or by seed.

This page lists the larval foodplants used by British butterflies.

Hippocrepis comosa. In Montsec de Rúbies (Noguera-Catalunya). To 1.370 m. altitude. By N140726046, Photo taken by Isidre blanc via Wikimedia Commons.

Hutchinsia (Hornungia alpina, Alpine Cress)

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Full sunlight (cool areas) through to full shade (warm areas).

White

Apr-Jul

12 (30)

Good drainage. Soil pH 6.0 to 7.5. Moist soil. Provide a mulch to maintain soil moisture and to keep the soil cool. Regular watering during dry periods.

P

H. alpina. Divide March, April, plant direct or pot normal soil. Seed sown June makes plants by spring. Carpeter, paving and bulb cover.

H. alpina, 2 inches (5 cms) high. Tufted evergreen perennial, with feathery deep green leaves, covered with small white flowers in clusters, May to July. Sun or partial shade, any well-drained soil. Propagated by seed.

H. auerswaldii, 3-6 inches (7.5-15 cms) high, is very similar but somewhat larger, and needs similar culture.

Hutchinsia alpina - Pritzelago alpina subsp. alpina', Traunstein, Upper Austria, Austria. By Tigerente via Wikimedia Commons.

Mentha requenii (Corsican Mint)

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Part Shade

Mauve/Lilac

Jul-Aug

0-1 (0-2.5)

Perfect for planting between paving stones in a moist, part-shaded area.

P H

Divide March. Plant direct normal soil. Carpeter.
It is particularly effective as an aromatic filler growing around stepping stones where light foot traffic will release a pleasing mint/sage aroma.

Corsican Mint is a member of the Wildflower Thyme: Mints Family.
M. requienii, 1 inch (2.5 cms) high. Forms a carpet of very small, roundish green leaves, peppermint-scented, with whorls of tiny pale purple flowers, June-July. --->

Good for the alpine meadow or paving; sun, well-drained humus-rich soil. Propagated by division, March-April.
The Thyme Garden can have up to 60 or more varieties of Thyme in it, some we developed ourselves.

Oxalis magellanica (Snowdrop Wood-sorrel)

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Oxalis Care from Monica an enthusiast with her collection

Not a threatened plant in New Zealand.

Part Shade,
Full Shade

White

May-Jul

1 (2.5)

This shamrock is a dense rapid growing ground cover, ideal for covering large areas to create a mossy look, ideal for a Japanese style garden with rocks and water, with a dominant theme of green.
Easily grown in a sandy soil in a warm dry position.

Divide April, pot peaty soil, plant after 3 or 4 weeks in peaty soil and a shady place.

There are other oxalis used as alpines in Rock Garden Plants Suitable for Small Gardens in Colour Wheel Rock Gallery.

Species such as Oxalis corniculata, O. cernua, and O. rubra should be avoided as they can easily become pestiferous weeds. Propagated by division.
O. adenophylla,
O. enneaphylla,
O. lobata are also worthwile alpines.

O. magellanica, 1 inch (2.5 cms) high. Mat-forming, with bronzy-green shamrock-like leaves, bearing short-stemmed large white flowers, May-July. Makes a good plant for paving, walls and carpeting; spreading by stolons. Partial shade and peat or leaf-mould-enriched soil. Propagated by division, April.

Use as groundcover and for dried flowers.

Oxalis magellanica habitus. By N140726046, Photo taken by Denis Barthel via Wikimedia Commons.

Paronychia capitata (Algerian Tea)

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Full Sun. It cannot grow in the shade.

White

Jul-Aug

1 (2-3)

Sharply drained sandy or gritty soil in dry rocky habitats.

P E

Divide April, plant direct, normal soil. Cuttings from July. Carpeter, insignificant flowers.

Propagate by seeds sown in spring. Grows in any light garden soil.

Requires a sunny position succeeding in hot dry soils and tolerating drought once established. Requires a warm open position in full sun, in a sharply drained sandy or gritty soil. If the soil is too rich the plants leaves will not be so silvery. Plants can be grown in a wall. This species is not hardy in the colder areas of the country, it tolerates temperatures down to between -5 and -10°c, perhaps more if in a perfectly drained soil.

Especially useful as a ground cover plant with bulbs, covering the soil after the bulbs have flowered. The plants form a low carpet, rooting as they spread, and they should be spaced about 30cm apart each way.

Paronychia capitata - Botanical specimen in the Palmengarten, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. By N140726046, Photo taken by Daderot via Wikimedia Commons.

Phlox subulata (Moss Phlox)

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Blue, Pink, Purple, White

Apr-May

6 (15)

Tolerates well-drained, drought and sandy, gravelly, rocky, and low-fertility soils

P E

Phlox subulata and all hybrids, of which there are about 30. Soft cuttings June to September. Stop. Ready to plant spring, about February. Will root in the open from long cuttings, 3 or 4 inches (7.5 or 10 cms) of vigorously growing wood trodden in along a trench in a shady border. Esy wall plants, as colourful as Aubretia. Non-intensive.

Use this dense ground cover on steep, dry banks and cascade over walls and out of containers.

The alpine phloxes are as essential and glorious in the rock garden as the taller phloxes are in the herbaceous border. Prostrate in habit, their dense mats of small leaves are neat and attractive, while flowering covers May to June. All like sun, well-drained soil, and are propagated by cuttings May-July.

There are other phlox used as alpines in Rock Garden Plants Suitable for Small Gardens in Colour Wheel Rock Gallery

Photo of Phlox subulata 'Candy Stripes' from Wood Cottage Nursery

Polygala calcarea (Chalk Milkwort is a member of the Wildflower Milkwort Family)

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calcarea means "growing in lime".

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Full Sun

Pale blue or deep blue

May-Jun

2 (5)

A perennial herb found in tightly-grazed chalk and limestone grassland, usually on warm South-facing slopes. It is a poor competitor which disappears if insufficient grazing allows coarser grasses to become dominant.

P E

Sow January or February normal soil, pot standard alpine soil with one part of crushed chalk to every 4 of the mixture, ready to plant the following spring. The plant is so great a lime-lover that the growing time is halved with chalk. Divide in April, soft cuttings July.

P. calcarea, 2 inches (5 cms) high. Is a native of chalk downs in southern england, a neat, mat-forming evergreen with deep blue terminal racemes of flowers, May-June. Well suited by limy, well-drained soil and sun. Propagated by seed.

There are other polygala used as alpines in Rock Garden Plants Suitable for Small Gardens in Colour Wheel Rock Gallery

Polygale du calcaire (Polygala calcarea) : Vercors nord - Villard de lans (38). By N140726046, Photo taken by Stéphane TASSON via Wikimedia Commons.

Saxifraga: Mossy

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See The Saxifrage Society with its SaxBase - online database of saxifrages.

Part Shade

Apr-May

3-6 (15-30)

average, cool

Mossy. Saxifrages which make moss-like, evergreen cushions or mats, with flowers, produced freely above them on stems, usually in April-June. They like part shade, and a cool root run, in good well-drained soil. The dwarf forms are good for paving, walls, and by steps. Propagated by division in August.

There are other saxafraga used as alpines in Rock Garden Plants Suitable for Small Gardens in Colour Wheel Gallery

Saxifraga
'Avoca Gem'
'Flower of Sulphur'
'Elf'
'James Bremner'
'Red Admiral'
sanguinea superba
'Sir Douglas Haig'
'Winston Churchill'

Saxifraga. Kabschias now Porphyrion

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There are many pages about Saxifraga and their different propagation in The Propagation of Alpines by Lawrence D. Hills. Published in 1950.

Gardening with Alpines (by Stanley B. Whitehead. Garden Book Club. Published in 1962.) has details in 5 pages of Saxifraga.

Saxifraga burseriana

Scleranthus biflorus (Australian astroturf, knawel)

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Full Sun

If not planted in the sun, Scleranthus biflorus will become very open and lose its tight habit.

White

Jun-Aug

6 (15)

Requires good drainage.

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Scleranthus biflorus - Native, cool season, perennial, usually cushion-forming herb to 15 cm tall. Leaves are crowded, short, narrow and bright green. Flowerheads are a pedunculate pair of small subsessile flowers; Sepals 4, are yellowish cream to pale green. Petals are absent. Flowering is from spring tomid-summer. Grows in grasslands and grassy woodlands of tableland montane to alpine areas.

A tight cushion forming slow growing plant, shaping over and into undulations, rocks and crevices, with lime green foliage and minute white flowers in summer. An Australian native ground cover plant grown for the visual attractive effect. Children love to touch this plant if in reach. Suited to troughs, screes, rock gardens and even in a fernery. Drought tolerant and frost hardy.

Useful for border edges, paths, between rocks with succulents and thyme.

Scleranthus biflorus By N140726046, Photo taken by Harry Rose from Dungog, Australia via Wikimedia Commons.

Sedum spathulifolium (Broadleaf stonecrop)

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spathulifolium refers to the spade-shaped leaves

Full Sun, tolerates
Light Shade

Yellow

June, August

4 (1)

Moist, well-drained, sand, chalk or loam.

Keep moist in first year.

P E

Divide August, plant direct. Starve it or be avalanched.

Ornamental mat-forming groundcover in a rock garden.

There are many pages about other Sedums and their different propagation in The Propagation of Alpines by Lawrence D. Hills. Published in 1950.

Gardening with Alpines (by Stanley B. Whitehead. Garden Book Club. Published in 1962.) has details of 6 Sedum.

There are other sedum used as alpines in Rock Garden Plants Suitable for Small Gardens in Colour Wheel Rock Gallery

Photo of Sedum spathulifolium 'Cape Blanco' from Wood Cottage Nursery

Selliera radicans (bonking grass)

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Does best in a permanently damp site in full sun. Selliera makes an excellent "no-mow" lawn.

Blue, White

Aug-Apr in New Zealand

8 (20)

in sand swales, on cliff tops and on talus slopes below these, in coastal turf, in the marginal turf of lake and ponds, in salt pans

P H

Divide April. Plant direct or pot normal soil. Also soft cuttings August or September, normal frame. Not fully hardy in North UK, winter some in a frame each year to keep a stock.

S. radicans (Hypsella longiflora), 1 inch (2.5 cms) high. Charming carpeting plant, forming a spreading green mat, with small white flowers, July-August. --->

Likes moist soil. Good for paving. Sun or shade.

Useful border for a cottage garden. Lawn alternative. Plant on the margins of water features. Useful ground cover for pot plants where it can cascade over and soften pot edges.

Sempervivum (Houseleeks)

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There are many pages about Sempervivum and their different propagation in The Propagation of Alpines by Lawrence D. Hills. Published in 1950.

There are other sempervivum used as alpines in Rock Garden Plants Suitable for Small Gardens in Colour Wheel Rock Gallery

A genus of succulents, valuable for hot, dry places, to grow in tight crevices, and bare places where little else will grow. Good for dry walls. Propagated by division, or detaching offset rosettes May-August.

Gardening with Alpines (by Stanley B. Whitehead. Garden Book Club. Published in 1962.) has details of 7 Sempervivum.

Photo of Sempervivum 'Rubin' from Wood Cottage Nursery

Silene acaulis (Moss Campion is member of Wildflower Pink Family)
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Full Sun

Pink

May-Jul

0-1 (1-3)

Best in a gritty, well-drained sandy soil that is evenly moist.

P E

Divide July, small offsets, pot gritty limy soil, ready 6 to 8 weeks. Ample water required in growing season (June-September). Cuttings June-July. Seed March or April.

Mat-forming perennial for the rock garden, alpine trough or gravel scree.

There are other silene used as alpines in Rock Garden Plants Suitable for Small Gardens in Colour Wheel Rock Gallery

Easily grown in well-drained, humus-rich soil and full sun.
S. acaulis, Moss Campion, is best in its vars: 2 inches (5 cms) high for both exscapa, pale pink flowers, June, July; and pedunculata, pink flowers, June-July.

Thymus serpyllum and varieties (Breckland Wild Thyme is a member of Mint section of Wildflower Thyme Family)

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Purple
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Jun-Jul

1 (2.5)

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Mat-forming, carpeting evergreen, with purple flowers, June-July. These thymes are unequalled for carpeting, the alpine meadow, for walls and paving and other stonework in the garden.

Divide August or September. Cuttings May or June if stocks arte low. Can be planted direct.

Varieties:-
albus, 'Annie Hall', coccineus, lanuginosus, minus 'Russetings',
'Pink Chintz', splendens

See Alpine - The Alpine Meadow with Autumn Flowering Bulbs Page 1 for further details

The genus is one of small aromatic shrubs or sub-shrubs, chiefly, easily grown in light, well-drained soils, and full sun. The shrubby kinds may be propagated by cuttings, July-August; the carpeting perennials by division, March, or autumn.
T. serpyllum, 1 inch (2.5 cms) high. Mat-forming, carpeting evergreen, with purple flowers, June-July. Unequalled for carpeting, the alpine meadow, for walls and paving and other stonework in the garden.

Pepperpot Nursery use traditional growing methods; all of our over 250 herbs are grown without the use of any artificial heat or light in order to replicate the conditions they will find in their new home with you and to ensure successful growing on.

Creeping red thyme, Thymus serpyllum coccineus. By Herby via Wikimedia Commons.

Veronica pectinata rosea

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Full Sun

Pink

Jul-Sep

8 (20)

Sand, Chalk

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Divide March, plant direct cutting May-July, ready for planting September or spring.

Use as groundcover.

There are other veronica used as alpines in Rock Garden Plants Suitable for Small Gardens in Colour Wheel Rock Gallery

Cats eat photos of this plant.

Veronica prostrata (Prostrate speedwell, Creeping Speedwell) and varieties

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Bright Blue

May-Jun

6 (15)

Well-drained, dry, Sand

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There are other veronica used as alpines in Rock Garden Plants Suitable for Small Gardens in Colour Wheel Rock Gallery

V. prostrata (V. rupestris), 6 inches (15 cms) high. Perennial herb with mat-forming stems, narrow, toothed green leaves, and deep blue flowers in short dense racemes, May-June.
'Mrs. Holt', pink flowers,
'Loddon Blue', pale blue,
'Spode Blue', china-blue, and
alba, white, are good forms. All make lovely plants for rocks, walls, steps and banks. Well-drained good soil. Sun. Propagated by cuttings taken in summer.

Photo of Veronica prostrata from Wood Cottage Nursery

But all plants of taller or bushier stature than about 4 inches (10 cms) must be located well out of the way where they will not be brushed against or stumbled over.

The standard potting and seed-soil recipes from The Propagation of Alpines by Lawrence D. Hills are alongside:

Normal Alpine Soil, potting and planting
7 parts loam
4 parts peat or leafmould
3 parts sharp sand

Lime-Lover's Mixture
7 parts loam
2 parts peat
3 parts sand
2 parts mortar rubble

Peaty Mixture
7 parts peat
4 parts sand
3 parts loam

Leafy Mixture
3 parts loam
4 parts sand
7 parts leafmould

Gritty Mixture
2 parts standard alpine soil
1 part pounded slate
1 part limestone chippings

Normal Seed Soil
2 parts loam
1 part sifted peat or leafmould
1 part sharp sand

Peaty Seed Soil
2 parts sifted peat of leafmould
1 part loam
1 part sharp sand

Many of the species described do best in the soil mixtures used at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, they can either be used only for the particular plants for which they are recommended, or adopted in place of normal alpine soil and standard leaf-compost.

Kew No 1 seed mixture can be used for all alpine seeds other than known lime-haters, woodland species, and others requiring large quantities of humus in the early stages. It is composed of:

• 6 parts sandy loam
• 4 parts sifted leafmould, oak for choice
• 2 parts sharp sand
• 1 part crushed tufa
• 1 part crushed flower pot

Plants raised on this mixture should be potted in Kew No. 1 potting soil:

• 6 parts sandy loam
• 2 parts leafmould
• 1 part sharp sand
• 1 part crushed pot

Kew No. 2 seed mixture is used where membership of the order Ericaceae, or the plant collector's notes, give indication of a lime-hating or woodland species:-

• 4 parts loam (lime-free if possible)
• 4 parts sifted leaf-mould
• 1 part peat
• 4 parts sharp sand
• 2 parts crushed pot

Kew No. 2 potting soil, for seeds raised in the compost alongside, is composed of:-

• 6 parts lime-free loam
• 4 parts leafmould
• 1 part peat
• 1 part sharp sand
• 1 part crushed pot

The crushed pot is a very valuable ingredient, as it adds the power of retaining moisture to its mechanical properties as a grit, it is smashed or ground by a machine, about as fine as a good cutting sand, that is particles from the size of a radish seed down to dust. It can also be bought from flower-pot makers, they usually sell it to firms who lay down hard tennis courts. It should not be confused with normal hard tennis court dressing which is smashed bricks, mainly under-baked, and without the necessary angular shape.

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STAGE 2 INFILL PLANT INDEX GALLERIES 1, 2, 3 with its Cultivation Requirements

Alpines for Rock Garden (See Rock Garden Plant Flowers)

Alpine Shrubs and Conifers

The Alpine Meadow
Page 1
Page 2
Page 3

The Alpine Border
1, 2

Alpine Plants for a Purpose

The Alpines that Dislike Lime 1, 2

Alpines and Walls
Dry Sunny Walls 1a, b
Tops of Walls 2a, b
Dry Shady and Conifers 3a, b

Alpines and
Paving
1, 2

Sink and Trough gardens
1, 2

Aquatic
(Water Plants) for

Anti-erosion River-bank

Marginal Plants (Bog Garden Plants)
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Oxy-genating Weeds

Water Lilies

Floating Plants

Water-side Plants
and Plants for Dry Margins next to a Pond
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Wildlife Pond Plants

Annual for

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Exposed Sites

Sheltered Sites with Green-house Annuals from 1916

Extra Poor Soil with Half-Hardy Annuals from 1916

Very Rich Soil with Biennials from 1916

Gap-filling in Mixed Borders with Hardy Annuals from 1916

Patio Con-tainers

Cut Flowers
1, 2, 3 Ever-lasting Flowers with Red Flowers from 1916

Attract-ing bene-ficial insects
1, 2

Scent / Fra-grance with Annuals for Cool or Shady Places from 1916

Low-allergen Gardens for Hay Fever Sufferers

Annual Plant Pairing Ideas and Colour Schemes with Annuals
1, 2

Low-Growing Annuals
1, 2

Medium-Growing Annuals

Tall-Growing Annuals with White Flowers from 1916

Black or Brown Flowers

Blue to Purple Flowers

Green Flowers with Annuals and Biennials from 1916

Red to Pink Flowers and Cut Flowers
Page
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White Flowers
1, 2

Yellow or Orange Flowers
1, 2

Dec-orative Foliage

Moist Soil

Shade
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House-plants with Yellow Flowers from 1916

Edging Beds

Hanging Baskets

Vining Annuals

Bedding for

Spring Bedding

Summer Bedding

Autumn/ Winter Bedding

Bedding for Light Sandy Soil

Bedding for Acid Soil

Bedding for Chalky Soil

Bedding for Clay Soil

Black Flowers

Blue Flowers

Orange Flowers

Pink Flowers

Long Flowering

Coloured Leaves

Attract-ive to Wildlife including Bees, Butterflies and Moths

Purple Flowers

Red Flowers

White Flowers

Yellow Flowers

Multi-Coloured Flowers

Aromatic Foliage or Scented Flowers

Bedding Plant Use

Flowers with 2 Petals

Flowers with 3 Petals

Flowers with
4 Petals

Flowers with 5 Petals

Flowers with 6 Petals

Flowers with more than 6 Petals

Use in Hanging Baskets

Flower Simple Shape

Shape of
Stars

Shape of
Bowls, Cups and Saucers

Shape of
Globes, Goblets and Chalices

Shape of
Trumpets and Funnels

Shape of
Bells, Thimbles and Urns

Use in Pots and Troughs

Flower Elabo-rated Shape

Shape of
Tubes, Lips and Lobes

Shape of
Slippers, Spurs and Lockets

Shape of
Hats, Hoods and Helmets

Use in
Screen-ing

Use in
Window Boxes

Shape of
Stand-ards, Wings and Keels

Shape of
Discs and Florets

Shape of
Pin-Cushions and Tufts

Shape of
Rosettes, Buttons and Pompons

Use in Bedding Out

Use in
Filling In

Biennial for

Cottage and Other Gardens
1, 2

Cut Flower with Biennials for Rock Work from 1916

Patio Con-tainers with Biennials for Pots in Green-house / Con-servatory

Bene-ficial to Wildlife with Purple and Blue Flowers from 1916

Scent with Biennials for Sunny Banks or Borders from 1916

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Explan-ation Intro to Bulbs
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725 Blue, White, Yellow, Unusual Colour, or Red-Purple-Pink flowering Bulbs in each month they flower.

Indoor Bulbs for
Dec-ember
January
February

Indoor Bulbs for
March
April
May

Indoor
Bulbs for
June
July
August

Indoor Bulbs for Sep-tember
October
November

Bulbs in Window-boxes
1, 2

Bulbs in the Border

Bulbs natural-ised in Grass

Any Plant Type (some grown in Cool Green-house) Bloom-ing in
Dec-Jan
Feb-Mar

Any Plant Type (some grown in Cool Green-house) Bloom-ing in
Apr-May
Jun-Aug 1, 2, 3, 4

Any Plant Type (some grown in Cool Green-house) Bloom-ing in
Sep-Oct
Nov-Dec

Any Plant Type Blooming in Smallest of Gardens

Bulbs for the Bulb Frame

Bulbs in the Wood-land Garden

Bulbs in the Rock Garden

Bulbs in Green-house or Stove

Achi-menes, Alocasias, Amorpho-phalluses, Aris-aemas, Arums, Begonias, Bomar-eas, Calad-iums

Clivias,
Colo-casias, Crinums, Cyclam-ens, Cyrt-anthuses, Euchar-ises, Urceo-charis, Eurycles

Freesias, Gloxinias, Hae-manthus, Hipp-eastrums

Lachen-alias, Nerines, Lycorises, Pen-cratiums, Hymen-ocallises, Richardias, Sprekelias, Tuberoses, Vallotas, Watsonias, Zephy-ranthes

Bulbs in Bowls

Bulbs in the Alpine House

Hardy Bulbs

Aconitum, Allium, Alstroe-meria, Anemone 1, 1a

Amaryllis, Antheri-cum, Antholy-zas, Apios, Arisaema, Arum, Aspho-deline,

Aspho-delus, Belam-canda, Bloom-eria, Brodiae, Bulbo-codium

Calo-chorti, Cyclo-bothras, Camassia, Col-chicum, Con-vallaria,
Forcing Lily of the Valley, Corydalis, Crinum, Crosmia, Mon-tbretia , Crocus

Cyclamen, Dicentra, Dierama, Eranthis, Eremurus, Ery-thrnium, Eucomis

Fritillaria, Funkia, Gal-anthus, Galtonia, Gladiolus, Hemero-callis

Hya-cinth, Hya-cinths in Pots,
Scilla, Pusch-kinia, Chion-odoxa, Chiono-scilla, Muscari

Iris,
Kniphofia, Lapey-rousia, Leucojum

Lilium,

Lilium in Pots, Malvastrum, Merendera, Milla, Narcissus, Narcissi in Pots

Orni-thogalum, Oxalis, Paeonia, Ran-unculus, Romulea, Sanguin-aria,
Stern-bergia,
Schi-zostylis, Teco-philaea, Trillium

Tulip,
Zephy-ranthus

Half-Hardy Bulbs

Acidan-thera, Albuca, Alstroe-meri, Andro-stephium, Bassers, Boussing-aultias, Bravoas, Cypellas, Dahlias, Galaxis,
Geis-sorhizas, Hesper-anthas

Gladioli, Ixias,
Sparaxises, Babianas, Morphixias, Tritonias

Ixio-lirions, Moraeas, Orni-thogal-ums, Oxalises, Phaedra-nassas,
Pan-cratiums, Tigridias, Zephyr-anthes, Cooper-ias

Bulbs for Bedding

Plant each Bedding Plant with a Ground, Edging or Dot Plant for
Spring
1, 2
or
Summer
1, 2

Climber 3 sector Vertical Plant System with

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Choosing the right Plant

1a.
The Base -
Base of Wall Plants

1b.
Annuals

1c.
Herbs and Vege-tables

1d.
Cut
flowers, Cut Foliage

1e.
Scented flower or foliage

1f.
Foliage use only

2a. 1,2,3,4
The Prime - Wall Shrubs

2b.
Fruit trees

3a.
The Higher Reaches -
House-wall Ramblers

3b. 1,2
Non-House-Wall - Climbing Twiners

3c.
Non-House-Wall - Self-clinging Climbers

Raised
Bed for Wheel-chair Users

Plants for Wildlife-Use as well

Fastest Covering

Least prot-ruding growth when fan-trained

1, 2
Evergreen

Use as
Hedge

Exposed Positions

Use as Ground-cover

1,2
Ornam-ental Fruit

Scented Flowers

1, 2
Autumn Foliage Colour

Winter Bark

Winter and Early Spring Flowers

Summer Colour or Shape of Foliage

Edible Fruit

Needs Conserv-atory or Green-house

Large
Pots and Con-tainers
1, 2

Cut Flowers

Attractive to Bees

Climber - Simple Flower Shape

Stars

Bowls, Cups and Saucers

Globes, Goblets and Chalices

Trumpets and Funnels

Salver-form

Bells, Thimbles and Urns

Climber - Elabo-rated Flower Shape

Tubes, Lips and Straps

Slippers, Spurs and Lockets

Hats, Hoods and Helmets

Stand-ards, Wings and Keels

Disks and Florets

Pin-cushions, Tufts, Petal-less and Cushions

Umbels, Buttons and Pompoms

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Scented Flora of the World by Roy Genders - was first published in 1977 and this paperback edition was published on 1 August 1994 ISBN 0 7090 5440 8:-
This comprehensive book looks at scented flowers and leaves of plants from all over the world. The work has been prepared to the standards of the Index Kewensis, and is filled with the most interesting facts about the scented flora of the world.

I am using the above book from someone who took 30 years to compile it from notes made of his detailed observations of growing plants in preference to
The RHS Companion to Scented Plants Hardcover – 16 Oct 2014 by Stephen Lacey (Author), Andrew Lawson (Photographer) ISBN 978-0-7112-3574-8 even though this is the only major reference work on scent and scented plants which is endorsed by the Royal Horticultural Society. See reasons for stopping infilling of previous Sense of Fragrance section on 28/07/2016 at end of Sense of Fragrance from Stephen Lacey Page.

The Propagation of Alpines by Lawrence D. Hills. Published in 1950 by Faber and Faber Limited describes every method of propagation for 2,500 species. Unlike modern books published since 1980, this one states exactly what to do and is precisely what you require if you want to increase your alpines.

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Fragrant Plants adds the use of another of your 5 senses in your garden:-
Sense of Fragrance from Roy Genders

Fragrant Plants:-
Trees and Shrubs with Scented Flowers
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Trees and Shrubs with Scented Leaves
1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Trees and Shrubs with Aromatic Bark
1, 2, 3

Shrubs bearing Scented Flowers for an
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Shrubs bearing Scented Flowers for a
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Shrubs bearing Scented leaves for a
Sandy Soil
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Herbaceous Plants with Scented Flowers
1, 2, 3

Herbaceous Plants with Scented Leaves
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Annual and Biennial Plants with Scented Flowers or Leaves
1, 2

Bulbs and Corms with Scented Flowers
1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Scented Plants of Climbing and Trailing Habit
1, 2, 3

Winter-flowering Plants with Scented Flowers
1, 2

Night-scented Flowering Plants
1, 2

Scented Aquatic Plants
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Plants with Scented Fruits
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Plants with Scented Roots
1, 2

Trees and Shrubs with Scented Wood
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Scented Cacti and Succulents
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Fan-trained Shape

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Ramblers Scramblers & Twiners by Michael Jefferson-Brown (ISBN 0 - 7153 - 0942 - 0) describes how to choose, plant and nurture over 500 high-performance climbing plants and wall shrubs, so that more can be made of your garden if you think not just laterally on the ground but use the vertical support structures including the house as well.

The Gardener's Illustrated Encyclopedia of Climbers & Wall Shrubs - A Guide to more than 2000 varieties including Roses, Clematis and Fruit Trees by Brian Davis. (ISBN 0-670-82929-3) provides the lists for 'Choosing the right Shrub or Climber' together with Average Height and Spread after 5 years, 10 years and 20 years.