Plants for the Rock Garden - Displayed by Common Name in Ascending Order - Page 1 of 3

Alpine Balsam

Erinus alpinus

Alpine Balsam

Small purple flowers over deeply toothed green leaves appear in the spring.

3"-6"

9"-10"

4-8

Aster (Alpine)

Aster alpinus

Alpine Aster

Small, daisylike flowers attract butterflies. Easy to grow. Very hardy. Great in flower or rock gardens. Blooms May to June.

9"-12"

15"

n/a

Alpine Mix

Lavender, blue and pink flowers, May-June

12"

15"

n/a

Astra Semi-Double Lavender

Balloon Flower

Platycodon grandiflorus

Balloon-like buds burst into beautiful star-shaped lavender flowers. Dwarf selection that flowers continuously. Excellent for containers, beds and rock gardens.

6"-8"

8"-10"

4-8

Astra White

Dazzling flowers attract hummingbirds to your garden. Makes a lovely display along walkways or in rock gardens, planted with gray foliages and bright or pastel...

8"-10"

3-8

Hakone Blue

Rich, violet-blue balloons open into double, star shaped blooms.

24"

12"-18"

3-8

Basket of Gold

Aurinia saxatilis

Summit

Brilliant flowers light up the garden; soft gray foliage is attractive all season. Beautiful cascading over walls, at garden's edge, or as a small-scale ground...

6"-8"

8"-10"

4-9

Basket of Gold, Cloth of Gold, Gold Dust

Aurinia saxatilis (Alyssum saxatile)

Compacta

Aurinia is prized for its rousing display of tiny, canary yellow flowers borne in panicles just above the foliage. It forms large, prostrate mounds of...

8"-12"

12"-18"

3-7

Beardtongue

Penstemon

10.

Prairie Dusk

Attractive flowers are exceptionally long blooming and irresistable to hummingbirds. Beautiful at garden's edge, in rock gardens or cut for summer bouquets. Lovely planted with...

20"-24"

15"-18"

3-8

Beardtongue (Small's Penstemon)

Penstemon smallii

11.

Violet Dusk

Gorgeous showy flower spikes against dark green leaves. Attracts hummingbirds and butterflies. Deer resistant. Great in the rock garden or cut for bouquets.

18"-24"

15"

5-9

Bellflower

Campanula garganica

12.

Garganica

Flat, star-shaped, violet-blue flowers, June-frost. Low prostrate habit

3"-6"

6-8

Campanula glomerata

13.

Joan Elliot

Clusters ov violet-blue flowers, spring-early summer. An excellent selection for borders, rock gardens, cuttings.

18"

14"

n/a

Bellflower (Carpathian Harebell)

Campanula carpatica

14.

Pearl Deep Blue

A profusion of cup-shaped, upward-facing, 2 inch wide, vivid blue-violet flowers with lighter centers float above the mound of dark green foliage from late spring...

12"-24"

3-8

15.

Pearl Light Blue

One of the least demanding, most satisfyling perennials in the garden. Wonderful for mixed borders and rock gardens.

8"-10"

12"

Bellflower (Dwarf)

Campanula cochlearifolia

16.

Birch hybrid

Outstanding Campanula hybrid which forms a low mat covered with a profusion of brilliant violet-blue bell-shaped flowers in late spring-summer. Great shaded wall plant or...

4"-6"

10"-12"

3-8

17.

Dwarf Bellflower

Free-flowering plants produce nodding blue bells all summer. Dense clumps are attractive for gournd cover, rock gardens, walls

6"-10"

12"

3-8

Bellflower (Mouse-Ear)

18.

Bavarian Blue

A prolific display of non-fading, sky blue bells brighten garden's edge or rock gardens and attract hummingbirds. Lovely as a small-scale ground cover or grown...

4"-6"

8"-12"

3-8

Bellflower (Serbian)

Campanula poscharskyana

19.

Serbian Bellflower

Pale lavender-blue, star-shaped, upward-facing flowers smother the foliage from late spring to midsummer, often repeating sporadically into fall. A vigorous spreader; use as a groundcover,...

4"-6"

18"-24"

3-8

Betony (Dwarf)

Stachys minima

20.

minima

Very rarely encountered in gardens, this charming low species first forms a ground-hugging rosette of large and crinkly leaves. In early summer it bears upright...

6"-8"

8"-12"

6-9

Bitterroot

Lewisia cotyledon

21.

Elise Mix

With a dreamy palette of flowers, Elise makes an indelible impression! Glorious shades of soft and vivid pinks, rose, salmon, white, yellow, orange, soft purple...

4"-6"

7"-8"

4-8

22.

Special Mix

This low-growing alpine plant becomes loaded down with solid and striped flowers in spring and early summer in a wide range of colors. Will often...

n/a

10"-10"

4-8

Lewisia longipetala

23.

Little Plum

Purple/pink blossoms open with a hint of orange above leathery lanceolate foliage. Long-flowering. 'Little Plum' is a hybrid that is prized for its compact habit...

6"-8"

3-8

Blue-Eyed Grass

Sisyrinchium

24.

Devon Skies

Although though Sisyrinchium is referred to as a "Blue Eyed Grass", it is actually not an ornamental grass. The grass-like foliage forms compact clumps...

4"-6"

10"-12"

5-10

Candytuft

Iberis sempervirens

25.

Candytuft

Dense, flat heads of charmingly fragrant flowers in late spring and early summer. Woody stems hold evergreen leaves in dwarf cushions.

6"-10"

8"-18"

5-9

26.

Tahoe

Beautiful flowers attract butterflies to the garden. Attractive cascading over stones, planted at garden's edge or along walkways. Lovely companion to spring-blooming perennials and bulbs....

8"-10"

18"-24"

3-9

Canna

Canna x generalis

27.

Firebird

Crimson red flowers bloom atop 3' plant during summer. Forest green foliage.

36"-36"

n/a

Carnation

Dianthus x barbatus

28.

Telstar™ Crimson

Bright red, single flowers with fringed petal edges cover compact, dwarf plants.

8"-8"

n/a

Flat (48-Count)

29.

Telstar™ Mix

Beautiful mix of fringed flowers in colors of scarlet, crimson, rose, pink, and white.

8"-8"

n/a

Flat (48-Count)

30.

Telstar™ Pink

Fringed pink flowers bloom in early summer and continue until frost.

8"-8"

n/a

Flat (48-Count)

31.

Telstar™ Purple Picotee

Extra-large, purple and white flowers with fringed petals. Dwarf, compact habit.

8"-8"

n/a

Flat (48-Count)

32.

Telstar™ Scarlet

Fringed scarlet-red flowers bloom in early summer and continue until frost.

8"-8"

n/a

Flat (48-Count)

Carpet Bugle; Bugleweed

Ajuga reptans

33.

Dixie Chip

If you like Ajuga 'Chocolate Chip', you'll love this colorful variation with green, cream, and rose-purple variegated foliage. The leaves are similarly small and...

8"-10"

3-10

Catchfly (German)

Lychnis viscaria

34.

Splendens Fire

Clump-forming selection provides clusters of large, bright red flowers in early summer. Attracts hummingbirds. Wonderful for beds, borders and rock gardens. Provides great cut flowers.

12"-18"

12"-15"

4-8

Cheddar Pinks

Dianthus gratianopolitanus

35.

Firewitch

A profusion of fragrant flowers and blue-green foliage make a beautiful display in the hummingbird or rock garden, at water's edge or as a small-scale...

3-9

Cinquefoil

Potentilla nepalensis

36.

Miss Willmott

Pink flowers on slender stems have a cherry-red center. Clump forming.

10"-12"

18"

4-8

Potentilla thurberi

37.

Monarch's Velvet

Potentilla Monarch's Velvet showcases captivating flowers with raspberry-red, heart-shaped petals surrounding a velvet crimson center. Common name, Cinquefoil, means five-leaved in reference to the foliage....

12"-24"

12"-18"

5-9

Potentilla x

38.

Arc En Ciel

This variety has green strawberry-like leaves, bearing sprays of double button flowers of orange-red with a bronzy center. Brilliant flowers brighten any shady area...

12"-16"

10"-12"

4-9

Coleus

Solenostemon scutellarioides

39.

Wizard® Rose

Compact plants have very colorful, medium-size leaves, making this an excellent choice for shade plantings. Separate colors – singly or in combination with impatiens or...

n/a

12"-14"

10"-14"

n/a

Flat (48-Count)

Columbine

Aquilegia viridiflora

40.

Chocolate Soldier

Sweetly scented, unusual blooms attract hummingbirds. An ideal choice for flower or rock gardens or containers. Makes a unique cut flower. Blooms May to June.

12"

8"-12"

Columbine (Fan)

Aquilegia flabellata

41.

Cameo Mix

This delightful mixture of dwarfs comes in shades of blue, pink, and white - all with a contrasting white cup. Plant them where you can...

8"-10"

3-8

Columbine (Rocky Mountain)

Aquilegia caerulea

42.

Origami™ Pink & White

Prolific long-spurred blooms are a favorite of hummingbirds. Beautifully rounded plant habit, airy silver-gray foliage. Good choice for cutting, naturalizing.

12"-16"

12"

3-9

43.

Origami™ Red & White

Prolific long-spurred blooms are a favorite of hummingbirds. Beautifully rounded plant habit, airy silver-gray foliage. Good choice for cutting, naturalizing.

12"-16"

12"

3-9

44.

Origami™ Yellow

Prolific long-spurred blooms are a favorite of hummingbirds. Beautifully rounded plant habit, airy silver-gray foliage. Good choice for cutting, naturalizing.

12"-16"

12"

3-9

Coral Bells

Heuchera

45.

Dolce® Brazen Raisin

Add a dramatic splash of dark purplish black foliage to your combination containers and landscapes with the new Brazen Raisin™. Medium to large size,...

8"-10"

18"-24"

4-9

46.

Dolce® Cinnamon Curls

Easy care Heuchera 'Cinnamon Curls' gives you a deep warm color up to 12 months. Cinnamon Curls Coral Bells beautiful red-hued ruffled leaves and mounded...

8"-12"

4-9

47.

Pear Crisp

Take the warm yellow of sun-ripened pears and apply a crisp ruffle and you have 'Pear Crisp'. Mounds are quite tight and are a wonderful...

7"-13"

10"-12"

4-9

48.

Raspberry Regal

Hummingbirds love these dense clusters of long-blooming flowers. Striking display for perennial or rock gardens, along walkways or cut for bouquets. Mulch lightly in winter...

30"-40"

12"

3-8

Heuchera americana

49.

Coral Bells

Small, bell-shaped flowers borne on long stems in summer. Use in borders.

18"-24"

15"

n/a

Heuchera sanguinea

50.

Coral Forest

Deep green foliage and bright red flowers. The flowering stems are short, from 6 to 12 inches tall. A low growing selection that fills out...

18"-24"

18"

3-9

Heuchera villosa

51.

Carnival Watermelon

This villosa hybrid, part of the Carnival series, known for their tidy mounding habit and excellent heat and humidity tolerance, has bronze-green leaves with rich,...

10"-12"

12"-14"

4-9

Heuchera x brizoides

52.

Bressingham Hybrid

Ivy shaped foliage with dainty, heart-shaped flowers in mixed colors in shades of pink & rose.

24"

18"-24"

4-8

Cranesbill

Geranium cinereum

53.

Ballerina

This low-growing selection forms a trailing mat of grey-green leaves. The soft-pink flowers have a deep purple eye and veins, appearing on and off from...

4"-8"

12"-18"

3-9

Crocus

Crocus

54.

Botanical Mixture

The soil softens up after a cold long winter and look, the crocus flowers are there to brighten up your lawn or border with their...

3"-4"

2"-3"

3-9

Unknown

Curliecue Sage

Artemisia versicolor

55.

Seafoam

Brimming with texture, ‘Sea Foam’ is aptly named for its frothy display of incandescent silver-gray foliage. Swirling, curly, filigreed leaves are draped like finely cut...

6"-8"

12"-24"

4-10

Curry Plant

Helichrysum italicum

56.

Curry Plant

This plant is called Curry plant because of the strong smell of its leaves. The plant produces an oil from its blossoms which is used...

n/a

16"

30"

7-10

Delphinium

Delphinium nudicaule

57.

Fox

Vibrant flowers in a most unusual color for delphiniums, irresistable to hummingbirds and butterflies. Compact, bushy plants are beautiful at garden's edge, rock gardens or...

10"-12"

5-9

Dragon's Head

Dracocephalum argunense

58.

Fuji Blue

Unique and beautiful snapdragon-like flowers make a stunning display on containers, and rock or perennial gardens. Attractive planted with gentian, sedum, scabiosa or lewisia. A...

12"-12"

12"

5-9

Dyers-Greenwood

Genista lydia

59.

Bangle® ('Select')

A new floriferous, low mounding selection of Genista that produces waves electric yellow flowers in early spring. Improved branching and texture make this a wonderful...

SC-13

24"

4-9

10" White

Echevaria

Echeveria rosea

60.

Echeveria rosea

Gray-blue rosettes with ruffled soft pink edges. Slow grower.

3"-6"

6"-8"

8-10

Echevaria (Shattering)

Echeveria diffractens

61.

Shattering Echevaria

Uniform flat, starry rosettes of rich, chocolatey-plum 12" across and lightly edged in creamy-pink are certainly sensational in the garden and even more so when...

3"-6"

8"-12"

8-10

5" Burgundy Square

Echeveria (Painted)

Echeveria nodulosa x hybrid

62.

Painted Echeveria

Exquisite red markings define the interior and edges of each leaf; pinkish-white flowers appear in fall

10"-18"

8"-10"

9-11

5" Burgundy Square

Edelweiss

Leontopodium alpinum

63.

Edelweiss

Silvery, velvety foliage with white, star-shaped flowers.

12"-12"

12"

English Daisy

Bellis perennis

64.

Bellissima Rose Bicolor

A oclorful carpet of flowers for the spring garden. Attractive with pansies and other late-season plants, or with spring bulbs in rock gardens or at...

4"-6"

6"-8"

4-8

Miniature Moss ('Squarrosa Minima')

False Cypress (Miniature Moss)

Chamaecyparis pisifera

65.

Dwarf evergreen with wonderful globe shaped form that displays attractive scale-like foliage on dense branches. Its cushion-like shape makes this a unique accent or rock...

n/a

24"-30"

n/a

3 Gallon

Fern

Asplenium scolopendrium 'Phyllitis'

66.

Hart's Tongue Fern (Crested)

An evergreen fern with tongue-shaped, leathery, bright green fronds.

n/a

18"-30"

18"

n/a

Hart's Tongue Fern (undulata)

Asplenium scolopendrium 'Undulatum'

67.

Asplenium scolopendrium 'Undulatum' is a wild selection of the European Hart's-tongue fern that makes a 10" tall x 15" wide clump of evergreen, horizontally-held tongues...each...

12A-South

n/a

9"-12"

5-9

Tatting Fern ('Frizelliae')

Fern (Lady)

Athyrium filix-femina

68.

A most unusual lady fern that does not look like normal ferns as it has roundish leaflets on its short stems. It will always be...

n/a

12"-18"

18"

4-8

Fern (Red Stemmed Painted)

Athyrium niponicum

69.

Red Beauty

A recently introduced deciduous fern which is similar to A. n. 'Pictum'. It has silvery-green fronds, but the stems and veins are much brighter red....

n/a

18"-24"

12"-18"

4-9

Fern (Tassel)

Polystichum rigens

70.

Tassel Fern

A small, easy-to-grow fern for edging woodland gardens, sunny to partially shaded rock gardens or in containers. It forms an arching mound of leathery, sharp-toothed,...

n/a

12"-16"

20"-23"

5-9

Fescue (Large Blue)

Festuca amethystina

71.

Large Blue Fescue

This is one of the finest textured fescues available with the hair-like foliage dancing in the slightest breeze. When grown from seed, color ranges from...

n/a

12"-18"

Fleeceflower

Persicaria filiforma

72.

Painter's Palette

Sprays of dark red, bead-like flowers. eaves are broad, heart-shaped and brightly variegated, with off-white streaks on medium-green background.

24"

12"-18"

4-8

Forget-Me-Not

Myosotis sylvatica

73.

Bluesylva

Abundant vibrant, tiny blue flowers cover compact, bushy plants. Attracts butterflies.

Biennial

8"-8"

15"

5-9

Gayfeather; Blazing Star

Liatris spicata

74.

Alba

Grass like, tufted foliage with spikes of fluffy white flowers in midsummer. Attract butterflies.

24"-36"

12"-15"

3-9

75.

Blue

Liatris spicata, also known as Blazing Star, is an unforgettable purple perennial. Known for its grass-like foliage and tall, spiky blooms that attract butterflies, birds...

24"-36"

12"-24"

3-9

Grape Hyacinth

Muscari

76.

Armeniacum

A gardener's favorite, these fragrant flowers resemble upside-down clusters of grapes. Grape hyacinths thrive and increase rapidly in all but dampest and shadiest locations. Use...

4-8

Unknown

Green Carpet

Herniaria glabra

77.

Sea Foam

Moss-like creeping ground cover with small oval shaped leaves that are green centered surrounded with creamy yellow edges. Evergreen in mild climates. Forms a carpet...

n/a

1"-3"

5-7

Heath (Winter Flowering)

Erica carnea

78.

Springwood White

Low spreading shrub with linear, dark green leaves. White flowers, January-May. Bright green foliage.

8"-10"

22"-24"

4-7

Erica x darleyensis

79.

Arthur Johnson

Bushy shrub with lance-shaped, mid-green leaves. Produces reddish-pink purple flowers from November to May! Requires protection from winter winds.

18"-24"

24"-30"

7-8

10" Black

Heather (Scotch)

Calluna vulgaris

80.

Beoley Gold

A Scotch Heather with a bushy, upright shape. The white flowers bloom from August to September atop golden yellow foliage. 'Boeley...

12"-15"

20"

5-7

2 Gallon

81.

J.H. Hamilton

Compact and diminutive cultivar bearing double, bell-shaped mauve flowers. A densely branched, mat-forming evergreen ground cover with long clusters abundant, showy white or pink urn-shaped...

4"-6"

10"

5-7

2 Gallon

82.

Mayfair

Lilac pink flowers, July-September. Medium green foliage. Prefers well-drained organic acid soil. Use in rock gardens, borbers, edges, dried flowers.

18"

36"

Hens and Chicks

Sempervivum

83.

Green Wheel

'Green Wheel' has medium-large pointy rosettes of bright-green forming a dense carpet. Short spikes of pastel flowers appear in summer. Easily increased by just removing...

6"-8"

2-9

84.

Pacific Blue Ice

'Pacific Blue Ice' has a unique cupped form and produces rounded rosettes. Leaves are icy, blue-green with centers flushed rose, especially in cooler temperatures. Pink...

2"-4"

6"-8"

2-9

Sempervivum arachnoideum

85.

Cobweb Buttons

One of the most distinctive types of Sempervivum. Aptly named, 'Cobweb' is covered with fine, white threads which crisscross between the leaves' tips like a...

6"-8"

86.

Cobweb Red

Tiny gray-green rosettes are covered with fine cobweb-like hairs. Spreads slowly to make a dense mat. Foliage flushes red in spring; deep pink flowers appear...

2"-4"

6"-8"

4-10

87.

Forest Frost

'Forest Frost' has small-sized rosettes of apple-green with silvery cobweb threads. Short spikes of pastel flowers appear in summer. Easily increased by just removing the...

6"-8"

2-9

Sempervivum hybrid

88.

Black

Mounding succulent perennial makes an excellent groundcover when planted in mass groupings. Foliage is an attractive, bright yellow-green with tips edged in purple. Small flower...

n/a

4"-6"

n/a

89.

Emerald Empress

A tough, easy-care succulent for rock, alpine or trough gardens that was selected for its richer green foliage. Purple star-like flowers. Tolerates drought and requires...

n/a

3"-4"

10"-15"

3-9

90.

Hardy Species Mix

Interesting rosettes of plump, wedge-shaped leaves. Old-fashioned green and red varieties. Each mother plant ("hen") produces several offshoots ("chicks") per year. Classic plants for rock...

3"-4"

9"-12"

3-8

91.

Hopewell

'Hopewell' features tight rosettes of large, pointy green leaves. Light pink flowers appear in summer. Excellent for strawberry jars or other containers, miniature gardens, rock...

n/a

3"-4"

4"-6"

3-8

92.

Mix

An interesting collection of evergreen succulents. Many forms and colorations.

n/a

3"-4"

15"

4-8

93.

Red Heart

Gray petals are accented by the central red heart of this Sempervivum. Prefers dry soil.

n/a

2"-4"

12"

94.

Ruby Heart

This selection forms rosettes of sharply pointed, silvery blue to blue-green leaves which are flushed rosy red at the base. This color varies by...

3"-4"

6"-8"

3-8

95.

Silver King

Silver King has green petals, with a tinge of color at the base. Great in rock gardens & dry areas.

n/a

4"-6"

10"-15"

3-9

Sempervivum piloseum

96.

Piloseum

Striking evergreen foliage on vigorous, small to medium plants with semi-loose resettes. Medium green color. Excellent for strawberry jars or other containers, miniature gardens, rock...

n/a

12"

3-8

Heron's Bill

Erodium

97.

Sweetheart

Mounds of heart-shaped foliage produce an abundance of geranium-like flowers adorned with rose veins and spots. Charming in containers and as ground cover, and an...

12"

10"

6-9

Hutchinsia

Hutchinsia alpina

98.

Icecube

Long-blooming perennial that features an abundance of small white blooms. Excellent in rock gardens, as a border plant, or used between stones.

2"-4"

8"-10"

Jewel of Desert™ Amethyst

Hydrangea (Hardy)

Hydrangea paniculata

99.

Pink Diamond (Tree-form)

Typically, this shrub grows 6 - 8 feet in height and 6 - 8 feet in width. Very large 12 inch flowers of Pink Diamond...

6'-8'

n/a

10 Gallon

Ice Plant

Delosperma cooperi

100.

This forms a low carpet or mat of succulent, green leaves bearing loads of starry flowers. Petals are pink around the perimeter surrounding a bright...

4"-6"

10"-12"

4-9