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Border EdgesCrevice Gardens & Stone WallsAcanthophyllum (Gypsophila) cerastioides
Potsize: 9cm
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AndrosaceCrevice Gardens & Stone WallsAndrosace sempervivoides
Potsize: 9cm
Common Name: rock jasmine
Family: Primulaceae
Description: Overlapping green leaves forming rosettes which, from the centre, produce pretty little pink flowers in spring.
Flowers: April-June
Height: 3cm
Spread: 15cm
Position: Easy to grow in gritty soil in full sun
Use: Rock garden, trough planting, crevice gardens
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ArmeriaCrevice Gardens & Stone WallsArmeria caespitosa ‘Alba’
Potsize: 9cm
Common Name: juniper-leaved thrift
Family: Plumbaginaceae
Description: Dense evergreen cushions of needle-like leaves with short stems of white globular flowers in spring & early summer
Flowers: March-June
Height: 5cm
Spread: 10cm
Position: Light, well-drained soil in full sun.
Use: Alpine troughs, scree beds, rock garden. -
ArmeriaCrevice Gardens & Stone WallsArmeria caespitosa ‘Bevan’s Variety’
Potsize: 9cm
Common Name: juniper-leaved thrift
Family: Plumbaginaceae
Description: Dense evergreen cushions of needle-like leaves with short stems of pink globular flowers in spring & early summer
Flowers: March-June
Height: 8cm
Spread: 12cm
Position: Light, well-drained soil in full sun.
Use: Alpine troughs, scree beds, rock garden or edges of borders. -
ArmeriaBorder EdgesArmeria maritima ‘Alba’
Potsize: 9cm
Common Name: thrift, sea thrift, sea pink
Family: Plumbaginaceae
Description: Evergreen clumps or large cushions of finely narrow green leaves bearing stems of white drumstick-like flowers throughout summer.
Flowers: May-July
Height: 15-20cm
Spread: 20-25cm
Position: Light, well-drained soil in full sun.
Use: Rock garden, containers, scree beds, raised beds & borders -
ArmeriaBorder EdgesArmeria maritima ‘In the Red’ syn. ‘Rubrifolia’
Potsize: 9cm
Common Name: thrift, sea thrift, sea pink
Family: Plumbaginaceae
Description: Dense evergreen cushions of needle-like leaves with stems of bright reddish-pink globular flowers in spring & early summer
Flowers: April-July
Height: 10cm
Spread: 20cm
Position: Light, well-drained soil in full sun.
Use: Alpine troughs, scree beds, rock garden. -
ArmeriaBorder EdgesArmeria maritima ‘Splendens’
Potsize: 9cm
Common Name: thrift, sea thrift, sea pink
Family: Plumbaginaceae
Description: Evergreen clumps or large cushions of finely narrow green leaves bearing stems of rose-pink drumstick-like flowers throughout summer.
Height: 12-15cm
Spread: 20-25cm
Position: Light, well-drained soil in full sun.
Use: Rock garden, containers, scree beds, raised beds & borders -
AstilbeCushion FormingAstilbe ‘Willie Buchanan’
Potsize: 9cm and 1litre
Common Name: false goats beard
Family: Saxifragaceae
Description: A lovely dwarf form of this herbaceous perennial with attractive dissected reddish leaves and cream-white flowers that fade to pink mid to late summer.
Flowers: June-August
Height: 15cm
Spread: 20cm
Position: Cool, moist, semi-shady spot.
Use: Alpine troughs, rock garden. -
CotulaCushion FormingCotula hispida
Potsize: 9cm
Family: Asteraceae
Description: Unusual plant forming low cushion of soft, silver-grey feathery leaves. bright yellow pom-pom flowers on wiry stems appear in summer
Flowers: May-July
Height: 5cm
Spread: 30cm
Position: Sunny, well drained site.
Use: Rock garden, edges of borders & paths. -
Crevice Gardens & Stone WallsCushion FormingDelosperma ‘Jewel of Desert Garnet’
Potsize: 9cm
Family: Aizoaceae
Description: A more compact mound forming hardy succulent flowering all summer in full sun & well drained soil. Bright red flowers
Flowers: May-October
Height: 5cm
Spread: 15cm
Position: Full sun, gritty, well drained soil. Drought tolerant.
Use: Versatile plants useful in rock gardens, stone walls, raised beds, containers, pathways.
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Crevice Gardens & Stone WallsCushion FormingDelosperma ‘Jewel of Desert Sunstone’
Potsize: 9cm
Family: Aizoaceae
Description: A more compact mound forming hardy succulent flowering all summer in full sun & well drained soil. Scarlet red flowers with a slightly pink flushed centre.
Flowers: May-October
Height: 5cm
Spread: 15cm
Position: Full sun, gritty, well drained soil. Drought tolerant.
Use: Versatile plants useful in rock gardens, stone walls, raised beds, containers, pathways.
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Cushion FormingDianthusDianthus ‘Inshriach Dazzler’
Potsize: 9cm
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Description: Compact, tight cushions of green leaves bearing bright pink single flowers with a darker centre early spring into summer
Flowers: May-June
Height: 5cm
Spread: 10cm
Position: Full sun, gritty, free-draining alkaline soil
Use: Alpine trough, rock garden, scree garden, shallow border.
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