Ivydene Gardens Rock Garden Plants Suitable for Small Gardens in Colour Wheel Gallery:
Rock Garden Plant Index: C

Botanical Plant Name

Suit-ability

Type

Height and Spread in Inches

Soil

Position and Pro-tection

Flower Colour / Nearest Colour Wheel - Flowers Colour

Months of Flowering

Propa-gation

CALCEOLARIA

"These plants are known as Slipper flowers or Pouch flowers due to the rounded, inflated lower lip of the blooms. They come from a range of habits in Central and South America. In the main the flowers in this genus are in shades of yellow or purple, but very often they are also spotted or splashed with contrasting colours." from Kevock Garden.

biflora

A

HE

4 X 6

B

PS

Yellow

June

S

darwinii

A

HE

4 x 6

B

PS

Gold and maroon

June

SD

fothergillii

A

HE

4 x 6

B

PS

Yellow and red

July

S

tenella

A

HE

2 x 6

B

S

Yellow

June

D

'Walter Shrimpton'

B

E

3 x 9

B

Sun

Gold and Maroon

June

GC

CAMPANULA

This is a genus that looks very attractive when confined to a trough; where its normal habit of spreading by runners is best controlled.

The Book "Dwarf Campanulas" by Graham Nicholls - "Campanulas have long been a gardeners' favourite, their spectacular summer performance earning them a place in the herbaceous border year after year. Here their lesser-known relatives, the smaller dwarf campanulas, take center stage. Everyone who grows campanulas will enjoy this book, finding uses for the diminutive yet exuberant forms at the front of the border as well as in rock gardens, alpine houses, troughs, and containers. More than 200 Campanula species and hybrids are described, and specialists and collectors will delight in the descriptions of rare and little-documented plants and devour the information about the plants' wild habitats. Color photographs enhance the text, encouraging gardeners to experiment with dwarf campanulas in a wide range of garden situations and appreciate the diversity of this rewarding group of plants." from The Alpine Garden Society Bookshop.

allionii

B

HP

2 x 8

A

Sun

Purple

June

D

allionii alba

B

HP

2 x 6

A

Sun

White

June

D

allionii 'Frank Barker'

B

HP

2 x 8

A

Sun

Pink

June

D

allionii grandiflora

B

HP

2 x 8

A

Sun

Purple

June

D

argyrotricha

B

HP

2 x 6

A

Sun

Mauve

June

S

arvatica

B

HE

1 x 6

A

Sun

Violet

June

D

arvatica alba

B

HE

1 x 6

A

Sun

White

June

D

aucheri

B

HE

4 x 6

A

Sun

Purple

June

S

carpatha

A

E

3 x 9

A

Sun

Pale violet-blue

June

S

cenisia

B

HP

3 x 6

D

Sun

Steel blue

June

S

cespitosa

B

HP

4 x 6

A

Sun

Pale blue

June

D

elatines

B

HE

3 x 8

A

Sun W

Violet

July

S

excisa

B

HP

3 x 6

A

Sun W

Blue

June

D

formanekiana

A

E

12 x 12

AN

Sun

White

June

S

hercegovina

B

HP

3 x 6

A

Sun W

Lilac-blue

July

SGC

isophylla

A

E

6 x 12

AN

Sun

Blue

July

GC

isophylla alba

A

E

6 x 12

AN

Sun

White

July

GC

kewensis

B

HP

4 x 6

A

Sun W

Pale mauve

July

D

lasiocarpa

B

HE

4 x 6

A

Sun W

Pale blue

July

S

morettiana

B

HP

2 x 6

D

Sun C

Violet-blue

July

S

patula abietina

B

HP

6 x 6

A

Sun

Violet

June

S

petrophila

B

HP

3 x 6

A

Sun W

Pale blue

July

S

pilosa

B

HE

4 x 6

A

Sun C

Pale blue

June

S

pilosa alba

A

HE

4 x 6

AN

Sun C

White

June

S

piperi

B

HE

6 x 6

D

Sun C

Lilac-blue

June

S

planiflora

A

E

6 x 8

B

Sun

Light blue

June

GCS

planiflora alba

A

E

6 x 8

B

Sun

White

June

GC

raineri

B

HP

3 x 6

A

Sun

China blue

July

S

raineri alba

B

HP

3 x 6

A

Sun

White

July

S

saxifraga

B

HE

4 x 6

A

Sun C P

Violet

June

S

zoysii

B

HE

2 x 4

DL

Sun

Pale blue

June

S

CARMICHAELIA

enysii

A

SE

6 x 6

B

Sun

Deep violet

June

SC

CASSIOPE

"This a genus of heather-like plants, from northern hemisphere moors. They are distinguished by the stems closely packed with tiny, adpressed leaves, and mases of pretty little white, hanging bell flowers. They like a combination of sunshine and moisture to grow and flower well." from Kevock Garden.

'Badenoch'

C

SE

7 x 8

CN

S

White

May

GC

'Bearsden'

C

SE

6 x 8

CN

S

White

May

GC

'Edinburgh'

C

SE

8 x 10

CN

S

White

May

GC

fastigiata

C

SE

5 x 4

CN

S

White

May

GC

lycopodiodes

C

SE

1 x 8

CN

S

White

April

GC

lycopodiodes major

C

SE

2 x 8

CN

S

White

May

GC

mertensiana

C

SE

9 x 6

CN

S

White

May

GC

'Muirhead'

C

SE

8 x 12

CN

S

White

May

GC

'Randle Cooke'

C

SE

8 x 10

CN

S

White

May

GC

selaginoides

C

SE

3 x 6

CN

S

White

May

GC

stelleriana

C

SE

3 x 6

CN

S

White tinged pink

May

GC

tetragona

C

SE

9 x 6

CN

S

White

May

GC

wardii

C

SE

6 x 6

CN

S

White

April

GCS

CEANOTHUS

prostratus

A

SE

2 x 8

B

Sun

Blue

May

GC

CELMISIA

"Celmisias (New Zealand Daisies) are perhaps the best known of New Zealand's alpine flora. They range from robust clumps of strap-shaped leaves to dwarf alpines. Most have softly hairy, grey foliage, and all have white, yellow-centred daisy flowers." from Kevock Garden.

argentea

A

HE

1 x 4

D

Sun

White

June

S

durietzii

A

HE

6 x 10

A

Sun

White

June

S

gracilenta

A

HE

6 x 10

A

Sun

White

June

S

incana

A

HE

5 x 10

A

Sun

White

June

S

sessiliflora

A

HE

3 x 6

D

Sun

White

June

S

CENTAUREA

"These are the cornflowers and knapweeds, with very characteristic composite heads of long-petalled outer, sterile, florets and a boss of shorter, fertile florets. This array is surrounded by neatly overlapping bracts, hairy at the upper edge. There are hundreds of species of Centaurea in Europe, so identification is often difficult." from Kevock Garden.

pindicola

B

HE

3 x 6

A

Sun

Pink

May

S

CENTAURIUM

scilloides

B

HE

3 x 6

A

Sun

Pink

April

S

CERASTIUM

alpinum lanatum

A

E

3 x 10

AC

Sun

White

May

S

CHAMAECYTISUS

hirsutus

A

SD

3 x 6

A

Sun

Yellow

April

GCS

CHIONODOXA

"They will thrive in any good garden soil, and in any position, even under trees. To obtain the full benefit of their beauty they should be planted in hundreds and thousands if possible. A very fine effect is obtained by carpeting the ground with Chionodoxas where bulbs such as Narcissi are naturalised in grass. September is the ideal month for planting these bulbs if an early display is the object in view; otherwise they may, of course, be planted right up to November and December without any detriment.

For indoor culture 12 bulbs may be planted in a 4 inch (10 cms) pot in a compost consisting of equal parts peat, loam, leaf mould and sand. September is the best month for potting. Ordinary cold greenhouse methods should be carried out. Chionodoxas may be propagated by seeds or offsets." from The Culture of Bulbs - Bulbous Plants and Tubers Made Plain by Sir J.L. Cotter. Published by Hutchinson & Co in London in 1925.

"Sometimes referred to as 'confetti flowers', because they multiply so freely that they can be scattered across a border or through grass, to give splendid colour after crocuses have faded. We grow them in a herbaceous border, where they provide colour before the bigger plants get growing, and the bulbs then disappear for the rest of the season." from Kevock Garden.
 

luciliae

A

B

4 x 2

A

Sun

Blue

April

D

luciliae alba

A

B

4 x 2

A

Sun

White

April

D

sardensis ***

A

B

4 x 2

A

Sun

Deep blue

April

D

tmoli (siehei)

A

B

4 x 2

A

Sun

Light blue

April

D

CONANDRON

ramondioides

C

HP

3 x 8

CN

S

Violet

June

S

CONVOLVULUS

incanus

A

E

3 x 12

AN

Sun

Pink

June

D

mauritanicus

A

HP

6 x 15

AN

Sun

Lilac-blue

June

S

nitidus

A

SSE

1 x 8

A

Sun

Pink

July

GCH

CORYDALIS

"An exceptional if not long established species of Corydalis which we find fully hardy here on the nursery. Small pale green deeply dissected leaves have a ferny appearance and emerge in early spring. The flowers on this species are a true blue and the species is often a parent for hybridisation. These are tubular and held in clusters at the top of each flowering stem." from Edrom Nurseries.

The Book "Bleeding Hearts, Corydalis, and their Relatives" by Mark C Tebbitt, Magnus Liden & Henrick Zetterlund - "Members of the bleeding heart family, such as the well-known Chinese bleeding heart, have long been among the best-loved flowers of the perennial border. In recent years, however, excitement about this group has reached fever pitch with the introduction of dozens of stunning new discoveries, particularly among the genus Corydalis. Super-hardy and adorned with blossoms in a spectrum of jewel-like colours, their popularity has surged to new heights. However, despite this fame and the longstanding interest in the bleeding heart family, little has been written about these versatile and easily grown plants until now. This thorough guide for gardeners and botanists covers all the cultivated species, hybrids and cultivars of Corydalis, Dicentra and allied genera in the bleeding heart family. Written by three international experts and published in association with the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, the book features concise descriptions, useful keys to the genera and species that allow for accurate identification of plants as well as practical tips to successfully grow and use the plants in the garden. Additional chapters cover the cultural history, cultivation, natural history and distribution of the species, while a helpful glossary clarifies botanical terms. Fifty elegant line drawings and 112 vivid photographs showcase the range of brilliant colours and shapes of these botanical gems. The authors' formidable expertise and knowledge of the plants in the wild and in cultivation make this a must-read for anyone who wants to stay up-to-the-minute with the latest developments in the world of perennial plants." from the Alpine Garden Society Bookshop.

cashmeriana

B

B

4 x 4

B

PS

Blue

May

D

CRASSULA

sarcocaulis

B

SD

8 x 6

B

Sun P

Pink

July

GC

sediformis

B

HE

3 x 4

B

Sun

Pink

June

GC

CROCUS

See Crocus Index in Bulb Colchicum Crocus Gallery for other Crocus cultivars.

The Book "Crocuses: A Complete Guide to the Genus" by Janis Ruksans - "Winsome, charming and brilliant are just three of the adjectives that crocuses typically elicit from grateful, colour-starved gardeners. Indeed, few flowers can rival crocuses for the cheer they bring to the barren, late-winter garden and for the affection in which they are held by millions of gardeners. But though they’re viewed as an icon of early spring, crocuses aren’t just one-season wonders: there are also dozens of striking autumn-blooming species that appear just when summer’s flowers are winding down. And because many species originate in the Mediterranean basin, they’re ideal for gardens in which summer irrigation has been reduced or eliminated. In this comprehensive, up-to-date volume, bulb expert Jânis Rukšâns surveys all the known species in this remarkable genus, including those that have been discovered since the appearance of Brian Mathew’s 1982 monograph. A seasoned plant explorer, Rukšâns has observed many species in the wild and is able to offer valuable insights into how they may best be grown. He also discusses their use in the garden, their botanical characteristics and classification, all in nonspecialist language so that even readers without a botanical background can profit by his knowledge and broad experience. Illustrated with 300 stunning photographs, this book will be indispensable for all those with a serious interest in crocuses, from collectors and bulb enthusiasts to nursery professionals and garden designers. " from The Alpine Garden Society Bookshop.

augustifolius ***

B

B

3 x 3

A

Sun

Gold

March

D

balansae

B

B

2 x 4

B

Sun

Orange

March

DS

biflorus (see
'Miss Vain')

B

B

3 x 4

B

Sun

Buff and purple

......

March

DS

chrysanthus (see 'Ard Schenk',
'Blue Pearl',
'Cream Beauty', 'Dorothy',
'Fusco-tinctus', 'Goldilocks',
'Prince Claus', 'Romance', 'Zwanenburg Bronze')

B

B

4 x 4

B

Sun

Golden-yellow

March

D

Crocus chrysanthus 'E.A. Bowles'

B

B

4 x 3

B

Sun

Golden

......

February-March

D

Crocus chrysanthus 'Saturnus'

B

B

B

Sun

......

January-February

D

Crocus chrysanthus
'Snow Bunting'

B

B

B

Sun

......

February-March

D

etruscus

B

B

3 x 4

B

Sun

Lilac

.....

March

D

flavus (see
'Golden Yellow')

A

B

3 x 3

A

Sun

Orange

March

SD

fleischeri

B

B

3 x 3

B

Sun

White

March

DS

imperati

B

B

3 x 3

B

Sun

Buff with purple

February

D

longiflorus

B

B

4 x 3

B

Sun

Violet

November

D

medius ***

B

B

2 x 3

B

Sun

Purple

.....

November

D

Crocus ochroleucus

B

B

3 x 3

B

Sun

White

......

October

D

pulchellus (See puchellus
'Albus',
'Inspiration',
'Michael Hoog' and 'Zephyr')

B

B

3 x 3

B

Sun

Lavender

......

October

D

sativus

B

B

4 x 4

B

Sun

Purple

......

October

D

serotinus subsp. salzmannii (See serotinus subsp. salzmanii 'Erectophyllus')

B

B

4 x 4

B

Sun

Lilac

......

November

D

sieberi (See
'Firefly',
'Violet Queen', 'Tricolor')

B

B

3 x 4

A

Sun

Purple-blue

March

D

speciosus (See speciosus,
'Aino',
'Aitchisonii',
'Albus',
'Atabir',
'Cassiope', 'Conqueror', 'Oxonian')

B

B

3 x 3

A

Sun

Blue

.....

October

D

stellaris

B

B

3 x 3

A

Sun

Orange

March

D

vernus

A

B

3 x 3

A

Sun

Orange-yellow

March

SD

versicolor

B

B

3 x 3

A

Sun

White and violet

March

D

zonatus

B

B

4 x 4

A

Sun

Lavender-blue

September

D

CYANANTHUS

delavayi

A

HP

3 x 6

B

Sun

Violet-blue

July

SGC

formosus

A

HP

3 x 6

B

Sun

Violet

August

SGC

lobatus

A

HP

3 x 8

B

Sun W

Blue

August

SGC

lobatus farreri

A

HP

1 x 5

B

Sun P

Blue

August

SGC

longiflorus

A

HP

3 X 6

B

Sun C

Purple-blue

August

SGC

microphyllus

A

HP

3 x 6

B

Sun

Blue

August

SGC

CYATHODES

colensoi - it is now Acrothamnus colensoi

C

SE

12 x 12

C

Sun

Cream

April

RC

CYCLAMEN

The Cyclamen Society exists to encourage cultivation and conservation, and to disseminate and extend knowledge of the genus Cyclamen and its species, forms and cultivars. It combines scientific study with all the activities of a society for enthusiasts who cultivate the plants.
The Society was formed in England in January 1977.

The Book "Cyclamen, Genus : Science, Cultivation, Art and Culture" by Edited by Brian Mathew - "A lavish celebration of the genus Cyclamen in science, cultivation, art and culture. Published by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and The Cyclamen Society. Large format, 574 pages. " from The Alpine Garden Society Bookshop.

See Index of Autumn Bulb Gallery for other Cyclamen cultivars.

africanum ***

B

B

4 x 4

AL

PS P

Pale pink

October

S

Cyclamen cilicium

B

B

3 x 4

AL

PS

......

Oct-Nov

S

Cyclamen coum

B

B

3 x 4

AL

PS

Magenta

February

S

Cyclamen coum 'Album'

B

B

3 x 4

AL

PS

......

March-April

S

coum roseum

B

B

3 x 4

AL

PS

Pink

February

S

graecum ***

B

B

4 x 4

AL

PS P

Pink

August

S

libanoticum ***

B

B

6 x 6

AL

PS P

Rose-pink

March

S

purpurascens ***

B

B

4 x 6

AL

PS

Crimson

August

S

repandum

B

B

6 x 6

AL

PS

Deep pink

April

S

repandum album

B

B

6 x 6

AL

PS

White

April

S

CYTISUS

ardoinii

A

SD

4 x 8

A

Sun

Yellow

April

GC

hirsutus demissus

A

SD

3 x 6

A

Sun

Yellow

April

GCS

procumbens

A

SD

6 x 18

A

Sun

Deep Yellow

May

C

Cleanliness is next to godliness:-

In the earliest forms of this proverb, 'next to' did not mean 'equal to' but rather 'next in line'. Francis Bacon, the 17th century English statesman, agreed: 'Cleanness of body was ever esteemed to proceed from a due reverence to God'. In other words, the desire to maintain good personal hygiene was the natural outcome of being a good Christian.

Wash and brush-up!

(from National Geographic's best photos for 2010!)

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Rock Plant Colour Wheel - Flowers Link Map

Click on Number in Colour Wheel or Black sections below:-

Some abbreviations have been used in compiling the list of Rock Plants for small gardens in order to make it possible to provide all the required information at a glance in a condensed form.

Name

First is the name of the genus to which the plant belongs which is given in capitals. Under the generic name the names of the species and varieties are recorded.

Link to photos, cultivation details or mail-order business that sells it.

Link in *** to Rock Garden Colour Wheel Page with photo of the plant at bottom of page. Then, More Photos Page links to further photos / description in its Rock Plant Photos Gallery Page.

Suitability

Details of which container to grow the plant in:-

• A. The plant can be grown in sinks, trough, pans or scree beds
• B. The plant is best accommodated in a trough or sink.
• C. Suitable for peat beds and raised beds (suitable for alpine rhododendrons)

Type

Abbreviated to:-

• B for Bulb
• H for Herb - any non-woody plant that is not a tree or shrub
• HP for Herbaceous Perennial
• S for Shrub
• SS for Sub-shrub

followed by

• E for Evergreen
• D for Deciduous

Height and Spread

The approximate height is given first in inches, followed by the approximate spread, when mature. 1 inch (") = 25.4 millimetres (mm)

Soil

The figures A, B, C and D denote that the plant in question requires one of the following soil mixtures:-

• A. Equal parts of loam, leafmould and sand. This is a suitable mixture for plants which require a light, open, porous soil with good drainage. A good mixture for troughs in a sheltered position in part shade. All bulbs and conifers do well in this medium.
• B. Equal parts of loam, leafmould, peat and sand. This is more retentive of water but is well-drained and will grow all the plants in this Rock Plant List which are suitable for full sun, and it is ideal for woodland plants in part shade.
• C. Four parts leafmould and one part each of loam and sand. A soil for growing dwarf rhododendrons and other ericaceous plants in the raised bed type of trough and peat beds.
• D. Three parts Cornish silver sand and one part flaked leafmould. For all difficult and rare high alpines, including most of the cushion type. The trough containing this mixture is best situated in part shade.

which may be followed by

• N for when a neutral pH medium is required.
• L for when a limey pH medum is required.

Where no additional letter is given, the plant will thrive under either condition.

Position and Protection

The following terms and abbreviations used singly or in combination will minimize the risk of planting in an unsuitable spot:-

• C --- This means that the plant will do well planted on its side in a crevice built up on the rocks for preference.
• P --- This plant requires a pane of glass suspended over it in winter, generally from October to the end of March.
• PS -- A part-shady spot or facing west with protection from the south by a shadow cast by either a rock or shrub.
• SA -- Shady position either facing north or protected by a rock.
• Sun - This means that the plant will require a normal amount of direct sunlight.
• W --- The plant will do well planted in a vertical position in the side of a trough or scree frame.

Flower Colour, Nearest Colour Wheel - Flowers Colour and Months of Flowering

These 3 columns are self-explanatory;
for example, Orange June, means that

• the flowers are orange (if the plant has a Plant Description Page in this website then the link from here will be to that Plant Description Page otherwise to a Plant Description found on the Internet),
• orange3 in the Colour Wheel - Flowers is the nearest colour for the majority of the flower petal (either from a flower image in this website or an image found on the Internet), with link to the Colour Wheel - Flowers Colour and
• the flowering month is June with link to the flower photo on the Internet.

A double entry such as
Orange August
Red October
means that the plant has orange flowers in August and red fruits or berries in October.

Propagation

A general idea to the best method of increasing the stock:-

• C ---- Half-ripened wood at the end of July.
• D ----- Division.
• GC ---- Green Cuttings in late spring.
• L ------ Layering.
• Leaf C - The plant is best propagated by leaf cuttings.
• RC ----- Fully ripened wood at the end of September.
• Root C - The plant is best propagated by cutting the thick root thongs at the end of September.
• S ------- The best method is by seed.

may be followed by

• H - Where this letter is placed after any of the above abbreviations, it means that bottom heat is essential to obtain a fair percentage of strikes.
  The omission of this letter does not mean that bottom heat cannot be employed; in fact, its use will certainly save an appreciable amount of time taken to increase the stock.

A combination of the above will denote that the plant can be increased by all the methods which those abbreviated letters stand for.

Propagation Seed Composts

"I am giving 3 types of composts which will be numbered 1, 2 and 3 so that they will not be confused with the potting mixtures. The number of the compost will be noted under the heading of propagation in the list of plants. These are not offered as the only types in which seedlings may be grown, but they have proved their worth over many years. As it will only be on rare occasions that a bushel of compost of any one of the seed mixtures will be required, I will give the size of the box which can be constructed easily to hold a quarter of a bushel, an amount more in keeping with the average amateur's need. The inside measurements of the box, which is best made of wood are 10 by 10 x 5.5 inches deep (25 by 25 x 13.25 cms). By doubling the depth a half bushel measure is available.

Compost 1
A mixture that has been found suitable for all the ordinary and easy types of alpine seed is the John Innes seed compost.
It can of course be mixed at home as required. Only the amount needed at the time should be made for its lasting qualities are strictly limited. All the following ingredients are mixed by bulk, not weight, and are best used dry after mixing, storing the compost for a day or 2 before use.

• Take 2 parts of medium-heavy sterilised loam from a reliable source, full of rotted grass roots. The soil should be rubbed down between the hands into a light granular texture. All fibrous material must be retained and if large; cut into small pieces with scissors and mixed into the loam. On no account should the loam be sieved. This will spoil the texture of the finished compost and cause it to pack readily, a state of affairs to be avoided, for it is essential that the soil be open and granular in texture.
• Add 1 part of sieved peat,
• 1 part of Cornish sand

and well mix the whole together dry. Afterwards to this is added

• 1.5 ounces of superphosphate of lime and
• 0.75 ounces of chalk

to each bushel of compost. If this mixture is to be used for plants which are lime haters, the chalk should be omitted.

Compost 2
The more difficult and rare plants need a light, open soil in which to germinate and the following has been tried and found suitable. Equal parts by bulk of medium heavy fibrous loam and leaf-mould. Both the loam and leaf-mould should be sterilised and then rubbed down to a fine granular texture. The particles are better if small, but should not be sieved. To this is added 2 parts of Cornish sand, after sieving through a 1/16 inch sieve (2 mm) as the larger particles are not needed.

Compost 3
Shade-loving dwarf rhododendrons and other ericaceous and woodland plants like a more spongy yet still open medium. This consists of equal parts leaf-mould, peat and Cornish sand. The leaf-mould must be sterilised and rubbed down fine, the peat and sand should be sieved though a 1/16 inch (2 mm) sieve, and the wole well mixed together.

Both composts 2 and 3 need a very fine sprinkling of superphosphate of lime, just under 0.5 ounce for a quarter of a bushel of mixture or to be more precise 3/8 of an ounce. The superphosphate is needed by the seedlings in their early growth. In fact it is essential as a plant food as soon as the seed starts to germinate, so it must be mixed with the composts, not applied afterwards. " from Collector's Alpines by Royton E. Heath published in 1964 by Collingridge Limited.

Vancouver Island Rock and Alpine Garden Society is a club of plant lovers living near Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, who visit, study, photograph, draw and grow alpine plants, bog dwellers and woodlanders, whether native or exotic. We encourage the propagation and distribution of plants.

List of Desirable Plants (from Vancouver Island Rock
and Alpine Garden Society)

Asterisks following entries in the list denote plants known to the author from local gardens. Double asterisks indicate species which have done particularly well in the author's rock garden which is located mostly on south-facing slopes. No, or only short-term experience is available for the unmarked species, but they are expected to perform well and should be tried wherever obtainable.

• Acantholimon, various spp. - still being tested; more information wanted*

• Achillea ageratifolia [= Anthemis aizoon] (Greece)**

• Achillea chrysocoma (Balkans, Asia Minor)**

• Achillea umbellata (Greece)

• Aethionema, all spp. (SE Europe, Asia Minor)**

• Allium flavum, A. moly, A. neapolitanum (S Europe)*

• Allium insubricum (Lago di Garda, L.d.Como, Italy)

• Allium moschatum (Mediterr.) white

• Allium narcissiflorum (SE Europe)

• Allium ostrovskianum (Central Asia)*

• Allium triquetrum (E Mediterranean), and many others

• Alyssum argenteum (SE Europe)

• Alyssum armenum (Turkey)

• Alyssum atlanticum (W Mediterranean, Morocco)

• Alyssum cuneifolium (Mediterr.) - very low cushions

• Alyssum doerfleri (Balkans)

• Alyssum lycaonicum (Turkey)

• Alyssum montanum (Mediterranean, Eurasia)*

• Alyssum olympicum (Greece)

• Alyssum saxatile (Europe and Balkans)*

• Alyssum serpyllifolium (W Mediterranean)

• Anacyclus depressus (N Africa)*

• Anagallis linifolia (S Europe to N Africa)**

• Androsace armeniaca var macrantha (Turkey) - monocarpic*

• Androsace villosa (Asia Minor) sun-loving, lime

• Andryala aghardii (S.Spain) silvery-leaved subshrub*

• Anemone appennina (S Europe)

• Anemone blanda, A. coronaria, A. fulgens, A. hortensis,
A. pavonina (all in Greece, Asia M)*

• Anthemis biebersteiniana (Asia Minor)

• Anthemis cretica and subspecies (Asia M.)*

• Aphyllanthes monspeliensis (S France)*

• Aquilegia discolor (Spain)**

• Arabis caucasica (SE Europe to Iran)*

• Arabis procurrens (SE Europe)*

• Arenaria balearica (Sardinia, Corsica, Balearic Islands)*

• Arenaria montana and form 'Grandiflora` (S Alps, Pyrenees)*

• Arenaria purpurascens (Spain)*

• Arenaria tetraquetra (Italy, Spain) sun-loving

• Armeria caespitosa (Pyrenees)**

• Asarina procumbens (Spain)*

• Asperula boissierii (Greece) - v. short, cushion-forming, pink-fl.

• Asperula gussonii (Sicilian mtns.) less compact than boissierii

• Asperula lilaciflora (Mediterranean)

• Asperula nitida (Greece, Turkey)*

• Asperula sintenisii (Turkey) glaucous

• Asperula suberosa (Greece, Bulgaria) white hairy - no winter wetness

• Asphodeline lutea, A. liburnica (Mediterr.)*

• Asphodeline taurica (Taurus M.) - inflorescence w. silvery bracts

• Asteriscus maritimus (Mediterr.) - subshrubby, tender*

• Astragalus angustifolius (Balkans, Asia Minor)

• Astragalus sempervirens (Pyrenees, S Alps, Balkans)

• Aubrieta, all spp. and cultivars (E Mediterranean)**

• Buxus sempervirens (Mediterranean, S Europe, W Asia),
only the dwarf form 'Suffruticosa`

• Campanula andrewsii (Peloponnese)

• Campanula arvatica (N. Spain) - only 5 cm

• Campanula elatines (NW Italy) hot cliffs

• Campanula fragilis (S. Italy) - like turbinata; coastal limestone rocks

• Campanula garganica (SE Italy, Greece)*

• Campanula isophylla (N. Italy)*

• Campanula oreades (E Greece) among rocks, crevices*

• Campanula portenschlagiana (Dalmatia).**

• Campanula poscharskyana (W Yugoslavia) stony places*

• Campanula rupicola (Greece, Mt.Parnassus) limestone cliffs

• Campanula saxatilis (Aegean Islands) limestone crevices*

• Catananche caespitosa (Atlas)

• Cerastium tomentosum (Italy) - may be invasive*

• Chionodoxa gigantea, C. luciliae (Asia Minor)*

• Chrysanthemum hosmariense (Atlas Mts.)**

• Chrysanthemum pallidum ssp. spathulifolium (SE Spain)

• Chrysanthemum radicans (SE Spain) soft yellow

• Chrysanthemum tomentosum (Corsica)

• Cistus: With age, some of the species are too expansive
for small rock gardens

• Cistus albanicus (Albania) white, low

• Cistus clusii (S Spain, S Italy) white, low

• Cistus ladaniferus [frost hardiness marginal] (W Mediterr.)*

• Cistus salviaefolius (Mediterranean)*

• Colchicum, all spp., except C. autumnale (Europe, Mediterranean,
to Central Asia)*

• Convolvulus boissieri (Spain to Greece) - lime

• Convolvulus cneorum (W Mediterr.) - small shrub**

• Convolvulus compactus (Turkey)

• Crepis incana (Greece)

• Crocus, the vast majority of all spp., except C. vernus and
some of its hybrids. (S Europe,

• Mediterranean, to C Asia)*

• Cyclamen, all hardy spp., except Cyclamen purpurascens
(Mediterranean to W Asia)*

• Cytisus ardoinii (SW Alps)

• Cytisus decumbens (S Europe)*

• Cytisus demissus (Greece)*

• Cytisus pulchellus (Albania)

• Daphne blagayana (SE Europe) creamy white, limestone

• Daphne collina (S Italy)

• Daphne jasminea (Greece, N Africa) evergreen,
wh.-fld., purplish buds, borderline

• Daphne oleoides (S Europe and Asia Minor)

• Daphne sericea (Crete) - similar to collina**

• Dianthus, the following and others, except
those from high elevations in Alps.

• Dianthus brevicaulis (Turkey) - lime*

• Dianthus deltoides (Europe, Asia)**

• Dianthus erinaceus (Asia Minor)

• Dianthus gratianopolitanus (Europe)**

• Dianthus haematocalyx and
ssp. pindicola (Yugoslavia to Greece)**

• Dianthus microlepis (Bulgaria) no lime

• Dianthus monspessulanus (S Europe)*

• Dianthus spiculifolius (Balkans, Carpathians)**

• Dictamnus albus (N Mediterr.) limestone

• Doronicum columnae (Alps to Asia Minor)*

• Draba acaulis (Turkey, Ala Dag)

• Draba bruniifolia (Asia Minor)**

• Draba dedeana (Spain) white-fl.*

• Draba elegans (Cilician Taurus)

• Draba hispanica (E and S Spain)

• Draba rigida (Armenia)*

• Draba rosularis (Turkey)*

• Echinospartium horridum (Spain, Portugal)

• Edraianthus dalmaticus (Dalmatia)*

• Edrainathus graminifolius (Italy and Greece)**

• Edraianthus dinaricus, E. pumilio**, E. serpyllifolius (Dalmatia)

• Epimedium perralderianum (Algeria) yellow*

• Eranthis cilicica (Asia Minor)*

• Eranthis hiemalis (S Europe)*

• Erinacea anthyllis (Spain and N Africa)*

• Erodium absinthoides (Asia Minor)

• Erodium cazorlanum (Spain)

• Erodium chamaedrioides (Majorca)

• Erodium corsicum (Corsica)*

• Erodium supracanum (Pyrenees) grey finely divided foliage

• Erysimum sp., known mistakenly
as E."kotschyanum" in local gardens - low**

• Erysimum wilczeckianum (N Africa) - low, large pale yellow flowers*

• Euphorbia capitulata (Greece) - lime*

• Euphorbia myrsinites (Mediterranean)**

• Fritillaria, virtually all old-world spp., except F. meleagris*

• Galanthus, all spp., except G. nivalis
(SE Europe to W Asia); G. elwesii most suitable.*

• Genista dalmatica (Balkans) low

• Genista lydia (Balkans, Asia Minor)*

• Genista hispanica (SW Europe) spiny, lower than radiata

• Gentiana: Most spp. demand summer moisture

• Gentiana dinarica, some acaulis-group hybrids
after the roots have reached depth*

• Gentiana olivieri (Turkey to Central Asia) summer-dormant

• Gentiana septemfida (Asia Minor) when well established*

• Geranium cazorlense (Spain) very low

• Geranium cinereum and forms (Spain to Caucasus)*

• Geranium dalmaticum (Dalmatia)**

• Geranium incanum (S Africa)

• Globularia cordifolia (Europe and N Mediterranean)**

• Globularia nudicaulis (Alps to Yugoslavia)*

• Gypsophila repens (Alps and N Mediterranean Mts.)*

• Gypsophila petraea (Carpathians)*

• Haberlea rhodopensis (Balkans) - some shade**

• Halimiocistus ingwersonii - generic hybrid - (Portugal)*

• Halimium lasianthum (Portugal, Spain)*

• Helianthemum appenninum (N Mediterranean to Asia Minor)*

• Helianthemum lunulatum (S Europe)*

• Helianthemum nummularium and
ssp. grandiflorum (Europe, Asia M.)

• Helichrysum frigidum (Corsica)

• Hypericum athoum (Greece)*

• Hypericum balearicum (Balearic Islands) - 50 cm shrub**

• Hypericum empetrifolium (Greece)**

• Hypericum olympicum, H. polyphyllum (Asia Minor)**

• Hypericum repens (Asia Minor)

• Iberis gibraltarica (Spain)

• Iberis saxatilis (S Europe)**

• Iberis sempervirens (S Europe to Asia Minor)**

• Iberis tauricum (Turkey)*

• Iris attica (Yugoslavia to Turkey)

• Iris lutescens [=chamaeiris] (W Spain and Portugal)**

• Iris melitta [=suaveolens] (Bulgaria to Turkey)**

• Iris pumila (Austria and E)**

• Iris reichenbachii (Balkans)

• Iris reticulata -section, most spp.*

• Leucojum autumnale (Portugal, N Africa)

• Leucojum roseum (Corsica, Sardinia)

• Leucojum trichophyllum (Spain, Portugal, N Africa)

• Lilium candidum (S Mediterranean) lime

• Lilium chalcedonicum ? (Greece)

• Lilium croceum (S Alps)

• Lilium pomponium (N Mediterranean)

• Linaria pallida (Italy)

• Linum campanulatum (Spain, Italy) yellow

• Linum capitatum (E Mediterr., S Europe) y.,
woody base, better than compactum*

• Linum "Gemmel's Hybrid", mound-forming

• Linum leucanthum (Greece) white; very short cushion

• Linum punctatum (C and E Mediterr) mat-forming, blue

• Linum suffruticosum (W Meditterr.) pale pink;
'Salsoloides` and 'Prostratum`

• Linum tauricum (Greece +?) yellow, v.delicate,
narrow lvs and branches, short

• Lithodora diffusa (S Europe)*

• Matricaria oreades (Asia Minor)

• Moltkia petraea (Greece)

• Moltkia suffruticosa (N Italy)

• Morina persica (Greece to Iran)

• Morisia monantha (Corsica, Sardinia)*

• Muscari, all spp. (S Europe, Mediterranean, Asia Minor)*

• Narcissus, all dwarf spp. (Portugal to N Africa)
and most others, except some derived from N.

• pseudonarcissus, N. cyclamineus, and N. jonquilla*

• Onosma albo-roseum (Turkey, Iraq, Syria)*

• Onosma frutescens (Greece)

• Onosma nanum (Turkey)

• Onosma polyphyllum (Crimea)

• Onosma stellulatum (W Yugoslavia)

• Onosma tauricum (SE Europe to Turkey)*

• Origanum amanum (Anatolia)

• Origanum dictamnus (E Mediterr.)

• Origanum scabrum v. pulchrum (S Greece)

• Ornithogalum nutans (SE Europe)**

• Ornithogalum sibthorpii (Balkan to Crete)

• Paeonia cambessedessii (Balearic Islands, Corsica)*

• Paeonia clusii (Crete) white, smallest

• Paeonia tenuifolia (SE Europe, Asia Minor)

• Paraquilegia grandiflora (from Afghanistan E)

• Pelargonium endlicherianum (Turkey)*

• Polygala chamaebuxus (Alps)*

• Polygala microphylla (W Spain, Portugal)

• Polygala nicaensis (S Europe to Russia)

• Polygala stocksiana (Turkey to Transcaucasia)

• Primula fedtschenkoi (C Asia) summer-dormant

• Primula juliae (SE Caucasus)*

• Primula kaufmanniana (C Asia) summer-dormant

• Primula palinurii (S Italy) summer-dormant

• Primula vulgaris (W and S Europe, to Asia Minor, Armenia)**

• Primula vulgaris var. rubra [= P. abchasica] (E Mediterranean)

• Primula vulgaris ssp. sibthorpii (Balkans)*

• Prunus prostrata (Mediterranean)

• Pterocephalus parnassii (Greece)**

• Pterocephalus pinardii (Turkey)*

• Pterocephalus spathulatus (SE Spain)

• Ptilotrichum purpureum(SE Spain)

• Ptilotrichum spinosum (N Spain)**

• Puschkinia hyacinthoides, P. libanotica (Asia Minor)*

• Ramonda myconii (Pyrenees) [Note: Ramondas need shade]*

• Ramonda nathaliae (Macedonia, Albania)

• Ranunculus abnormis (Spain, Portugal) yellow

• Ranunculus calandrinioides (N Africa)**

• Ranunculus gramineus (Mediterranean)**

• Ranunculus kochii (from Turkey S and E) ficaria-type

• Ranunculus millefoliatus (Mediterr)

• Ranunculus millefolius (from Turkey S)

• Ranunculus parnassifolius (Pyrenees)

• Ranunculus rupestris (W Mediterr)

• Rosmarinus officinalis 'Prostratus` (Mediterranean)*

• Rosularia aizoon, R. pallida , others (Asia Minor)*

• Salvia albimaculata (Turkey)

• Salvia blepharochlaena (Turkey)

• Salvia caespitosa (Turkey)*

• Salvia eriophora (Turkey)

• Santolina chamaecyparissus 'Corsica`,
also known as S. incana nana (Mediterranean)*

• Saponaria caespitosa (Spain)*

• Saponaria ocymoides (SW Europe)**

• Saponaria x olivana [infertile cross S. caespitosa x S. pumilio]**

• Saponaria pulvinaris (Asia Minor)

• Saponaria pumilio (SE Europe to Lebanon)

• Satureja croatica (Balkans)

• Satureja montana (Mediterranean to S Russia)*

• Saxifraga canaliculata (Spain)*

• Saxifraga lingulata [=callosa] var. australis (Italy)*

• Saxifraga lingulata var. catalaunica (Spain)

• Saxifraga longifolia (E Spain)

• Saxifraga trifurcata (N Spain)

• Scabiosa graminifolia (Pyrenees to Dalmatia)*

• Scilla hispanica (Spain, Portugal)*

• Scilla sibirica (Balkans, Asia M., to S Russia)*

• Scutellaria orientalis (Balkans,
Asia Minor) [needs scree conditions]*

• Sedum acre (N Africa to N Asia)*

• Sedum album (N Africa to N Asia)**

• Sedum atlanticum (Atlas)

• Sedum brevifolium (Spain)

• Sedum caeruleum (Corsica to N Africa)

• Sedum dasyphyllum (Europe, N Africa)*

• Sedum gypsicolum (Spain to Atlas)

• Sedum idaeum (Crete)

• Sedum jaccardianum (Atlas)

• Sedum laconicum (Greece)

• Sedum lagascae (Iberia)

• Sedum magellense (Mediterr)

• Sedum sediforme (S Europe, N Africa, Asia Minor)

• Sedum sempervivoides (Turkey)

• Sedum tenuifolium (Mediterr)

• Sedum tristriatum (Greece)

• Sedum urvillei (Balkans)

• Sempervivum, all spp. (Mediterranean,
S Europe, Asia Minor)*

• Silene boryi (S Spain)

• Silene caryophylloides (Turkey)

• Silene parnassica (E Mediterr.)

• Silene pindicola (N Greece)

• Silene schafta (E Caucasus, N Iran)**

• Silene vallesiaca (S France to Greece)

• Stachys amanica (Turkey)

• Stachys candida (Greece)

• Stachys chrysantha (Greece)

• Stachys citrina (Turkey)

• Stachys lavandulifolia (Turkey, Iran, Iraq)

• Stachys spruneri (SE Greece)

• Sternbergia clusiana, S. lutea (Mediterranean)*

• Tanacetum pallidum (Spain)

• Tanacetum pulverulentum (N Spain, Portugal)

• Teucrium aroanicum (Greece)

• Teucrium pyrenaicum (Pyrenees, W France)*

• Teucrium polium aureum (Turkey)**

• Thalictrum orientale (Greece, Asia Minor)

• Thalictrum tuberosum (Spain) as above

• Thlaspi nevadense (Spain)

• Thlaspi sintenisii (Turkey)

• Thlaspi stylosum (Appenines)

• Thymus caespititius (Portugal)

• Thymus capitatus (Portugal) small shrub

• Thymus cilicicus (Asia Minor)

• Thymus longiflorus (Spain)

• Tulipa (Mediterranean to Central Asia): Almost
all species tulips are ideal for our conditions.

• Recommended are: T. bakeri**, T. batalinii**,
T. chrysantha, T. clusiana, T. humilis**, T.

• linifolia**, T. pulchella, T. saxatilis**,
T. sprengeri, T. tarda**, T. urumiensis.**

• Verbascum acaule (S Greece)

• Verbascum arcturus (Crete)

• Verbascum dumulosum (Asia Minor) and hybrid 'Letitia`**

• Verbascum pestalozzae (Turkey)

• Veronica armena, V. cinerea (Asia Minor)

• Veronica bombycina (Turkey)

• Veronica caespitosa (Lebanon, Turkey)

• Veronica pontica (Balkans)

• Veronica prostrata (Europe, Asia Minor, Siberia)*

• Veronica saturejoides (Dalmatia)*

• Veronica whittallii (Asia Minor)**

• Viola bertolonii and ssp. corsica (Italy, Balkans)*

• Viola cazorlensis (S Spain) shrubby, beautiful

• Viola crassiuscula (S Spain)

• Viola doerfleri (Yugoslavia)

• Viola eugeniae (Italy)

• Viola eximia (Balkans)

• Viola graeca (Greece, Italy)

• Viola gracilis (Balkans, Asia Minor)*

There are other pages on Plants which bloom in each month of the year in this website:-

• 12 Bloom Colours per Month Index
• Plants Blue, Orange, Red, Yellow, White, Other Colours which lead on to other pages
• Colour Wheel - All Flowers per Month 12
• Bedding
• Bulb
• Climber
• Deciduous Shrub
• Deciduous Tree
• Evergreen Perennial
• Evergreen Shrub
• Evergreen Tree
• Herbaceous Perennial
• Rhododendron
• Rose
• Wild Flower

• Plants for Cut Flowers in
  January
  February
  March
  April
  May
  June
  July
  August
  September
  October
  November
  December
• Climber 3 sector Vertical Plant System with flowers in
  Jan,
  Feb,
  Mar,
  Apr,
  May 1, 2
  Jun,
  Jul,
  Aug,
  Sep,
  Oct,
  Nov,
  Dec
   

• Indoor Bulbs for
  December
  January
  February
• Indoor Bulbs for
  March
  April
  May
• Indoor
  Bulbs for
  June
  July
  August
• Indoor Bulbs for
  September
  October
  November
• Plant Bloom
  Dec-Jan
  Feb-Mar
• Plant Bloom
  Apr-May
  Jun-Aug
• Plant Bloom
  Sep-Oct
  Nov-Dec

THE 2 EUREKA EFFECT PAGES FOR UNDERSTANDING SOIL AND HOW PLANTS INTERACT WITH IT OUT OF 15,000:-

• THE INTERACTION BETWEEN THE 2 QUARTZ GRAIN SIBLINGS, and
• HOW ROOTS OF PLANTS ARE IN CONTROL IN THE SOIL
• before continuing in this website.

Explanation of Structure of this Website with User Guidelines Page for those photo galleries with Photos (of either ones I have taken myself or others which have been loaned only for use on this website from external sources)

or

when I do not have my own or ones from mail-order nursery photos , then from March 2016, if you want to start from the uppermost design levels through to your choice of cultivated and wildflower plants to change your Plant Selection Process then use the following galleries:-

• Create and input all plants known by Amateur Gardening inserted into their Sanders' Encyclopaedia from their edition published in 1960 (originally published by them in 1895) into these
  • Stage 1 - Garden Style Index Gallery,
    then
  • Stage 2 - Infill Plants Index Gallery being the only gallery from these 7 with photos (from Wikimedia Commons) ,
    then
  • Stage 3 - All Plants Index Gallery with each plant species in its own Plant Type Page followed by choice from Stage 4a, 4b, 4c and/or 4d REMEMBERING THE CONSTRAINTS ON THE SELECTION FROM THE CHOICES MADE IN STAGES 1 AND 2
  • Stage 4a - 12 Bloom Colours per Month Index Gallery,
  • Stage 4b - 12 Foliage Colours per Month Index Gallery with
  • Stage 4c - Cultivation, Position, Use Index Gallery and
  • Stage 4d - Shape, Form Index Gallery
  • Unfortunately, if you want to have 100's of choices on selection of plants from 1000's of 1200 pixels wide by up to 16,300 pixels in length webpages, which you can jump to from almost any of the pages in these 7 galleries above, you have to put up with those links to those choices being on
    • the left topic menu table,
    • the header of the middle data table and on
    • the page/index menu table on the right of every page of those galleries.

I hope that you find that the information in this website is useful to you:-

I like reading and that is shown by the index in my Library, where I provide lists of books to take you between designing, maintaining or building a garden and the hierarchy of books on plants taking you from

• the coffee-table book where different blue primrose cultivars occur in the prose on pages 17, 90 and 202,
• to ones where there is a table of primrose cultivars with blue flowers on a single page,
• to what plants to associate with those blue primroses and
• companion plants for them.

There are these systems for choosing plants as shown in

• Plants topic
• Garden Style Index Gallery
• Colour Wheel of All Flowers 53 flower colours
• Colour Wheel of All Flowers per Month 53 flower colours
• Flower Shape
• This All Bee-Pollinated Flowers gallery compares 13 flower colour photos per month for many plants from the other Galleries, by clicking on the 1 in the relevant Flower per month Colour in the Colour Wheel down on the right,
• the Bee-pollinated Index Gallery provides the tabular index of another 264 plants with the relevant colour in that respective month:-
  • 51 ANNUALS
  • 2 ANNUAL - VEGETABLE
  • 4 AQUATIC PLANTS
  • 11 BIENNIALS
  • 21 BULBS, CORMS, OR RHIZOMES
  • 4 CLIMBERS
  • 31 DECIDUOUS SHRUBS
  • 26 DECIDUOUS TREES
  • 9 EVERGREEN PERENNIALS
  • 22 EVERGREEN SHRUBS
  • 2 EVERGREEN TREES
  • 2 GRASSES which cause hayfever
  • 4 SEMI-EVERGREEN SHRUBS
  • 66 HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS
  • 9 PERENNIAL HERBS

82 rock garden plants (with photos) suitable for small garden areas; split into:-

2 ALLIUM and ANEMONE Bulbs

3 BULBS - Spring Catalogue. For planting in February/ May

2 BULBS - Late Summer Catalogue. For planting in July/ September

7 BULBS - Autumn Catalogue. For planting in September/ November

2 Bulbs - Winter Catalogue. For planting in November/ March

35 COLCHICUM AND CROCUS BULBS.

0 DECIDUOUS SHRUBS

30 EVERGREEN PERENNIALS

1 EVERGREEN SHRUBS

0 HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS

0 ROSES

in the Rock Plant Flowers Gallery.
All the remaining rock garden plants detailed in the Rock Garden Plant Index pages in the Rock Plant Flowers are waiting to receive photos, before they can be added to the 1 of the 52 Rockgarden Colour Wheel - Flowers Pages and then the above list.

I am taking photos of rock garden plants suitable for small gardens and if they do not have their own Plant Description Page in this website, then each photo of each plant will be located at the bottom of the relevant 1 of 52 Rockgarden Flower Colour Wheel pages. Usually a link in *** to that page of 35 will be included in the Name field of the respective Index Page, for:-

15 BULBS, CORMS and TUBERS

4 EVERGREEN SUBSHRUBS

7 EVERGREEN PERENNIALS

2 EVERGREEN SHRUBS

7 HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS

Then a link using More Photos Page links to the Rock Plant Photos Gallery for each of the above 35 Rock Garden Plants