Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Erysimum hungaricum

Family: (Brassicaceae)

(P) to 2′.  Hungarian Wallflower.  Carpathian Mountains.  A central European native producing a gorgeous show of sweet-smelling, lemon yellow, four-petalled blooms.  Summer bloomer.  Self-sows.  Well-drained soil.  Sun. 3 & T1

Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Gypsophila tenuifolia

Family: (Caryophyllaceae)

(P) to 8″. Caucasus. Charming alpine Baby’s Breath with many delicate, open sprays of small, white to pink, five-petalled blooms in summer. Tight mats of slender, deep green foliage. Needs a well-drained, limey soil. Ideal specimen for the rock garden. Sun. 4 & T2

Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Lychnis viscaria

Family: (Caryophyllaceae)

(P) to 12″. Alpine Catchfly. British native. Low, dark, spathulate foliage. Compact clusters of deeply notched, dark rose-pink, five-petalled flowers. A “show-stopper” in June. Sun. 4 & T2

Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Plantago cynops

Family: (Plantaginaceae)

(P) to 12″. Shrubby Plantain. Central and South Europe. Tough shrublet with evergreen, grey, needle-like leaves. White tinged yellow, ovoid, spiky flowers. Summer. A real curiosity. Sun. 3 & T1

Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Platycodon grandiflorus 'Nanus'

Family: (Campanulaceae)

(P) to 4″.  China, Japan.  An enchanting, dwarf form of the Balloon Flower.  Large, inflated, bell-shaped, violet-blue flowers on short, slender stems.  A perfect choice for the alpine trough or smaller rock garden.  Blooms mid to late summer.  Sun.  4 & T2

Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Ramonda myconi

Family: (Gesneriaceae)

(P) to 4″. A shade-lover from the Pyrenees. Deep green, broad, very crinkled, flat rosette. Pale violet, five-petalled flowers with yellow stamens hang from four-inch, slender stems. Likes to grow on north-facing vertical cliffs or in a cool crevice. 4 & T1

Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Saponaria pamphylica

Family: (Caryophyllaceae)

(P) to 12″. Turkey. Robust, blue-grey, glaucous foliage. Terminal clusters of very open, deep pink flowers with five, split-tipped petals. Long summer bloomer. Sun. 4 & T2

Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Saxifraga exarata subsp. moschata

Family: (Saxifragaceae)

(P) foliage to 6″, flowers to 12″. Mossy Saxifrage.  Mountains of Central and South Europe, Caucasus.  Undulating hummocks of mossy, dense, three-cleft leaves. Wiry stems with sprays of creamy white flowers.  An incredible sight on our Rock Ledge in May . Moist soil.  Sun.  5 & 7 for 4 weeks then T1

Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Scabiosa lucida

Family: (Caprifoliaceae)

(P) to 15″. A petite Pincushion Flower. Central Europe. In late spring, light blue, dense heads are surrounded by bristly, involucral bracts. Deep green, pinnatifid foliage forms a basal rosette. Perfect for the rock garden. Self-sows. Well-drained soil. Sun. 3 & T2 & Δ

Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Scutellaria indica var. parvifolia

Family: (Lamiaceae)

(P) to 6″. Japanese Skullcap. A pretty little groundcover with upright stems covered in minutely hairy, textured, grey-green leaves. Dense racemes of pale purple-blue, hooded flowers in late spring to summer. A charmer. Well-drained soil. Sun. 3 & T2