Category: Seminum | Sub-Category: Alpine and Rock Garden
Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Veronica spicata 'Corymbosa'
Family: (Plantaginaceae)
(P) to 9″. Many-Spiked Speedwell. Many dense spikes of deep blue, star-shaped flowers complement the dark green, toothed foliage. A long bloomer. Sun. 3 & T1
Category: Seminum | Sub-Category: Alpine and Rock Garden
Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Erigeron compositus
Family: (Asteraceae)
(P) to 6″. Western North America. Distinctive, deeply dissected, grey-green basal foliage and short stemmed, yellow-eyed rayed daisies of white tinged pale lavender. Enchanting. Sun. 4 & T2
Category: Seminum | Sub-Category: Alpine and Rock Garden
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
Category: Seminum | Sub-Category: Alpine and Rock Garden
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
Category: Seminum | Sub-Category: Alpine and Rock Garden
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
Category: Seminum | Sub-Category: Alpine and Rock Garden
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
Category: Seminum | Sub-Category: Alpine and Rock Garden
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
Category: Seminum | Sub-Category: Alpine and Rock Garden
Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Petrorhagia saxifraga
Family: (Caryophyllaceae)
(P) to 8″. Eurasia. Valued for its delicate foliage, texture and tiny pink, Dianthus-like flowers with notched tips and darker veins that suspend from slender stems. Blooms in profusion in summer and then blooms sporadically until frost. Sun. 3 & T2
Category: Seminum | Sub-Category: Alpine and Rock Garden
Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Penstemon hirsutus var. pygmaeus
Family: (Plantaginaceae)
(P) to 8″. Dwarf Hairy Beard-Tongue. A very hardy, dwarf Penstemon that is native to eastern North America. Lovely, dusky pale purple, five-petalled, trumpet-shaped flowers with white lobes add a subtle presence to the spring garden. Leaves are lanceolate and acute. Both leaves and stems are covered by very fine hairs. For a larger version of this plant please see the Wildflower section. Sun/part shade. 3 & 7 for 4 weeks, then T1
Category: Seminum | Sub-Category: Alpine and Rock Garden
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