Category: Seminum | Sub-Category: Alpine and Rock Garden
Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Hieracium villosum
Family: (Asteraceae)
(P) to 12″. Hairy Hawkweed. Mountains of Europe. Unusual rock garden specimen with oblong, silvery blue, woolly leaves and tall stems of bright yellow, ray flowers. Blooms June to August. Self-sows. Sun. 4 & T2
Category: Seminum | Sub-Category: Alpine and Rock Garden
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
Category: Seminum | Sub-Category: Alpine and Rock Garden
Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Erinus alpinus var. albus
Family: (Plantaginaceae)
(P) to 4″. White Fairy Foxglove. C & S Europe. An adorable alpine. Evergreen mats are covered in spring with crisp, white, notched, hooded flowers in terminal racemes. A low maintenance rock garden classic. Sun 4 & T2