List of all plants with their own page in this gallery, who do not have Plant Description Pages elsewhere:-
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Rock Plant Colour Wheel - Flowers Link Map Click on Number in Colour Wheel or Black sections below:- |
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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 within the Rock Garden Plant Index Pages. |
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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. Followed by link in Return to Rock Garden Colour Wheel Page for comparison of flower photos or link in Index Page in the Rock Garden Colour Wheel Gallery for possible further description. |
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Suitability |
Details of which container to grow the plant in:-
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Type |
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Height and Spread |
The approximate height is given first in inches, followed by the approximate spread, when mature. 1 inch (") = 25.4 millimetres (mm) |
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Soil |
The figures A, B, C and D denote that the plant in question requires one of the following soil mixtures:-
which may be followed by Where no additional letter is given, the plant will thrive under either condition. |
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Position and Protection |
The following terms and abbreviations used singly or in combination will minimize the risk of planting in an unsuitable spot:-
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Flower Colour, Nearest Colour Wheel - Flowers Colour and Months of Flowering |
These 3 columns are self-explanatory;
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Propagation |
A general idea to the best method of increasing the stock:-
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A combination of the above will denote that the plant can be increased by all the methods which those abbreviated letters stand for. |
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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
and well mix the whole together dry. Afterwards to this is added
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
Compost 3
Both composts 2 and 3 need a very fine sprinkling of superphosphate of lime, just under 0.5 ounce for a 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. |
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THE 2 EUREKA EFFECT PAGES FOR UNDERSTANDING SOIL AND HOW PLANTS INTERACT WITH IT OUT OF 15,000:-
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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:-
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
There are the systems for choosing plants as shown in
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There are other pages on Plants which bloom in each month of the year in this website:-
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Further details on Seed Pans, Cuttings and Pans for Rock Garden Plants in the Flower Shape and Plant Use of |
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Ivydene Gardens Photos of Rock Garden Plants Suitable for Small Gardens : |
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Plant Name for the Pan Garden with link to description |
Flower Colour with link to mail-order supplier |
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Rosy-pink flowers in December-March with dark green kidney-shaped leaves. It prefers part shade and a cool root run in 2 parts leaf-mould, 1 of natural peat, 1 part of sand and 1 of good loam, but not in a very dry garden. |
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Same data as in February. |
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After the ring of almost stemless golden-yellow flowers are over, the fertilized empbryo seed pods are slowly thrust into the ground with such force that the plant will raise itself in the air where seed burying is prevented by hard ground. This behaviour in the drifting sands of the sea shores of Corsica and Sardinia is intended to help the colony hold together. Maltese Cross shaped flowers in March-June with dark green saw-edged leaves. Full sun on moist sandy soil with lime. For propagation; the stock plant should be dug up after flowering and a few of the smallest of the long white main roots removed. 0.5 inch (1.25 cms) sections of these should be inserted in a pan of sand, with the tops just showing above the surface, watered well and covered with a pane of glass, which should be turned night and morning to remove surplus moisture. They should be kept covered until the leaves are formed, and the ventialtion should be gradually increased. The plants will be ready for potting about 6 weeks after the cuttings are put in, and for planting on the rock garden the following spring. |
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Saxifraga oppositifolia 'Splendens' |
Grows into a mat of small snaky branches of dark green foliage with almost stemless red-purple flowers in March-April. It prefers part shade in a mixture of equal parts of sand, crock chips and mortar rubble to 3 of alpine soil. Division in the summer. More details from The Saxifrage Society. |
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Armeria caespitosa |
Tightly growing clump rarely more than an inch high of dark green foliage hedgehogs about a quarter of an inch (6 mm) in diameter, in which are set almost stemless Dwarf Thrift soft shell pink flowers from March to August. Full sun and prefers a gritty and limy soil - 1 part of mortar rubble, 1 part of crock or brick dust and 2 parts of alpine soil. Propagation by careful division, retaining a supply of root with each fragment, in spring or early autumn, whenever the plant is out of bloom, or by rosette cuttings. The latter should be taken in June or July with as much brown stem as possible and great care should be exercised to avoid cutting any surrounding rosettes. The small dead leaves are removed from the base and the cuttings inserted in a well-drained pot or pan of a mixture of 2 parts sand to 1 each of crock dust and mortar rubble, and watered sparingly until struck. The young plants should remain in the pan until they are well rooted, then potted into thumb pots - about 1.5 inches (4 cms) - or the very small pots sold for cactus growing. They reach flowering size by the second spring. |
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Rosette of green, toothed foliage with yellow flowers in full sun or part shade and sandy soil. Height 1-2 inches (2.5-5.0 cms) and width 6-8 inches (15-20 cms). |
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Rosette of grey-green, toothed foliage with white flowers in full sun and any alpine soil. Height 3 inches (7.5 cms) and width 4 inches (10 cms). |
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Low spreading clump of dark green leaves about 0.5 inches (1 cm) high, clustered with sapphire-blue flowers in June-July. It will grow on chalk in a pocket of equal parts of good turfy rotted loam, leaf-mould and coarse sand, in which it should remain undisturbed, as it hates being moved once it is established. When the seed vessels turn light brown, sow the seed very thinly in a pan of sandy soil at once; like all Gentians it will come up like mustard when freh, but will germinate slowly and irregularly from long packeted seed. The seedlings should be dug out with great care to avoid damaging the roots, and potted with good drainage in the growing mixture. They will be ready for planting out the spring after sowing, or the following autumn. |
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Same data as in March. |
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Between 2-3 inches (5-7.5 cms) high with pale yellow flowers in April, this Daffodil prefers full sun and shelter from drying winds, in a gritty leafy soil - it will grow on chalk in a pocket of equal parts of good turfy rotted loam, leaf-mould and coarse sand. In damp places or on a heavy clay, it is inclined to vanish mysteriously as its roots are not sufficiently vigorous with stiff soils. Lift in May, when the foliage has completely died down, and replant the offsets at wider intervals, even tiny bulbs like barley grains will reach flowering size the following year. Available as decoration on plates!! |
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Thick round mat of wiry branches with narrow dark green leaves well sprinkled in May-June with small spikes of sky-blue flowers. Full sun on a mixture of 3 parts of ordinary alpine soil to 1 of crushed chalk - the chalk is the secret of growing healthy and free-flowering clumps. Division in spring. |
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Saxifraga oppositifolia 'Splendens' |
Same data as in March. |
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May |
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Arenaria tetraquetra |
White flowers in May-June on a mat former with rounded dark green leaves. Prefers full sun, but will tolerate semi-shade; also chalk and drought. Dislikes damp positions, but will grow on any soil, even a peaty one, provided sand and mortar rubble are added. Propagate by splitting in spring, root in quantity from cuttings in September, or raised from seed which can be sown either as it is ripe or in March. |
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Armeria caespitosa |
Same data as in April. |
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Same data as in April. |
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Same data as in April. |
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Lilac-purple flowers in March and April on plants with dark green, blunt ended, much toothed leaves in small rosettes. Prefer sandy soil with lime, full sun, drought and to be planted where they are not damp in winter. Planting on the flat in heavy clay in partial shade, though they will grow well, merely results in them dying out in the second winter; otherwise they will last 4 or 5 years. Seed can be saved and sown in early spring and the plants bedded out direct, or sown where they are required. This method is very effective and is a suitable way of establishing them as wall, crevice, or even crazy paving plants; by merely scattering the seeds, sufficient will come up to produce a good effect and an ample supply can be gathered every year. |
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Same data as in April. |
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Blue with a hint of lavender and a bright gold crest flowers in May-September with 3 inch (7.5 cms) high sword-shaped narrow leaves. Remove dead blooms as seed rarely ripens in the UK. Plant in full sun and dryer area of the rock garden. They can only be propagated by careful division of the slow spreading rhizomes in July. The plant selected for propagation should be washed free from soil and sliced cleanly into sections each with a growing point, a supply of fibrous root and a minimum of 0.5 inches (1.25 cms) of rhizome. These may be potted to grow on in a suitable mixture, or replanted directly where they are required to grow. It is a good plan to sprinkle the cut end with garden lime and leave the sections exposed to the air for an hour or so for the sap to dry, if they are to be planted in the open, as a precaution against rotting. |
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Same data as in March. |
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Same data as in April. |
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Same data as in April. |
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Not only does a 3 inch (7.5cms) high rose bush require spraying to ward off greenfly during the summer (any of the allium family growing close by willalso deter greenfly) , but it needs a pocket of good clayey loam and sand in which to thrive; equal parts loam and sand. Pruning is also necessary in early spring - a pair of nail scissors are an easier tool on this scale than a knife or secateurs - cutting hard back to a maximum of 4 eyes on the strongest shoots and 2 or less on the less vigorous, removing weak or elderly wood entirely. This drastic treatment is the only way of maintaining the vigour and dwarf habit. Propagation is from soft cuttings, using only the young smooth green or red tinted growth, in July-August. It is easy in sand and fresh plants can be raised to replace the old bushes when their rich scarlet-red fading to cherry red-pink flowering display detoriates, as it will in about 6 years. |
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Neat inch-high evergreen pale green clump with stemless starry pink flowers in May-July. A mixture of 1 part each of coarse sand, fine crock chips, crushed slate and leaf-mould to 3 of good clayey loam, should be used for both growing and potting. Division in the autumn. |
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Alyssum serpyllifolium (Madwort) |
Prostrate snaky stems (hence the name) has small, oval, white on the undersise and grey-green above, evergreen foliage with yellow flower heads on 1 inch-high stems in June-July. It is 4 inches (10 cms) tall, 10 inches (25 cms) wide. On a pan garden, or where a plant gets too large for its space, the straggling stems may be trimmed to the base in late summer. |
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Arenaria purpurascens |
Starry rosy-lilac flowers on 2 inch (5 cms) stems in June-August. Pointed leaves set together in 4s on very short stems that make a flat dark green solid mound. The dead foliage in a bare brown patch in the middle may be carefully removed about April and the hole filled with fine sandy soil - 1 part sand, 1 part loam, 0.5 of fine leaf-mould and 0.5 of mortar rubble - which mixture should also be spread out over the rest of the plant. This is then worked between the stems as thoroughly as possible - there are no buds to break at this season - and the surplus brushed away; finally the clump should be watered to wash the leaves clean. Prefers full sun, but will tolerate semi-shade; also chalk and drought. Dislikes damp positions, but will grow on any soil, even a peaty one, provided sand and mortar rubble are added. Propagate by splitting in spring, root in quantity from cuttings in September, or raised from seed which can be sown either as it is ripe or in March. |
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Arenaria tetraquetra |
Same data as in May. |
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Pink trumpet flowers from June to August.Cobweb hair on its foliage. Full sun on a slope of 1 part each of coarse sand, fine crock chips, mortar rubble and leaf-mould to 3 of good clayey loam, should be used for both growing and potting. Top dress elderly specimen with bonemeal, spread thickly round the roots and lightly forked in during the early spring and then the plant watered. Propagation of soft cuttings in July-September; 0.75 inches long (2 cms) is the best size, half of which should be bare stem. They root readily in pure sand under a pane of glass in a frame or cold greenhouse. |
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Deep violet star flowers in July-August. Leaves are small, pointed and dark grey-green. 2 inches (5 cms) high, 8 inches (20 cms) across. Full sun or part shade in any soil, even a peaty sand provided mortar rubble is added, and drought and chalk bring it to perfection. Propagate from soft cuttings or division in spring. Its underground runners may also be lifted and potted. |
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Campanula pusilla |
Pale Blue |
Now Campanula cochleariifolia with pale blue flowers on 3 inch (7.5 cms) stems. The foliage forms a low pale green mat and its underground runners are the most energetic of any. If it becomes too wide-spread, it can be dug out at any time of the year without harm. It is a sun and lime lover. |
Campanula pusilla alba |
Now Campanula cochleariifolia alba with white flowers on 3 inch (7.5 cms) stems. The foliage forms a low pale green mat and its underground runners are the most energetic of any. If it becomes too wide-spread, it can be dug out at any time of the year without harm. It is a sun and lime lover. |
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Mat former with pale blue bell-shaped flowers in June-August. Ring of perforated zinc about 2 inches high in the winter should deter slugs or plant in full sun on a slope. Mixture of 1 part each of mortar rubble, crock or brick dust and 2 of alpine soil. Propagation by division and by cuttings in spring. |
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Deep rose-pink flowers in July-August on 2 inch (5 cms) high and 8 inches (20 cms) across lime loving with its mortar rubble, tolerant of drought, poor soil and solid chalk plants in full sun. Dead foliage on dead section in the middle should be removed in early spring, the centre of the clump filled in with soil, working it well between the branches, and watered thoroughly with a rosed can. The shoots about 0.5 inches (1 cm) to 1 inch (2.5 cms) long are removed in July-August, and inserted into a pan of sand in a shaded cold frame. |
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Shiny dark green leaves in rosettes, growing in a neat flattened mound, with bright rose-pink flower heads in May-June. Full sun on a slope of 1 part each of coarse sand, fine crock chips, mortar rubble and leaf-mould to 3 of good clayey loam, should be used for both growing and potting. Division in the autumn, or single rosettes struck as cuttings in July-August. |
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Lavender |
Very slow growing in full sun on a poor sandy soil, with mortar rubble or chalk. The plant grows a tuft about an inch (2.5cms) high with dark green spoon-shaped leaves. It has small lavender daisy flowers with yellow centres in July and August. Carefully divide the plant in the spring. |
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The leaves are long, bluntly pointed, greyish-green, and rather hairy; they grow in a flat rosette with starry cup-shaped flowers, pale pink veined with dark red, on 0.5 inch (1 cm) stems from early June to October. It prefers full sun, dry poor soil and lime, making it an ideal plant for chalk or sand. |
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Erythrea diffusa (Centaurium scilloides) |
The leaves are pale glossy green, round, and grow in a low mat on thin ground-clinging stems, and the rose-pink flowers are on 2 inch (5 cms) stalks. Full sun or part shade on the lower slopes where they will not get too dry in summer or as waterside plants in the ravine garden. Soil mixture of equal parts loam, leaf-mould and sand; indifferent to lime so can grow on chalk. Sow seed in March, division of the clump in early spring, or soft cuttings about August from the tips of the winding stems. These cuttings root easily in sand in a shaded cold frame. This plant could have colonised Britain by sea (good to know about my ancestors!!) |
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A mat of closely interwoven branches with small dark green oval leaves with bright butter-yellow flowers in June-August. Full sun and a poor limy soil in the drier parts of the ravine or on a dry wall. Take soft wooded cuttings in September. |
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Same data as in May. |
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Sword-shaped narrow green leaves edged with dull red. Rich smoky crimson shot with purple flowers in May with a second crop in August or September. Remove dead blooms as seed rarely ripens in the UK. Plant in full sun and dryer area of the rock garden. They can only be propagated by careful division of the slow spreading rhizomes in July. The plant selected for propagation should be washed free from soil and sliced cleanly into sections each with a growing point, a supply of fibrous root and a minimum of 0.5 inches (1.25 cms) of rhizome. These may be potted to grow on in a suitable mixture, or replanted directly where they are required to grow. It is a good plan to sprinkle the cut end with garden lime and leave the sections exposed to the air for an hour or so for the sap to dry, if they are to be planted in the open, as a precaution against rotting. |
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Micromeria piperella |
Full sun for this miniature alpine shrub in any soil, even a peaty sand provided mortar rubble is added, and chalk brings it to perfection. Small and rounded dark green leaves are set closely against the wiry lttle stems that form a round bush from 2-3 inches (5-7.5 cms) high. Pale violet flowers in a flower spike in July-August. Propagation is from seed, which is very tiny and difficult to collect, or from cuttings of non-flowering wood in May or August. |
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Same data as in March. |
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Forms an inch (2.5 cms) high mat of closely packed dark green foliage, covered in May or June with 5-petalled flowers. It prefers full sun with a mixture of 1 part each of mortar rubble, and crock dust to 3 of alpine soil. Propagate from soft non-flowering shoots in July-August, taken about an 0.5 inch long and inserted into sand in a shaded cold frame. The lowest leaves should be removed with a razor blade and the stem cut cleanly just below the joint. They go in nicely with a small dibber, stand up well after watering and are chubby little plants to go out in the spring. |
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Same data as in May. |
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Very low growing mat former with blue-grey foliage in small balls thickly clustered together. The flowers are white with a pink tinge at the ends of the petals in June-July, and the total height is not more than an inch (2.5 cms). It is a useful carpeter; small pieces may be tucked into corners or crevices as it is not only capable of standing dryness but also of growing in very little soil, and that light and limy. Every fragment will root as a cutting, and it can be split and pulled to pieces whenever further plants are required. |
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Same data as in May. |
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July |
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Alyssum serpyllifolium (Madwort) |
Same data as in June. |
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Arenaria purpurascens |
Same data as in June. |
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Same data as in June. |
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Same data as in June. |
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Campanula pusilla |
Pale Blue |
Same data as in June. |
Campanula pusilla alba |
Same data as in June. |
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Same data as in June. |
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Cassiope lycopodioides |
Japanese shrub with small drooping white bell-shaped flowers in June-July. Dark green scales cling closely to the stem, giving the effect of a candelabra. Height of 6 inches (15 cms) and 12 inches (30 cmds) in diameter. It prefers full sun or part shade and a cool root run in 2 parts leaf-mould, 1 of natural peat, 1 part of sand and 1 of good loam, but not in chalk districts or a very dry garden. Seed capsules become hard and dry, then its seed should be sown in a pan of 3 parts sand to 1 of fine peat. This mixture should also be used for cuttings in August or in the spring, which are dipped into rooting powder. |
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Same data as in June. |
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Same data as in June. |
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Lavender |
Same data as in June. |
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Same data as in June. |
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Erythrea diffusa (Centaurium scilloides) |
Same data as in June. |
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Frankenia thymifolia |
The foliage resembles that of a miniature gorse bush but with plump blunt grey-green leaves set closely round thin wiry brown barked stems that grow in a thick mat with 4-petalled soft shell pink flowers in July-September. Full sun, poor soil and lime (chalk) are its first choice. Cramped quarters with part shade and drought, improves its flowering display. Propagate using soft cuttings after flowering. These root readily in a shaded frame or even in the ground where they can be watered and shaded. |
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Globularia cordifolia nana |
Pale Blue |
Spoon-shaped, dark green leaves with pale blue flowers in July-August. Full sun and prefers a gritty and limy soil - 1 part of mortar rubble, 1 part of crock or brick dust and 2 parts of alpine soil. Division of the clumps in spring. |
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Hypsela longiflora - white edged dark red (Hypsela reniformis) |
Spreads by underground stems from which the narrow dark green leaves thrust to the surface, resembling a thickly sown patch of germinating seeds. It is studded from July-September with almost stemless upright 5-petalled flowers, clear white edged and veined with crimson. Part shade on the lower slopes of the ravine or waterside, requiring a moist mixture of equal parts of sand, leaf-mould and loam. Division of the clump in spring. |
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Same data as in May. |
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Micromeria piperella |
Same data as in June. |
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Same data as in March. |
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Same data as in May. |
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Same data as in June. |
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Growing to 3 inches (8 cms) tall by 12 inches (30 cms) wide, it is a rosette-forming succulent perennial, valued in cultivation for its ability to colonise hot, dry areas via offsets. Its name arachnoideum refers to its furry central rosettes, resembling spider webs. It flowers in July, with pink flowers in flat cymes on 5 inch (12 cms) stems. These offsets can be collected and rooted as cuttings in sand. |
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Forms dense evergreen mats with reddish-purple flowers in June-July. Prefers full sun on any ordinary soil. Division is easiest method of propagation. |
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August |
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Arenaria purpurascens |
Same data as in June. |
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Same data as in June. |
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Campanula pusilla |
Pale Blue |
Same data as in June. |
Campanula pusilla alba |
Same data as in June. |
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Same data as in June. |
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Small grey-green red marked fleshy leaves with small bright red on the outside and pink within flowers from June-September. Use on dry and full sun slopes of a chalk garden with 1 part mortar rubble and 2 of alpine soil, and as dry as possible in winter. Cuttings of the young shoots in spring root very easily in sand but they need little water. |
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Same data as in June. |
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Lavender |
Same data as in June. |
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Same data as in June. |
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Erythrea diffusa (Centaurium scilloides) |
Same data as in June. |
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Frankenia thymifolia |
Same data as in July. |
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Globularia cordifolia nana |
Pale Blue |
Same data as in July. |
Hypsela longiflora - white edged dark red (Hypsela reniformis) |
Same data as in July. |
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Micromeria piperella |
Same data as in June. |
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Its bright silvery-white foliage clinging like moss to a rock surface is an asset to all rock gardens, with its minute yellow-green shuttlecock flowers in . It prefers full sun on the lower slopes of the rock garden in a pocket of 1 part each of leafmould and sand to 3 of soil. Division in the spring. |
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Same data as in May. |
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Same data as in July. |
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Same data as in July. |
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September |
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Campanula pusilla |
Pale Blue |
Same data as in June. |
Same data as in August. |
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Cyclamen neapolitanum (Cyclamen hederifolium) |
Clear pink flowers from September to November. When the blooms are over, the ripening seeds turn over and over and wind their down the stem out of sight amonst the leaves. The record is 15 revolutions in 4 days on a 2 inch (5 cms) journey. These seeds are the only means of increase for all Cyclamen; they should be collected when black and sown in a mixture of 1 part each of leaf-mould, sand and loam, in a pan or box, in spring under glass - either cold frame or greenhouse.They germinate erratically, some taking as long as a year, so it is best to dig them out of the box with a label when the leaf is about the size of a sixpence (1 cm), taking care not to damage the roots. They are then planted in the same mixture and grown in a shady frame, and should reach flowering size in about 3 years. The seed should be only just covered with soil, and the young corms should be level with the ground when potted,as the only real enemy of these cheerful little plants is earth on the leaf or flower buds on top of the corm. |
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Cyclamen neapolitanum album (Cyclamen hederifolium album) |
White flowers from September to November. When the blooms are over, the ripening seeds turn over and over and wind their down the stem out of sight amonst the leaves. It prefers part shade and a cool root run in 2 parts leaf-mould, 1 of natural peat, 1 part of sand and 1 of good loam, but not in a very dry garden. |
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Same data as in June. |
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Erythrea diffusa (Centaurium scilloides) |
Same data as in June. |
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Frankenia thymifolia |
Same data as in July. |
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Same data as in August. |
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Same data as in May. |
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October |
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Same data as in August. |
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Cyclamen neapolitanum (Cyclamen hederifolium) |
Same data as in September. |
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Cyclamen neapolitanum album (Cyclamen hederifolium album) |
Same data as in September. |
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Same data as in May. |
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November |
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Cyclamen neapolitanum (Cyclamen hederifolium) |
Same data as in September. |
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Cyclamen neapolitanum album (Cyclamen hederifolium album) |
Same data as in September. |
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PAGES FOR PHOTOS OF ROCK GARDEN PLANTS WHO DO NOT HAVE THEIR OWN PLANT DESCRIPTION PAGE
Small size plant in Flower Colours
Miniature size plant in Flower Colours
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FLOWERING IN MONTH
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ROCK GARDEN PLANT INDEX
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(o)Rock Plant: NO
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(o)Rock Plant: S
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LISTS OF PLANTS SUITABLE FOR VARIOUS SITUATIONS AND PURPOSES:-
THE ROCK GARDEN -
Early Bloom in the Rock Garden.
Summer Bloom in the Rock Garden.
Late Bloom in the Rock Garden.
Rock plants of Creeping and Trailing Habit.
Rock plants with Evergreen Foliage.
Rock Plants with Silvery or Variegated Foliage.
Rock plants needing the protection of Sheet of Glass in Winter.
THE WALL GARDEN -
Plants for sunny sites in the Wall Garden.
Plants for Shady Sites in the Wall Garden.
Plants for a Dry Site on a Wall.
Plants for a Moderately Dry Site on a Wall.
Plants for a Moist Site on a Wall.
Plants for Positions on Top of Walls.
Plants to Hang Down from the Upper Parts of a Wall.
Website Structure Explanation and User Guidelines
DETAILS OF PLANTS IN LISTS FOR THE ROCK, WALL, PAVED, WATER AND BOG GARDENS
Some Good Rock Plants with Some on Moraine
Plants for the Miniature Rock Garden with some Bulbs
Moisture-loving Trees and Shrubs for Bog or Water Garden
Plants for Wall Garden and Paved Garden
The Moraine or Scree Garden - Many of the alpines will not prosper in the ordinary rock garden. They require that the natural conditions under which they live in the wild state shall be copied as nearly as possible in the rock garden. The plants to which we refer grow on mountain slopes covered with loose stones, where the melting of the snow during summer provides them with plenty of ice-cold water and where a blanket of snow protects them during the winter. The conditions we must endeavour to reproduce are, therefore: adequate moisture for the roots in summer while the plants are growing, but at the same time good drainage:
and secondly, protection from damp in the winter. The moraine is intended to provide these requirements, and can be made quite cheaply anywhere in the rock garden. Plants requiring very diverse kinds of soil may thus, with great effect, be grown in close proximity.
Making the Moraine
An ideal and natural position for the moraine would be in the sun at the lower end of a miniature valley between 2 rocky spurs, the gorge gradually expanding into a flat bed of scree with occasional boulders strewn over it. The extent of the moraine will vary in proportion to the size of the whole rock garden. If the latter is large, the moraine may cover an area of many square yards (square metres); on the other hand, it may be nothing more than a small, well-drained pocket or crevice filled with moraine mixture in which a single specimen is grown.
To construct the moraine, dig out about 30 inches (75cms) of the soil and make the bottom of the basin or trench slope slightly towards the front: the slope must not be too steep or the moraine will become over-dry in summer. The lower 10 inches (25cms) must be made water-tight by means of puddling with clay or by means of cement. Make an outlet in front, which when closed keeps about 10 inches (25 cms) of water, but not more, in the lowest parts of the basin, while when the outlet is open no water can remain in the basin. Now cover the bottom of the trench with about 10 inches (25 cms) of rubble, stones, or any material that will afford good drainage. Above this place another 6 inches (15 cms) or so of smaller stones roughly 2 inches (5 cms) in diameter; these will fill the gaps between the larger stones and prevent the small grit above from sinking through and blocking the drainage. The hollow is then filled up with a mixture of stone chips and gravel. Over this again is thrown a covering, an inch or so (2.5 cm) in thickness, formed of a mixture of equal parts of ordinary garden soil, leaf mould, and small stone chips similar to those used in frosty weather for sprinkling on wood-paved roads. Limestone or sandstone chips are excellent and easily obtained; flint chips should not be used, as they do not conserve moisture. Place a few boulders in the moraine to break up the surface and to give the plants some protection. A natural trickle of water may be led into the top of the moraine, or each day sufficient moisture may be given from a watering-can to cause an overflow from the outlet at the bottom. From November to May, when no additional moisture is needed in the moraine, the outlet should be left open.
The overflow from the moraine may be led into a small pool, which will add great charm to the rock garden, and is easy to construct while the garden is being made. In it may be grown rushes and small water plants, while the overflow from it will provide an excellent situation for bog plants or for any alpines loving plenty of moisture. When planting, the gardener should remember the conditions under which each plant lives in its native state, and should set it in the rock garden accordingly. Many plants that have proved failures in the rock garden proper will, on transplantation to the moraine, flourish.
The inhabitants of the moraine are not so rampant as many alpines grown in the rock garden proper, but for all that, the more vigorous should be kept in check. A light top-dressing of equal parts of loam, leaf-mould, and stone chips will be required in spring and again in early autumn.
Protection of Plants in Winter
Plants whose leaves are covered with fluff or down are, when in their natural haunts, usually protected from damp during the winter by a coat of snow. When they are grown out of doors in England, they must, therefore, be given a covering of glass during the winter months: that is, from the middle of October to the beginning of March. When the plant is a small one nestling in a crevice between the rocks, it is often possible to cover it with a sheet of glass resting on the surrounding rocks; but when this cannot be done, 4 pieces of stiff galvanized wire should be inserted firmly in the ground and bent over at the top to hold the glass plate securely in position over the plant. If the weather is especially severe or the plant very delicate, 4 additional pieces of glass may be set in the soil and supported by the wires so as to form 4 walls protecting the plant. Sufficient space between the glass roof and the tops of the 4 walls should be left for adequate ventilation (but not enough to admit the rain or snow) or the plants will be liable to damp-off. Hand-lights and bell-glasses may also be used, but in all cases adequate ventilation should be provided. The frost will often raise the plants from the soil, especially those planted the previous autumn. In spring, therefore, each plant should be carefully scrutinized, and, if necessary, gently pressed down into the soil. Dead leaves must be removed from around the plants, and a top-dressing of fine, sandy loam and leaf-mould should be sifted round and close up to the crowns.
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Topic - Bulb Climber in |
Topic - Both native wildflowers and cultivated plants, with these
You know its Each plant in each WILD FLOWER FAMILY PAGE will have a link to:- |
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Plant Colour Wheel Uses Uses of Bedding |
Nursery of Nursery of Damage by Plants in Chilham Village - Pages Pavements of Funchal, Madeira Identity of Plants Ron and Christine Foord - 1036 photos only inserted so far - Garden Flowers - Start Page of each Gallery |
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This table has been copied from P All2 Plants Index Gallery |
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The following table shows the linkages for the information about the plants
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STAGE 1 GARDEN STYLE INDEX GALLERY |
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Private Garden Design:- |
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Grow flowers for flower arranging and vegetables on Balcony Garden or Roof Garden |
Pan Plant Back-grou-nd Colour |
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A) Bee Pollinated Plants for Hay Fever Sufferers List leads onto the |
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Control of Pests (Aphids, Rabbits, Deer, Mice, Mole, Snails) / Disease by Companion Planting in Garden |
Whether your Heavy Clay or Light Sandy / Chalk Soil is excessively Alkaline (limy) / Acidic or not, then there is an Action Plan for you to do with your soil, which will improve its texture to make its structure into a productive soil instead of it returning to being just sand, chalk, silt or clay. |
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Problems caused by builders:- 1. Lack of soil on top of builders rubble in garden of just built house. |
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In planning your beds for your garden, before the vertical hard-landscaping framework and the vertical speciman planting is inserted into your soft landscaping plan, the following is useful to consider:- |
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Reasons for stopping infilling of Sense of Fragrance section on 28/07/2016 at end of Sense of Fragrance from Stephen Lacey Page. From September 2017 will be creating the following new pages on Sense of Fragrance using Scented Flora of the World by Roy Genders. |
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After you have selected your vertical hard-landscaping framework and the vertical speciman plants for each bed or border, you will need to infill with plants taking the following into account:- |
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Sense of Fragrance from Roy Genders Flower Perfume Group:- |
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Scent of Wood, Bark and Roots Group:-
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STAGE 3a ALL , 3 AND 4 PLANTS INDEX GALLERIES with pages of content (o) |
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Climber 71 Clematis, 58 other Climbers with Use, Flower Colour and Shape |
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Rose with 720 roses within Flower Colour, Flower Shape, Rose Petal Count and Rose Use |
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Finally, you might be advised to check that the adjacent plants to the one you have chosen for that position in a flower bed are suitable; by checking the entry in Companion Planting - like clicking A page for checking Abies - and Pest Control page if you have a pest to control in this part of the flower bed. |
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STAGE 1 GARDEN STYLE INDEX GALLERY |
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STAGE 2 INFILL PLANT INDEX GALLERIES 1, 2, 3 Reference books for these galleries in Table on left |
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STAGE 3a ALL PLANTS INDEX GALLERY |
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STAGE 4C CULTIVATION, POSITION, USE GALLERY |
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Since 2006, I have requested photos etc from the Mail-Order Nurseries in the UK and later from the rest of the World. Few nurseries have responded.
with the aid of further information from other books, magazines and cross-checking on the internet. |
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This table has been copied from The colours in the Rock Plant Colour Wheel on the left; like 'Red 12 is Blood Red', correspond to the same colour 'Blood Red' in the following table:- One of these colours is to be used in these galleries to provide as near a match to the colour of the respective flower petal or respective leaf found of each plant in the internet. |
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Silver or Gray 80 |
Fog or Gray 60 |
Dove Gray or Gray 40 |
Mine Shaft or Gray 20 |
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Orange Buddha Gold |
Sun-glow Yellow |
Dim Yellow Peach |
Atomic Tang-erine-Orange |
Orang-elin |
Super Red |
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Electric |
Green Just for Fun |
Madras Blue |
Green Grass Stain |
Mossy Green Rock |
Ralph Yellow |
Electric Yellow |
Wheat Brown |
Brown Tusc-any |
Dark Cherry Red |
Blood-red |
OU Crim-son Red |
Boston Univ-ersity Red |
Red |
Water-melon Pink |
Bright Red |
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Lovely Lime Green |
Young Green Grape |
Green Past-ure |
Costa del Sol Green |
Anot-her Mossy Green |
Sum-mer Orange Break |
Golden-Yellow Fizz |
Brown Gold Line |
Brown Choc-olate |
Red Claret |
Red Lady-bug |
Pers-ian Red |
Red Nect-arine |
Deep Red Rose |
Pink Bikini |
Broad-way Pink |
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Bright Green |
Light Green |
Slight-ly Opt-imistic Green |
Lacan-don Green |
Not Your Green |
Pale Yellow |
Unmel-low Yellow |
Rusty Brown Pelican |
Brown Nut-meg Wood |
Brown Copper Rose |
Red Fuzzy Wuzzy |
Seat-tle Orange Salmon |
Red Colin |
Mag-enta Cornu-copia |
Rose Pink |
Process Red Pagen-ta |
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Slimer 2 Green |
Time to App-reciate Green |
Vihrea Green |
Esper-anza Green |
Distant Green Neon |
Pine Glade Yellow |
Canary-Yellow |
Brow-ser Brown Caram-el |
Brown Heat-land |
Faded Red Roses |
Light Pink Salmon |
Flex-eril Pink |
Faded Red |
Fresh Red Egg-plant |
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Astro-turf Green - Empty |
Green Fabula Fabul-ae |
Verdun Green |
Lars-beck Green |
Pale Green |
Green Lime-ade |
Bone Yellow |
Peach-Orange |
Deep Orange Saffron |
Flat-pink |
Pink |
Forbid-den Mag-enta |
Mauve Red |
Dried Red Blood |
Red Bruisin |
Plain Red Jane |
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Frankie The Green Lizard |
Lily Pad Green |
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Green Wasabi |
Aurora Borealis Green |
Off-white Green |
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Purple Lav-ender |
Dingy Mauve Purple |
I Dont Purple Now |
True Purple |
Royal Purple |
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Pakis-tan Green |
Swamp Muck Green |
Irish Flag Green |
Green Bonsai |
High-land Green |
Weak Green |
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Pine Green |
Her-man the Worm'n Green |
Star-bucks Green |
US Mint Greens |
Putt-ing Green |
Whisp-er Blue |
Baby Blue |
Dodger Blue |
Celest-ial Blue |
Laven-der Blue |
Mauve |
Ameth-yst Purple |
Gurple Purple |
Blue Plum Wine |
Mardi Gras Purple |
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Likely Green |
Fun Green |
Pen Green |
Winter-green |
Light Cyan Blue |
Um Sunken Pool Blue |
Dell Blue |
Blue Gray |
Praise Blue |
Blue-bell |
Purple The Symbol |
Blue Serene Spirit |
Violet |
The Purple Bands |
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Neon Avocado Green |
Minty (Bright Green) |
Near Lime Green |
Green Haze |
Aqua-marine Blue |
Blue Aqua |
Patina Blue |
Dark Mid-night Blue |
Dark-ening Blue Sky |
Cobalt Blue |
Blue Peri-winkle |
Blue Kimb-erly |
Purpl-ish Blue |
Anot-her Purple |
Purple Rasp-berry |
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Spring Green |
Under The Blue Sea |
Crayola Green Sham-rock |
Cyan Blue Shift |
Lighter Turqu-oise Blue |
Gareen Light Green |
Rain-forest Green |
Skinny Blue |
Dar Powder Blue |
Royal Blue |
Sophie Blue |
Blue (pig-ment) |
Blue Steely Eyes |
A Blue Popple Eater |
Look to the Purple Sky |
Blue Safe |
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Gentle Green |
Blue Stone |
Green Dirty Oil |
Curious Blue |
Blue Mariner |
Blue |
Blue For You |
Navy Blue |
French Blue |
Mid-night Blue |
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Corn-flower Blue |
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Blue Splish |
Pole Blue |
Iris Blue |
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Covie Blue |
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Arrow Blue |
Azure Rad-iance Blue |
Kiblupa Blue |
Blue Electric |
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Copied from Ivydene Gardens Rock Garden Plants Suitable for Small Gardens in Colour Wheel Gallery: Introduction |
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 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.
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