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Common Alpines For Your Garden

Here is a full listing of plants and their enviroments to support your rock and or alpine garden.
Rock Plants for:     Acid soil    Lime soil    Winter Protection     No Protection    Rock Walls    Evergreens    Easy Growing 
Blooming:     Spring    Late Spring    Summer    Autumn
EARLY SPRING FLOWERING

Adonis amurensis, yellow, 1 ft., sun or light shade.
Anemone pulsatilla (Pasque-flower), blue to purple, 9 in., dry, sun.
Arabis albida, white, to 8 in., sun.
Aubrietias, blue to purple, 3 mat, sun.
Chionodoxa luciliae, bulb, blue, 6 in., sun.
Crocus imperati, corm, lavender, 6 in., dry, sun.
Crocus sieberi, corm, lavender, 3 in., dry, sun.
Crocus susianus, corm, yellow, 4 in., dry sun.
Crocus tomasinianus, corm, lavender, 4 in., dry, sun.
Dicentra formosa, pink, 10 in., sun or light shade.
Eranthis hyemalis (Winter Aconite), yellow, 3 in., shade.
Erythronium hendersoni (Trout-lily), purple to 1 ft., light shade.
Fritillaria meleagris, alba, bulb, white, to 1 ft., light shade.
Galanthus elwesi (Snowdrop), bulb, white, to 6 in., sun.
Galanthus nivalis (Snowdrop), bulb, white, 4 in., dry, shade.
Gentiana acaulis, blue, 4 in., sun.
Helleborus niger (Christmas-rose), white, ft., rich, part shade.
Iris atroviolacca, purple, 4 in., sun.
Narcissus minimus, bulb, yellow, 2 in., sun.
Narcissus minor, bulb, yellow, 4 in., sun.
Phlox subulata G. F. Wilson, pink. 4 in. mat, sun.
Primula denticulata, various, to 8 in., sun.
Pulmonaria angustifolia (Lungwort), blue, to 8 in., sun or light shade.
Trillium grandiflorum, white, to 16 in., acid, shade.
Tulipa kaufmanniana, bulb, yellow to red, to 8 in., suit.
Tulipa dasystemon, bulb, yellow and white, 4 in., dry, sun.

LATE SPRING FLOWERING

Ajuga metallica crispa (Bugle-weed), blue, 4 in., sun or light shade.
Allium moly, yellow, 1 ft., sun or light shade.
Alyssum saxatile citrinum, yellow, to 10 in., dry, sun.
Armeria maritima (Thrift), pink, to 10 in., dry, sun.
Bellis rotundifolia (English Daisy), white, 5 in., sun.
Campanula garganica, blue, 6 in., sun.
Campanula portenschlagiana, blue, 5 in., crevice, sun.
Cerastium alpinum, white, 4 in. trailer, sun.
Chrysanthemum alpinum, white, to 8 in., sun.
Chrysogonum virginianun,, yellow, to 6 in., sun or light shade.
Corydalis lutea, biennial, yellow, 8 in., sun or shade.
Cymbalaria aequitriloba, lavender, 1/2 in. mat, light shade.
Dianthus arenarius, white, to 8 in., dry., sun.
Dianthus neglectus, pink, 5 in., dry, sun.
Erythronium revolutum, bulb, white or lavender, to 1 ft., light shade.
Geranium cinereum, pale pink, 6 in., sun,
Globularia nudicaulis, blue, to 8 ii., sun.
Gypsophila repens rosea, pink, to 6 in., sun
Helianthemum vulgare, various, 8 in., lime, sun.
Hypoxis hirsuta (Star-grass), yellow, to 10 in., sun or light shade.
Iberis sempervirens (Candytuft), white, t,, 1 ft., sun.
Iris cristata, blue, to 4 in., dry, sun or light shade.
Linum alpinum (Flax), blue, to 6 in., sun.
Lychnis alpina, pink, 3 in., sun.
Muscari botrioides alba, bulb, white, to in., sun.
Myosoti, rupicola (Forget-me-not), blue, 6 in., sun.
Oenothera caespitosa, white, 6 in., sun.
Oenothera missouriensis, yellow, to 10 in., sun.
Papaver alpinum, various, 6 in., dry, sun.
Phlox divaricata, lavender, to 1 ft., dry, sun or light shade.
Potentilla alba, white, 4 in., sun.
Potentilla verna nana, yellow, 2 in. mat, sun.
Primula japonica, various, to 18 in., moist, sun or light shade.
Primula juliae, red, 4 in., sun.
Saxifraga aizoon brevifolia, white, 6 in., dry, sun
Saxifraga .macnabiana, white, to 16 in., dry sun
Sedum dasyphyllum, white, 3 in. mat, sun
Sedem pulchellum, rose-purple, 4 in. trailer. Sun or light shade
Sedum ternatum, white, 4 in., sun.
Silene pennsylvanica (Wild-pink), pink, to 6 in., sun or light shade.
Stachys corsica, white, 1/2 in. mat, dry, sun.
Thymus serpyllum album, white, 2 in. mat, rocks, sun.
Triarella cordifolia, white, 6 in., shade.
Tulipa linifolia, bulb, red, to 6 in., dry, sun.
Veronica rupestris, blue, 3 in. trailer, sun.
Viola gracilis, lavender, 8 in., sun.
Viola pedata, violet, 4 in., acid, sun or light shade.

SUMMER FLOWERING

Allium carinatum, bulb, pink, to 18 in., dry, sun.
Allium cyaneum, bulb, blue, 6 in., sun.
Allium stellatum, bulb, pink, to 18 in., sun.
Astilbe simplicifolia, pale pink, 8 in., dry or moist, sun or shade.
Astilbe sinensis pumila, pink, to 1 ft., moist, sun or light shade.
Campanula carpatica, blue, 1 ft., sun.
Campanula pusilla, blue, 5 in., crevice, sun.
Campanula rotundifolia, blue, to 14 in., dry, sun
Campanula tomasiniana, purple-blue, to 6 in., sun.
Ceratostigma plumbaginoides, blue, to 1 ft., sun or light shade.
Cyclamen europaeum, crimson, 4 in., sun.
Dianthus gallicus, pink, to 8 in., sun.
Digitalis ambigua (Foxglove), yellow, 2 ft., sun or light shade.
Erodium chamaedryoides, pink, 2 in., sun.
Eryophyllum caespitosum, yellow, I ft., ,n.
Gentiana lagodechiana, blue, 4 in., sun or light shade.
Gentiana septemfida, blue, 5 in., sun or light shade.
Gentiana sino-ornata, blue, 4 in., sun or light shade.
Geranium sanguineum lancastriense, pink, 6 in., sun.
Hypericum reptans, yellow, trailer, sun.
Inula ensifolia, yellow, to 9 in., sun.
Lavandula Munstead Dwarf, lavender, to 18 in., sun.
Mentha requieni, white, 1/2 in. mat, sun or light shade.
Nierembergia rivularis, white, 3 in. trailer, light shade.
Parnassia palustris, white, 6 in., moist, sun.
Potentilla tonguei, orange-pink, 6 in., sun or light shade.
Saponaia ocymoides, pink, 6 in., sun.
Saxifraga cortusifolia, white, 8 in., light shade.
Scutellaria alpina, violet, 6 in. trailer, sun
Sedum ewersi, purple, 5 in. trailer, sun.
Sedum sieboldi, pink, 4 in., prostrate, sun
Sedum spurium, bright pink, 4 in. trailer, sun.
Sempervivum (Houseleek), in variety.
Silene schafta, pink, 6 in., sun.
Teucrium chamaedrys, pink, 8 in., sun.
Thymus citriodorus, pink, 6 in. mat, sun

SUMMER BLOOMING ANNUALS

A11 these need sun.

Asperula a,,urea-setosa, blue, 9 in.
Gypsophila muralis, pink, 6 in.
Ionopsidium acaule, lilac, 2 in.
Linanthus hybridus, varicolored, 4 in.
Oenothera tetraptera, white, to 8 in., night blooming.
Sedum caeruleum, blue, 5 in.
Verbena chamaedryoides, brilliant red, prostrate.

AUTUMN FLOWERING

Aster linariifolius, blue, 4 in. trailer, sun.
Chrysanthemum arcticum, white, to 14 in., sun.
Colchicum autumnale album, corm, white, to 6 in., light shade.
Colchicum autumnale roseum plenum, corm, pink, 6 in., light shade.
Colchicum bornmuelleri, corm, rose or lilac, to 8 in., light shade.
Crocus longiflorus, corm lilac. 5 in., dry. sun.
Crocus speciosus, corm, lilac, 6 in, dry, sun.

SHRUBS

Berberis verruculosa (Barberry), yellow flowers, black berries, spiny to 3 ft evergreen.
Calluna vulgaris (Heather), pink to purple, summer, to 3 ft., dry, sun.
Cytisus kewensis (Broom), white, spring, 2 ft., sun.
Erica carnea (Heath), red, spring, I ft.i dry, sun.
Genista dalmatica (Broom), yellow, spring 6 in., dry, sun.
Genista sagittalis (Broom), yellow, spring, prostrate, rocks, sun.
Juniperus horizontalis procumbens (juniper), 8 in., prostrate, evergreen.
Piea glauca albertiana (Spruce), conical evergreen, slow-growing.
Rhododendron racemosum, pink, to 18 in., acid, light shade.
Rosa rouletti, pink, spring and summer, 8 in., sun.

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