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ALPINE Arabis ferdinandi-coburgi 'Old Gold' 9cm
A very useful mat-forming evergreen with flat rosettes of golden green leaves, which add a splash of foliage colour. White flowers from March to May. Can be grown in containers or borders. Height - 15-20cm (6-8in); Spread - 60cm (24in). Prefers free-draining soil in a sunny position.
ALPINE Campanula portenschlagiana 9cm
A.k.a.- Campanula muralis. This plant has a cascading habit with flowers of deep mauve displayed from April to July. Wonderful for the front of raised beds, rockeries, walls, steps and mixed containers to enjoy all year round. Height - 15cm (6in); Spread- 45cm (18in). Prefers full sun, or partial shade with free-draining soil or compost.
ALPINE Campanula poscharskyana 1L
A form of 'Bellflower'. Vigorous spreading perennial with rounded, mid-green leaves. Masses of starry, pale lavender flowers with white centres from June to September. Height - 25cm (10in); Spread - 90cm (3ft). Will grow in most well-drained soils in sun or partial shade.
ALPINE Cerastium tomentosum 1L
'Snow-in-summer'. A rampant spreading low alpine with silvery foliage and masses of star-shaped white flowers from April to June. Height - 10cm (4in); Spread - 1.2m (4ft). Prefers a sunny position in well-drained soil.
ALPINE Chaenorhinum origanifolium 'Blue Dream' 9cm
A dwarf, semi-trailing, cushion-forming perennial that is smothered with blue-purple, snapdragon-like flowers, with yellow throats, throughout summer. Height - 20cm (8in). Spread - 30cm (12in). Prefers a sunny position in well-drained soil.
ALPINE Delosperma sutherlandii 1L
A prostrate, fleshy-leaved alpine with vivid magenta flowers, which are one of the largest of the Delopspermas. Height - 8cm (3in). Spread - 30cm (12in). Requires a very well-drained site in a sunny position.
ALPINE Erodium x variabile 'Bishop's Form' 1L
A mat-forming perennial with dark grey-green foliage and small, deep pink, cup-shaped flowers over a long period from May to July. Ideal for rockeries. Protect from winter wet, and plant in a well-drained soil and a sunny, sheltered position. Height - 10cm (4in). Spread - 30cm (12in).
ALPINE Helianthemum 'Lawrenson's Pink' 1L
A low spreading, evergreen shrub with narrow, dark green leaves. In Summer it bears rose pink flowers with a yellow eye. Height & Spread - 30 x 50cm (12 x 20in). Prefers a sunny position in well-drained soil.
ALPINE Lithodora diffusa 'Heavenly Blue' 9cm
A prostrate evergreen shrub with narrow, hairy green leaves and clusters of deep azure-blue starry flowers from May to August. Height - 15cm (6in); Spread - 60cm (2ft). Prefers free-draining soil with added peat or acid soil in a sunny position out of cold winter winds.
ALPINE Lithodora diffusa 'Heavenly Blue' 1L
A prostrate evergreen shrub with narrow, hairy green leaves and clusters of deep azure-blue starry flowers from May to August. Height - 15cm (6in); Spread - 60cm (2ft). Prefers free-draining soil with added peat or acid soil in a sunny position out of cold winter winds.
ALPINE Lysimachia nummularia 'Aurea' 1L
'Golden Creeping Jenny'. Makes good ground cover and is suitable for trailing over walls. A spreading, stem-rooting, prostrate or trailing perennial with rounded golden yellow leaves and cup-shaped bright yellow flowers from June to August. Height - 5cm (2in); Spread - 90cm (3ft). Will grow in most soils in sun or partial shade.
ALPINE Primula vialii 1L
A perennial with rosettes of soft downy leaves. Dense red cone-like heads producing small tubular, lilac-blue flowers from June and July. Height - 45cm (19in); Spread - 30cm (12in). Prefers moist but well-drained soil in sun or partial shade.
ALPINE Primula × pubescens (auricula) 1L
Smooth, succulent, pale green leaf rosettes. The bold flower heads of enchantingly marked flowers are produced throughout Spring. Plant in well-drained soil in partial shade. Height & Spread - 15cm (6in).
ALPINE Pulsatilla vulgaris 'Red' 1L
'Pasque Flower'. Silken buds arise on hairy stems from April to May, before opening into golden-eyed, nodding, cherry-red flowers - followed by large, silky seedheads. Fern-like, feathery, pale green leaves. Prefers a well-drained, neutral to alkaline soil in a sunny positionl. Height - 25-30cm (10-12in). Spread - 25-38cm (10-15in).
ALPINE Saponaria ocymoides 9cm
'Tumbling Ted'. A mat-forming alpine with bright green leaves. Loose clusters of pink flowers from June to August. Height - 8cm (3in); Spread - 45cm (18in). Will grow in most places (!) but likes free-draining soil in a sunny position.
ALPINE Saponaria ocymoides 1L
'Tumbling Ted'. A mat-forming alpine with bright green leaves. Loose clusters of pink flowers from June to August. Height - 8cm (3in); Spread - 45cm (18in). Will grow in most places (!) but likes free-draining soil in a sunny position.
ALPINE Silene schafta 1L
'Campion'. A clump-forming alpine with bright green leaves. Magenta-pink flowers from August to September. Height - 25cm (10in); Spread - 30cm (12in). Will grow in most well-drained soils in sun or partial shade.
ALPINE Silene uniflora (MARITIMA) 1L
A.K.A. - Silene maritima. A form of 'Sea Campion'. A valuable plant for the rock garden. It forms a mound of short, grey, pointed waxy leaves, with large frilly-looking flowers in white with a reddish striped calyx, from late spring through summer. Height - 10cm (4in). Will grow really well in a suuny location in sun or partial shade.
ALPINE Thymus 'Doone Valley' 1L
Thyme'. An evergreen mat-forming sub-shrub with dark green leaves dotted with yellow. Lavender-pink flowers open from crimson-red buds from June to August. Height 8-12cm (3-5in); Spread 40cm (16in). Prefers a sunny position in well-drained soil.
ALPINE Thymus pulegiodes 'Aureus' 9cm
A.K.A. - T.citriodorus 'aureus'. 'Golden Thyme'. An evergreen mat-forming sub-shrub with mid-green leaves suffused yellow, bright yellow in full sun. Pale lavender-pink flowers from June to August. Height - 10cm (4in); Spread - 20cm (8in). Prefers a sunny position in well-drained soil.
ALPINE Thymus serpyllum 9cm
A mat-forming ‘Thyme’ with clusters of pink flowers. Ideal for planting in rock gardens or between paving stones, in well-drained soil and a sunny position. Height – 5cm (2in). Spread – 40cm (15in).
ALPINE Veronica umbrosa 'Georgia Blue' 9cm
A mat-forming alpine with glossy, purple-tinged, mid-green leaves, bronze in winter. Deep blue flowers in Spring and early Summer. Very free-flowering. Height - 20cm (8in); Spread - 60cm (24in). Prefers full sun, or partial shade with free-draining soil or compost.
