The Rock Garden Groundcover Collection is a colorful mix of low maintenance plants with big impact all year round. Drought tolerant flowering groundcovers are excellent for mass plantings in a xeric garden, with low-growing blooms that attract pollinators. Silver Nailwort (Paronychia) is noted for its durability, with has tough and tiny leaves and subtle silver seed heads that look like white flowers – this plant will naturalize and spread over time. Blue Woolly Speedwell (Veronica pectinata) grows with long stems of wooly evergreen foliage covered in blue blooms in early spring that age to lavender-blue. Fire Spinner® Ice Plant (Delosperma) has vibrant tri-colored flowers of orange, red and lavender in late spring, which are unique in the world of perennial flowers. This collection is a great choice for rock gardens, raised beds, firescaping, or creating a colorful backdrop to taller plants and bulbs for a lush garden look. Each plant is between 1-4” tall x 18-24” wide.
Each Rock Garden Ground Cover Collection includes 3 of each, for a total of 9 plants:
Silver Nailwort (Paronychia kepela ssp. Serpyllifolia)
Blue Woolly Speedwell (Veronica pectinata)
Fire Spinner Ice Plant (Delosperma Fire Spinner®)
Plants are subject to change due to availability. If we make substitutions, we feature plants with similar attributes suitable to the collection design
More InformationSKU | HC017412 |
Item Package Size | Collection of 9 |
Common Name | Rock Garden Groundcover Collection |
Zones | 5, 6, 7, 8 |
Light Requirements | Full Sun |
Flower Color | Pink, Blue, White |
Mature Height | 1-2" tall |
Mature Spread | 18" wide |
Bloom Time | Early spring to early summer |
Ships As | Potted Plant |
Evergreen Foliage | Yes |
Soil Type | Average Soil, Low Fertility Soil, Drought/Dry Soil, Well-Drained Soil |
Soil Moisture | Waterwise |
Tolerates | Dry Sites |
Advantages | Easy To Grow, Bee Friendly, Low Maintenance, Groundcover, Evergreen, Good Rockgarden Or Alpine Plant, Great For Mass Plantings, Adds Texture |
Special Groups | High Country Gardens Exclusive, High Country Gardens Introduction |
Ideal Region | West, Southwest, Pacific Northwest, Suitable Above 7000 ft |
Planting Time | Spring / Summer, Fall |
Neonicotinoid Free | |
Ships To Canada | No |