Rock Garden Groundcover Collection

The Rock Garden Groundcover Collection includes a mix of three popular groundcovers that deliver texture and color in your rock garden all season. These easy-to-grow plants are drought tolerant, deer resistant, and evergreen. Varied low-growing foliage is brightened with colorful flowers in spring, attracting pollinators. Create a beautiful rock garden or layer this collection in front of taller perennials and bulbs. Collection of 9 plants.

Zones	5 - 8
Advantages	Easy To Grow Bee Friendly Low Maintenance Groundcover Evergreen Good Rockgarden Or Alpine Plant Great For Mass Plantings Adds Texture
Light Requirements	Full Sun
Water Tolerance	Low-Water
Mature Height	Silver Edged Horehound (Marrubium): 10" tall Blue Woolly Veronica: 2" tall Fire Spinner® Ice Plant: 1" tall
Mature Spread	Silver Edged Horehound (Marrubium): 18" wide Blue Woolly Veronica: 18" wide Fire Spinner® Ice Plant: 15-18" wide
Bloom Time	Early spring to early summer
Shipping Details	Shipping begins the week of August 29th, 2022 Learn More…
Item Package Size	Collection of 9
SKU	HC017412

USDA Hardiness Planting Zones

To determine if a plant is sufficiently cold hardy, the USDA created numbered zones indicating winter low temperatures; the lower the zone number the colder the winter.

If the coldest winter temperature expected in your area is -15°F (zone 5) then any plants rated zones 3-5 will survive the winter temperatures in your area.
If you live in very warm winter areas (zones 9-11) plants with zones 3-4 ratings are not recommended. The lack of freezing winter temperatures do not provide a time for winter dormancy (rest).

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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 Edged Horehound (Marrubium) is noted for its durability, with has tough and white flowers – this plant will naturalize and spread over time. Blue Woolly Speedwell (Veronica pectinata) grows with long stems of woolly 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 Edged Horehound (Marrubium)

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 Information
SKU	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	Silver Edged Horehound (Marrubium): 10" tall Blue Woolly Veronica: 2" tall Fire Spinner® Ice Plant: 1" tall
Mature Spread	Silver Edged Horehound (Marrubium): 18" wide Blue Woolly Veronica: 18" wide Fire Spinner® Ice Plant: 15-18" 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	Yes - Learn More
Ships To Canada	No

Planting Guides

Planting and Caring for Pre-Planned Gardens & Collections

Soil Preparation: Remember that proper soil preparation is the key to healthy, vigorous blooming perennials. Use Yum Yum Mix and a high quality compost at recommended rates to prepare the soil. Inoculate the plant roots with Plant Success mycorrhizal inoculant. Planting: Plant according to the mature size of the plant. Don’t be tempted to put the plants too close based on their size in the pots. They’ll need the space to grow and fill in the expected area.

Fertilizing: Once annually in mid-fall, after plants begin to go dormant. Use Yum Yum Mix or Yum Yum Mix Winterizer at recommended rates to improve the soil and provide essential plant nutrients.Use it with high quality compost, mix half and half by volume and spread on top of the soil. Scratch it in lightly and water thoroughly. It is also beneficial to treat the plant roots with Plant Success® mycorrhizal root inoculant if you didn’t do so at planting time. (Inoculation only needs to be done once.)

Mulching: In arid climates mulching is very beneficial. Coarse textured composts, shredded leaves, pine needles and composted bark are all excellent mulch materials. Apply to a depth of 1-2 inches. Replenish annually (or as needed).

View more Planting Guides, or download our complete Planting Guide for tips on caring for your plants when you receive your order, as well as planting instructions for Perennials, Spring-Planted Bulbs, Fall-Planted Bulbs, Cacti & Succulents, Xeric Plants and more.

Shipping

Zone	Shipping Status
Zone 2	Shipping begins the week of August 29th, 2022
Zone 3	Shipping begins the week of August 29th, 2022
Zone 4	Shipping begins the week of August 29th, 2022
Zone 5	Shipping begins the week of September 5th, 2022
Zone 6	Shipping begins the week of September 12th, 2022
Zone 7	Shipping begins the week of September 19th, 2022
Zone 8	Shipping begins the week of September 26th, 2022
Zone 9	Shipping begins the week of October 3rd, 2022
Zone 10	Shipping begins the week of October 10th, 2022

As soon as your order is placed you will receive a confirmation email. You will receive a second email the day your order ships telling you how it has been sent. Some perennials are shipped as potted plants, some as perennial roots packed in peat. The ‘Plant Information’ section describes how that item will ship. All perennials and spring-planted bulbs are packaged to withstand shipping and are fully-guaranteed. Please open upon receipt and follow the instructions included.

Perennials and spring-planted bulbs are shipped at the proper planting time for your hardiness zone. Perennial and spring-planted bulb orders will arrive separately from seeds. If your order requires more than one shipment and all items are shipping to the same address, there is no additional shipping charge. See our shipping information page for approximate ship dates and more detailed information. If you have any questions, please call Customer Service toll-free at (800) 925-9387 or contact us by email.

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