Phlox are a diverse group of plants available in an array of heights, colors, and growth habits. Tall varieties are excellent for cut flowers. Low, creeping varieties make a beautiful ground cover at the forefront of a border or covering a slope. Individual plants look great tucked into a rock garden or spilling over the side of a planter. All types attract butterflies and beneficial pollinators to the garden. Doesn’t like ‘wet feet’, so make sure soil is well drained.
Various shades of pink or white flowers bloom over a mound of tufted grass-like foliage. Dependable color and texture looks great all season. A fun, colorful, easy-care choice for hot, dry locations. Armeria, aka Sea Thrift, is an excellent companion to fleshy-leaved succulents. Perfectly sized for rock gardens, border fronts, and all kinds of containers. Combines beautifully with small ornamental grasses.
A favorite valued for its delicate blooms and beautiful foliage. Airy light stems are topped with elegant, large flowers available in a rainbow of solid or multi-colors. Attracts butterflies and pollinators to the garden. Best planted in groups for a full-season display of showy blooms. Makes a dependable mixed border plant. Especially nice in part shade gardens. Terrific for hummingbird gardens. Easy to grow and very rewarding. Can reseed itself for a slowly expanding presence if desired.
Masses of crisp white flowers have a luminous quality to them. Highly valued for its woolly blue-green foliage that creates a carpet spread or tumbles beautifully over rocks or slopes. Easy to care for and stylishly accents other bright colors. Perfectly sized for border fronts or garden fill. A reliable ground cover for any location.
Huge, silky flowers on long stems are sure to attract attention. Bright to pastel colors including orange, red, yellow, white, dark purple, coral, pink, and lavender. Bristly, fern-like foliage and unopened buds are interesting on their own. Dependable color and texture looks great all season. Ideal choice for beds, borders, and cutting gardens. Wonderful for rock gardens and containers. Cut flowers are long-lasting in fresh bouquets.
This reliable groundcover boasts burgundy-red to deep purple foliage, adding rich color to challenging shady locations. Bright blue flowers in the spring provide added interest through the seasons. Cool weather enhances the foliage color. Beautiful contrasted with other plants with silver or golden leaves. Colliquically called ‘Carpet Bugle’, this variety is known as ‘Braunherz’. Perfectly sized for rock gardens and border fronts. Effective under trees where lawn has difficulty establishing.
An easy fast-spreading carpet of evergreen foliage that looks good all season. Fragrant, white flowers bloom in early summer. The perfect choice for brightening lifeless shaded areas. Beautiful in shady borders and woodland gardens, this is a reliable ground cover for any location. Effective under trees where lawn has difficulty establishing.
A stunning display for early season color in border plantings. Rich green foliage is complemented by unusual yellow flower bracts. Foliage turns a beautiful blend of orange, purple and red in autumn. Perfectly sized for rock gardens and border fronts. Makes a dependable mixed border plant. Best placed in groups.
This small bright foliage is a classic for filling in planters and rock gardens. Shades of violet, purple, pink, magenta, and white. A real mainstay for spring perennial beds. Clusters of color above compact, evergreen foliage creates an alluring blanket that butterflies are certain to find. Charming when tucked in between plants, into rock crevice, or walls. Tumbles beautifully over rocks, slopes, and banks. This delicate, small-scale ground cover requires regular irrigation in high arid climates.
Alyssum, affectionately called Basked of Gold, is an evergreen selection that thrives in difficult locations where other plants fail. Brilliant yellow flowers are set against gray-green foliage, typically in a rounded shape. Tumbles beautifully over rock borders, retaining walls, slopes, and containers. Adds a wonderful splash of color to the early season landscape. Deer resistant.