Alpine, Rock, Miniature, Bonsai and Railroad Gardens
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Thymus pseudolanuginosus Woolly thyme Z 4-8
miniature, very hairy silver leaves, resembling wool. Lavender flowers in June.
Grown as a groundcover or in rock gardens for its miniature, very hairy silver leaves, resembling wool. Lavender flowers in June.
Size: 1” x 12” spreading slowly
Care: sun to part shade in well-drained soil. Drought tolerant. Deer resistant
Native: Europe1st mentioned in literature by Phillip Miller of Chelsea Physic Garden, 1771.
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Thymus serpyllum ‘Minus’ syn. T. praecox ‘Minus’ Dwarf thyme Z 5-9
Miniscule gray-green leaves, topped by tiny pink flowers
Miniscule gray-green leaves, topped by tiny pink flowers in midsummer, spreads to form a tight carpet.
Size: 1” x 12” spreads
Care: sun to part shade in well-drained soil
Native: Europe
Wildlife Value: Deer resistant.
Size: Great for rock gardens, groundcover, drought tolerant.Thymus from the Greek word for “odor” due to the plant’s fragrance. Ancient Greeks made incense with thyme. ‘Minus’ described by Parkinson in 1640. He called it Thymus serphyllum vulgare minus.
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Thymus serpyllum syn. Thymus praecox Mother-of-thyme, creeping thyme Z 4-9
Short purple spikes in June-July
Short purple spikes in June-July
Size: 3” x 24”
Care: sun in well-drained soil
Native: Europe & Western Asia
Size: groundcover, rock garden, herb, fragrant foliage, thyme lawnThymus from the Greek word for “odor” due to the plant’s fragrance. Ancient Greeks made incense with thyme. This species since at least 1753. Acc’d to Parkinson in 1640 this remedied hysterics in women. Wm. Robinson wrote,”nothing can be more charming than a sunny bank covered with” Thymus serpyllum. LH Bailey extolled it as “prized as an evergreen edging and as cover for rockwork and waste places …The leaves are sometimes used for seasoning.”
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Tunica saxifraga syn. Petrorhagia saxifraga Tunic flower Z 4-8
pixie, palest of pink blossoms
Free blooming pixie, palest of pink blossoms from June through October on wiry stems form a 4″ tall mound. Perfect for rock gardens, front of borders or groundcover.
Size: 4" x 8"
Care: sun in well-drained soil. Drought tolerant.
Native: Pyrenees and AlpsTunica is Latin meaning “tunic” or “coat” referring to overlapping bracts beneath the flower. Near the turn of the century William Robinson described the Tunic flower as having ” elegant little rosy flowers … a neat plant for the rock garden and fringes of borders and thrives like a weed between the stones in a rough stone wall.” “Suggestive of a miniature gypsophila.” H.H. Thomas, 1915. Cultivated in the U.S. since the 1800’s.
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Veronica armena Armenian speedwell Z 4-9
A peewee plant that packs a punch. In spring to early summer terminal clusters of cup-shaped Vermeer blue flowers made of 4 obovate, smooth-edged petals set off snow white eyes with matching white stamens. Below the floral crown forest-green, soft, needle-sized leaves frame the blue and detail texture for the rest of the season.
A peewee plant that packs a punch. In spring to early summer terminal clusters of cup-shaped Vermeer blue flowers made of 4 obovate, smooth-edged petals set off snow white eyes with matching white stamens. Below the floral crown forest-green, soft, needle-sized leaves frame the blue and detail texture for the rest of the season.
Size: 4” x 6” and spreading
Care: sun in well-drained soil
Native: Armenia, Georgia and TurkeyDiscovered before 1856 when it was named and described by Swiss explorer and botanist Pierre Edmond Boissier.
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Veronica liwanensis Turkish speedwell Z 4-8
Tiny true blue saucers smother the ground
Tiny true blue saucers smother the ground in May & June – groundcover, front of border or rock garden plant.
Size: 1” x 18” spreader over time
Care: sun to part shade in moist well-drained to well-drained soil
Native: NE Anatolia, Caucasus
Wildlife Value: attracts butterflies
Awards: 1997 Plant Select Winner.Collected before 1849.
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Veronica prostrata syn. V. rupestris Sprawling speedwell, Harebell speedwelll Z 4-8
From midspring to midsummer short blue spikes above prostrate foliage.
From midspring to midsummer short blue spikes above prostrate foliage.
Size: 6” x 18”spreads
Care: sun to part shade in moist well-drained soil.
Native: Europe
Wildlife Value: Deer and rabbit resistant.
Awards: Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden Merit.In gardens since at least 1762 (Linnaeus). Bloomed for 4 or more months in rock garden at Edinburgh Botanic Garden (The Garden, Jan. 1876.)
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Veronica repens Creeping speedwell Z 5-9
Palest of blue blooms in spring
OUT OF STOCK
Palest of blue blooms in spring on this low, creeping groundcover. Best for rock gardens, troughs, or front of the border.
Size: 2” x 8-12”
Care: full sun to part shade in moist to moist well-drained soil
Native: CorsicaAccording to Christian tradition, as Jesus carried the cross to Calvary a woman wiped his face with her handkerchief, leaving the imprint of Christ’s features, the vera iconica, meaning “the true likeness.” When the Catholic Church canonized the woman the Church named her Saint Veronica. Medieval gardeners named the plant after her due to a perceived likeness of the flower to her handkerchief. This species collected by 1800. According to William Robinson, father of the mixed perennial garden, Veronica repens “clothes the soil with a soft carpet of bright green foliage, covered in spring with pale bluish flowers.”
