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Alpines (rockery plants)

Alpines are a mixture of low-growing but often spreading perennials with small, brightly-coloured flowers which are usually grown in a rockery or rock garden. The true alpines were originally collected from the slopes of mountainous regions and their ideal growing conditions are therefore in full sun, with a gritty and free-draining soil. 
Some of the more popular alpines are aubretia, campanula and phlox, with their brightly-coloured flowers, they are often seen tumbling over walls in the spring and early summer.  

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We have compiled the following list of alpines (rockery plants) but as there are seasonal variations in the varieties stocked, please let us know if we can help you in your search for a specific plant either by visiting the Nursery or by contacting us.  Please note we are unable to offer mail order


Achillea (asteraceae/compositae)

Mound-forming with semi-evergreen, fern-like, soft grey-green foliage and yellow flowerheads in early and midsummer.

Varieties stocked: Lewisii King Edward.

 

Ajuga "Bugle" (labiatae/lamiaceae)

Creeping, evergreen with partly hairy stems and spoon-shaped leaves.  Spikes of dark blue flowers are produced in late spring and early summer.

Varieties stocked: Reptans burgundy glow.

 

Andromeda "Bog Rosemary" (ericaceae)

Semi-prostrate shrub with pointed, leathery, dark green leaves and produces white or pale pink flowers in spring to early summer.

Varieties stocked: Polifolia compacta.

 

Androsace "Rock Jasmine" (primulaceae)
Prostrate, evergreen and mat-forming with trailing reddish green stems and grey-green leaves.  Produces compact pale pink flowers iwth yellow eyes in mid and late summer.
Varieties stocked: Lanuginosa compacta.
 
Aquilegia "Columbine" (ranunculaceae)
Upright alpine with finely divided, bluish green leaves and stems of 2 or 3 nodding, bell-shaped flowers in late spring.
Varieties stocked: Alpina, cameo series
 
Arabis "Rock Cress" (brassicaceae/cruciferae)
Cushion-forming alphine with 4-petalled, white to purple flowers
Varieties stocked: Blepharophylla spring charm, alpina caucasica angvine, ferdinandi coburgi variegata, old gold.
 
Arenaria "Sandwort" (caryophyllaceae)
Low-growing, evergreen alpine with ovate leaves and 5-petalled white flowers.
Varieties stocked: Balearica, caespitosa aurea.
 
Armeria "Sea Pink or Thrift" (plumbaginaceae)
Tufted, cushion-forming alpine which produces dense rosettes of strap-shaped leaves and spherical heads of small, cup-shaped, white or pink flowers.
Varieties stocked: Caespitosa, juniperifolia alba, maritima alba, bloodstone, splendens, juniperifolia be
 
Artemisia (asteraceae/compositae)
Semi-evergreen, low-growing alpine with silver-hairy, fern-like, pinnate leaves and yellow flowerheads in summer.
Varieties stocked: Pedemontana, schmidtiana nana.
 
Aster (asteraceae/compositae)
Clump-forming alpine with narrow, lance-shaped mid-green leaves and products mauve-blue or white flowerheads in mid and late summer
Varieties stocked: Alpinus happy end, trimix, natalensis.
 
Aubrieta "Aubretia" (brassicaceae/cruciferae)
Carpet-forming alpine with small, mid-green or variegated leaves and cross-shaped, 4-petalled, colourful flowers.
Varieties stocked: Royal blue, royal red, alba, blue beauty, blue midnight, doctor mules variegata, dykes red, gloria, gloriosa, greencourt purple, golden emperor, hamburg state park, parviflora, swan red, variegata.
 
Aurinia "Alyssum Saxatilis" (brassicaceae/cruciferae)
Clump-forming, evergreen which bears rosettes of hairy, lance-shaped leaves and panicles of yellow or white flowers.
Varieties stocked: Saxatilis gold ball.
 
Campanula "Bellflower" (campanulaceae)
Prostrate alpine with heart-shaped, toothed, bright-green leaves and bell-shaped, white or mauve-blue flowers.
Varieties stocked: Birch hybrid, carpatical blue and white clips, linda, portenschlagiana resholdt's variety, poscharskyana EH Frost, lisduggan, stella, pusilla.
 
Cerastium "Snow-in-summer" (caryophyllaceae)
Carpet-forming alpine with linear, whire or silver-woolly, leaves and start-shaped white flowers.
Varieties stocked: Tomentosum columnae.
 
Chiastophyllum (cracculaceae)
Spreading, evergreen alpine which forms dense mats of scalloped, fleshy, pale-green leaves and in early summer produces bell-shaped, deep yellow flowers.
Varieties stocked: Oppositifolium.
 
Corydalis (papaveraceae)
Alpine with fern-like, purple-tinged, foliage and produces tubular, brilliant blue flowers from late spring to summer.
Varieties stocked: Flexuosa Purple Leaf.
 
Crassula (crassulaceae)
Bushy succulent with fleshy stems and thick, lance-shaped, brownish red leaves.  Produces star-shaped white or pink flowers in summer.
Varieties stocked: Sarcocaulis
 
Cyclamen (primulaceae)
Tuberous alpine with round to heart-shaped foliage, silver, grey or green streaked.  Produces short, white, pink or deep pink flowers in spring or autumn, dependent on variety.
Varieties stocked: Coum, Hederifolium
 
Delosperma (aizoaceae)
Succulent with glossy leaves and produces yellow daisy-like flowers in spring.
Varieties stocked: Nubigenum
 
Dianthus "Alpine Pink or Carnation" (caryophyllaceae)
Evergreen alpine with cushion-forming habit and clusters of single, semi-double or double flowers in summer.
Varieties stocked: Arenarius Can-Can, Danity Dame, Deltoides Arctic Fire, Flashing Light, Little Jock, Myrtinervius Pikes Pink, Pink Jewel, Queen of Henri, Whatfield Joy, Annette, Arvernensis Dewdrop, Fusilier, Goldfleck, Highland Fraser, Inshriach Dazzler, Nyewoods Cream, Pavonius Pink Frills, Prince Charming, Whatfield Magenta.
 
Dodecatheon "American Cowslip"
(primulaceae)
Clump-forming alpine with oval, mid-green leaves and pendant, cyclamen-like, deep pink flowers in mid and late spring.
Varieties stocked: Media
 
Drosanthemum (aizoaceae)
Prostrate succulent with rough stems and leaves which are covered in fine hairs.  Produces daisy-like, purple flowers in summer.
Varieties stocked: Hispidum
 
Erigeron "Fleabane" (asteraceae/compositae)
Alpine with lance-shaped basal leaves and daisy-like, single to semi-double pink, blue or purple flowers.
Varieties stocked: Pyrenaicus
 
Erinus "Fairy Foxglove" (scrophulariaceae)
Tufted alpine with lance-shaped, sticky leaves and produces pink, purple or white flowers from late spring to summer.
Varieties stocked: Alpinus, albus 'Doktor Hahnle'
 
Erodium "Heron or Stork's Bill" (geraniaceae)
Cushion-forming alpine with scalloped leaves, heart-shaped at the bases and in summer produces single or double, deep red flowers.
Varieties stocked Variable Album, Bishop's Form
 
Fuchsia (onagraceae)
Dwarf, hardy fuchsia with small, ovate, green leaves and produces red and violet flowers in summer.
Varieties stocked: Magellanica pumila
 
Geranium "Cranesbill" (geraniaceae)
Alpine with palmate, toothed foliage and saucer-shaped pink white, blue or purple flowers.
Varieties stocked: Cincerium Ballerina var subcaulescens, Sangineum var lancastrense striatum, sanguineum nyewood.
 
Gypsophila (caryophyllaceae)
Mat-forming, semi-evergreen aline with linear grey-green foliage and small, star-shaped, white or pink flowers in summer.
Varieties stocked: Repens Frantensis, Rose Beauty.
 
Helianthemum "Rock Rose" (cistaceae)
Shrubby, evergreen, alpine with small, linear, silver or grey-green foliage and saucer-shaped, brightly-coloured flowers.
Varieties stocked: Amy Bearing, Apricot, Beechpark Red, Ben Afflick, Ben Fhada, Ben Heckla, Ben Hope, Ben Ledi, Ben More, Ben Nevis, Bunbury, Cerise Queen, Double Cream, Fireball, Fire Dragon, Georgeham, Golden Queen, Henfield Brilliant, Jubilee, Mrs Croft, Rose Queen, Rose of Leeswood, Sulphur Moon, The Bride, Wisley Pink, Wisley Primrose.
 
Hypericum  (clusiaceae/guttiferae)
Deciduous alpine with linear, grey-green leaves and star-shaped, deep yellow flowers in summer.
Varieties stocked: olympicum uniflorum Grandiflorum.
 
Iberis "Candytuft" (brassicaceae/cruciferae)
Spreading, evergreen, alpine with spoon-shaped, dark green foliage and produces small white flowers in early summer.
Varieties stocked: Sempervirens
 
Jasione "Sheepsbit Scabious" (campanulaceae)
Low-growing alpine with long, narrow foliage and blue pin-cushion-like flowerheads appear from spring to late summer.
Varieties stocked: Montana
 
Leptinella (asteraceae/compositae)
Spreading alpine with fern-like, feathery, grey-green foliage and yellow-green, button-like flowers from spring to mid-summer.
Varieties stocked: Squalida Platt's Black
 
Lewisia (portulucaceae)
Basal rosettes of narrow, linear, dark green leaves and produces funnel-shaped, star-like flowers from late spring to summer.
Varieties stocked: Nevadensis
 
Limonium "Sea Lavender/Statice" (plumbaginaceae)
Rosette-forming with spoon-shaped, mid-green leaves and produces spikelets of tubular blue flowers.
Varieties stocked: Gougetianum
 
Lithodora (boraginaceae)
Prostrate, spreading, evergreen shrub with narrow, deep green leaves and produces deep azure-blue flowers in late spring and summer.
Varieties stocked: Diffusa Heavenly Blue
 
Lychnis "Campion" (caryophyllaceae)
Dwarf, tufted alpine with rosettes of lance-shaped, dark-green leaves and produces frilled, purple-pink flowers in summer.
Varieties stocked: Alpina Rosea
 
Mimulus "Monkey Flower" (scrophulariaceae)
Spreading alpine with ovate, mid-green leaves and produces trumpet-shaped, brightly-coloured flowers from early to late summer.
Varieties stocked: Cupreus Whitecroft Scarlet, Highland Orange, Highland Pink, Highland Red, Highland Yellow
 
Oxalis "Shamrock/Sorrel" (oxalidaceae)
Spreading, semi-evergreen, ground cover with clover-like, bronze foliage and white flowers.
Varieties stocked: Magellanica
 
Parahebe (scrophulariaceae)
Upright, evergreen subshrub with small, lance-shaped dark green leaves and small, saucer-shaped, purple-veined white flowers, with a red eye.
Varieties stocked: Catarractae Rosea
 
Penstemon (scrophulariaceae)
Mat-forming and compact evergreen with lance-shaped, purple-tinted leaves and produces tubular-shaped, pink-tinged flowers from midsummer to mid-autumn.
Varieties stocked: Hirsutus var pygmaeus
 
Phlox (polemoniaceae)
Cushion-forming, dense, evergreen alpine with linear foliage and star-shaped flowers in a range of colours from late spring and early summer.
Varieties stocked: Douglasii Boothman's Variety, Eva, Red Admiral, Rose Cushion, Rosea, Hoodiii Kelly's Eye, Nivalis Nivea, Subulata Alexander's Surprise, Amazing Grace, Emerald Cusion, Marjorie, Purple Beauty, Samson, Temiskaming
 
Polygala (polygalaceae)
Small, spreading, evergreen shrub with lance-shaped, dark-green leaves and produces yellow flowers to age to purple in late spring and early summer.
Varieties stocked: Chamaebuxus alba, grandilfora purpurea
 
Potentilla "Cinquefoil" (rosaceae)
Clump-forming alpine with branching, red-tinged stems, bearing palmate leaves and saucer-shaped flowers thoughout summer.
Varieties stocked: Nepalensis Shogran, tonguei
 
Pratia (campanulaceae)
Low-growing alpine with ovate leaves and short-stemmed, star-shaped, pale blue flowers in summer.
Varieties stocked: Pedunculata Country Park
 
Primula
 
Pulsatilla
Rhodohypoxis
Saponaria
Saxifraga
Scutellaria
Sedum
Sempervivum (The house leek)
Silene
Sisyrinchium
Trifolium
Verbena
Veronica
Viola