Alchemilla alpina

Alpine Lady's Mantle                    Zone 3

Very compact version of the common Lady's Mantle with silvery green leaves topped by sprays of chartreuse flowers in spring.

Full Sun to Light Shade

Height: 6-8"   Space: 8-12"

Arenaria tetraquetra

Spanish Sandwort                        Zone 5

Very tight, dense, hard cushions of tiny leaves. White flowers on short stems cover the plant in June. Requires good drainage.

Full Sun

Height: 1"  Space: 6-8"

Armeria juniperifolia - aka Armeria caespitosa

Spanish Thrift                          Zone 3

Tight cushions of stiff needle-like leaves are adorned with hundreds of purple-pink lollipop like flowers in spring. Repeats until frost.

Full Sun

Height: 2-4"   Space: 4-6"

Armeria maritima Morning Star Deep Rose

Sea Pinks, Sea Thrift                   Zone 4

Compact, floriferous selection. Intense rose flowers in globe shaped clusters over small mounds of grass-like foliage.

Full Sun

Height: 6"   Space: 6-12"

Armeria maritima Nifty Thrifty

Sea Pinks, Sea Thrift                   Zone 4

Variegated selection has green and white striped foliage. Globe-shaped clusters of of tiny pink flowers from April to May.

Full Sun

Height: 4-6"   Space: 4-6"

Armeria maritima Rubrifolia

Common Thrift, Sea Pink                 Zone 4

Low growing mounds of dark burgundy grass- like leaves. Long, thin stems bear clusters of magenta pink flowers in spring.

Full Sun to Light Shade

Height: 6-8"   Space: 6-12"

Aubrieta Purple Gem

Rock Cress                              Zone 4

Compact spreading plant with gray-green foliage and large purple flowers in spring. A rock garden or trough gem. Needs drainage.

Full Sun to Light Shade

Height: 4"   Space: 8-12"

Bellis perennis Mix

English Daisy                           Zone 3

Semi-double, pom-pom flowers in shades of pink, white, rose or red. Flowers from mid spring nto summer. Likes cool temperatures.

Full Sun to Light Shade

Height: 4-6"   Space: 6-8"

Bellis Tasso Strawberries and Cream

English Daisy                           Zone 3

Double pom-pom flowers are light pink with deeper rose center from April to June. A biennial taht will naturalize in sandy soil.

Full Sun to Light Shade

Height: 4-6"   Space: 6-8"

Campanula cochleariifolia

Fairies' Thimbles                       Zone 5

Delightful low spreading carpets bear tiny, dangling lavender blue bell shaped flowers on wiry stems throughout the summer.

Full Sun to Light Shade

Height: 2-4"   Space: 8-10"

Campanula portenschlagiana Aurea

Dalmatian Bellflower                    Zone 4

Lovely small plant forms bright tufted mats of golden yellow foliage. Covered with open blue bell-shaped flowers in May to June.

Light Shade

Height: 3-4"   Space: 6-12"

Cerastium tomentosum

Snow-in-Summer                          Zone 3

Vigorous, spreading, low growing mats of silver-gray leaves. Smothered by clusters of pure white flowers late spring to summer.

Full Sun

Height: 6-8"   Space: 24-30"

Chasmatophyllum masculinum

Hardy Tiger's Jaws                      Zone 5

Evergreen, ever-blooming, trailing succulent from South Africa. Similar to ice plant. Bright sunny yellow daisy-like flowers.

Full Sun

Height: 1-3"    Space: 6"

 

Image courtesy Bluebird Nursery

Clematis columbiana tenuiloba

Rock Clematis                           Zone 3

Rocky Mtn native alpine with trailing stems and violet, blue and pale pink dangling bell shaped flowers mid April. Rock gardens.

Light to Moderate Shade

Height: 6"   Space: 12-18"

Coryphantha sulcata

Pineapple Cactus, Finger Cactus         Zone 5

Forms clusters of spiny, succulent balls. Bright yellow flowers with a red eye in summer. Keep dry, especially in winter.

Full Sun

Height: 4-6"   Space: 6-8"

Coryphantha vivipara

Ball Cactus, Spiny Star                 Zone 4

Carmine-pink flowers May to June followed by greenish-purple fruits. Forms clusters of densely spiny, globe-shaped succulent stems.

Full Sun

Height: 2-4"   Space: 4-6"

Cymbalaria aequitriloba

Kenilworth Ivy, Toadflax Ivy            Zone 5

Charming foot friendly creeper with tiny light green leaves is covered with little snapdragon-like flowers May-Sept.

Light to Moderate Shade

Height: 1"   Spread: 8-12"

Delosperma congestum Gold Nugget

Hardy Ice Plant                         Zone 4

Super hardy selection with shocking bright yellow flowers in large numbers in spring. Slow spreading succulents.

Full Sun

Height: 1-2"  Space: 12-16"

Delosperma deleeuwiae

Hardy Ice Plant                         Zone 5

Dense, trailing mats of succulent cylindrical leaves. Plants are covered with larger bright magenta flowers in late spring/early summer.

Full Sun

Height: 6"   Space: 24"

Delosperma nubigena

Hardy Ice Plant                         Zone 5

Yellow daisylike flowers. Shiny, lime-green, succulent foliage.

Full Sun

Height: 1-2"   Space: 12-16"

 

Delosperma sphalmanthoides

Tufted Ice Plant                        Zone 5

Tiny, succulent, finger-like leaves grow in tight, spreading mats. Smothered with mound hugging fuchsia flowers in early spring.

Full Sun

Height: 1"  Space: 8-10"

Delosperma John Proffit

Hardy Ice Plant                         Zone 5

Hundreds of shiny, fuchsia, daisy- like flowers in June to July. Low mounds of succulent, semi-evergreen foliage.

Full Sun to Light Shade

Height: 1-2"   Space: 8-12"

Delosperma Lesotho Pink

Hardy Ice Plant                         Zone 5

Extremely low, tight carpet of succulent foliage. Large, bright pink flowers cover the plant in spring.

Full Sun to Light Shade

Height: 1"   Space: 6-10"

Delosperma Mesa Verde

Hardy Ice Plant                         Zone 4

Compact carpets of irridescent, succulent foliage. Soft pastel pink flowers from June well into September.

Full Sun to Light Shade

Height: 2"   Space: 12-16"

Delosperma Starburst

Hardy Ice Plant                         Zone 4

Wide spreading, mat forming succulent is covered with bright lilac-purple flowers with white centers from May to September.

Full Sun to Light Shade

Height: 4"   Space: 18-20"

Draba aizoides

Yellow Whitlow Grass                    Zone 3

Succulent evergreen cushions of narrow green leaves produce upright stems with clusters of yellow flowers in early spring.

Full Sun

Height: 2-4"   Spacing: 6-8"

Ephedra regeliana

Joint Fir                               Zone 4

Prehistoric and rare conifer relative. Thin blue-green, sprawling branches tipped with showy bright red cones. Trough, rock garden.

Full Sun to Light Shade

Height: 3-6"   Space: 6-9"

Erigeron scopulinus

Rock Fleabane                           Zone 4

Ground hugging, spreading of tiny dark green leaves. Little white daisies with yellow eye on short stalks. A southwest US native.

Full Sun to Light Shade

Height: 2"   Space: 18-24"

Erysimum nivale Mountain Magic

Wallflower                              Zone 3

Colorful, magenta-purple, sweetly fragrant flowers over tight buns of foliage. A Rocky Mountain native needs sharp drainage.

Full Sun

Height: 4-8"   Space: 6-8"

Herniaria glabra Sea Foam

Rupturewort                             Zone 5

Foot friendly, ground-hugging, evergreen groundcover with variegated foliage. Great between stepping stones.

Full Sun to Light Shade

Height: 1-2"   Space: 8-14"

Heuchera Canyon Duet

Coral Bells                             Zone 4

Dwarf selection. Incredible pink and white flowers on spikes held well above compact mound of scalloped leaves.

Light to Moderate Shade

Height: 4-6"   Space: 12"

Hutchinsia alpina

Low mat of ferny green leaves, with tiny white flowers in spring.

Part to Full Shade

Height: 2-4"   Space: 8-12"

 

Iberis sempervirens Little Gem

Evergreen Candytuft                     Zone 5

A compact selection of candytuft with glossy evergreen foliage. Flat clusters of small white flowers in late spring.

Full Sun

Height: 6-8"  Space: 12-18"

Iberis sempervirens Purity

Evergreen Candytuft                     Zone 3

Loads of large pure white flowers for weeks starting in May. Cascading mounds of dark green, evergreen foliage. Drought tolerant.

Full Sun

Height: 6-8"  Space: 12-24"

Iberis sempervirens Snowflake

Evergreen Candytuft                     Zone 5

Large clusters of pure white, fragrant flowers in May over slow spreading, mounding, dark evergreen foliage.

Full Sun

Height: 8-12"   Space: 12-18"

Isotoma fluviatilis

Blue Star Creeper                       Zone 5

Evergreen, foot friendly groundcover with lilac, star-shaped flowers that never seem to quit. Great between stepping-stones.

Full Sun to Moderate Shade

Height: 1-2"  Space: 10-12"

Jovibarba hirta arenaria

Beard of Jove, Hen and Chicks           Zone 4

Aka Sempervivum arenarium is the tiniest Hen and Chick. Rosettes of glossy, succulent, bright green leaves. Rock garden, troughs.

Full Sun

Height: <1"  Space: 1-2"

Leontopodium alpinum

Edelweiss, Lion's Paw                   Zone 2

European Alp native. Plants have a woolly, silvery appearance, even the odd-shaped white flowers in summer. Needs drainage.

Full Sun

Height: 6-8"   Space: 8-12"

Leptinella minor - aka Cotula minor

Miniature Brass Buttons                 Zone 5

Tiny creeping groundcover with dense moss-like appearance. Tiny greenish- yellow flowers in summer. Foot friendly.

Full Sun to Moderate Shade

Height: 1"   Space: 6-10"

Leptinella purpusilla

Silver Brass Buttons                    Zone 5

Dense spreading mats of fern-like leaves with distintive silvery tinted color. Tiny yellow flowers in summer. Foot friendly.

Full Sun to Moderate Shade

Height: 1"   Space: 14-18"

Leptinella squalida Platt's Black

Brass Buttons                           Zone 5

Tiny creeping groundcover with dense habit. Fern shaped blackish purple leaves. Yellow flowers in summer. Foot friendly.

Full Sun to Moderate Shade

Height: 1"   Space: 6-10"

 

Lewisia longipetala Little Plum

Bitter Root                             Zone 4

Hybrid selection forms rosettes of narrow succulent leaves. Proportionately large rose-purple flowers in spring and fall.

Full Sun to Light Shade

Height: 4-6"  Space: 6-8"

Lewisia George Henley

Bitter Root                             Zone 4

Very heavy flowering and easy to grow hybrid selection has magenta-red flowers held above rosettes of fleshy leaves.

Full Sun to Light Shade

Height: 6"   Space: 6-8"

Lewisia Heikneri Strain

Bitter Root                             Zone 5

Seed strain bearing flowers in shades of pink with stipes. Evergreen rosettes of succulent leaves are 2-3" tall.

Full Sun to Light Shade

Height: 10"   Space: 10"

Image courtesy Bluebird Nursery

Lewisia Regenbogen - aka Rainbow

Bitter Root                             Zone 5

Superb seed strain with many flower colors and forms, even semi-double. White & yellow to pink, red-orange and blue-red.

Full Sun to Light Shade

Height: 4-6"  Space: 8-12"

Image courtesy Jelitto Perennial Seeds

Linum perenne Sapphire - aka Saphyr

Blue Flax                               Zone 4

Fine-textured, airy foliage is gray-green. Topped with tons of small sky blue flowers from late spring through late summer.

Full Sun

Height: 10-12"   Space: 12-18"

Lithodora diffusa Heavenly Blue

Lithospermum                            Zone 5

Low creeping mats of hairy gray-green leaves are covered with rich, royal blue flowers spring to summer. Well-drained acidic soil.

Full Sun to Light Shade

Height: 4-6"   Space: 12-18"

Minuartia verna

Spring Sandwort                         Zone 4

Tight evergreen cushions of moss-like leaves bear small white flowers in late spring. Foot friendly filler for cracks & crevices.

Full Sun to Moderate Shade

Height: 2-4"    Spread: 8-12"

Muehlenbeckia complexa

Wire Vine, Maidenhair Vine              Zone 4

Vigorous spreading groundcover or climber with tiny round glossy leaves on wire-thin stems. Insignificant flowers, white fruit.

Full Sun to Moderate Shade

Height: 2-3"   Space: 12-24"

Origanum vulgare Humile

Dwarf Oregano                           Zone 3

Edging, rock garden or small scale ground cover. Neat mounds of shiny green leaves, clusters of violet purple summer flowers.

Full Sun to Light Shade

Height: 4-8"    Space: 12-16"

Othonna capensis

Little Pickles                          Zone 5

Tiny, succulent, blue-green, pickle-shaped on daisy relative that looks more like an ice plant. Bright yellow daisies in summer.

Full Sun

Height: 3-4"    Space: 10"

Potentilla crantzii Pygmaea

Alpine Cinquefoil                       Zone 3

Short mounds of bright green, divided leaves spreading by runners. Tons of small, bright yellow flowers in summer. Foot friendly.

Full Sun to Light Shade

Height: 3"   Space: 6-12"

Pulsatilla vulgaris

Pasque Flower                           Zone 4

Lilac to violet-blue anemone-like flowers with a yellow boss in April, before ferny gray-green foliage has fully unfurled.

Full Sun to Light Shade

Height: 6-12"   Space: 8-12"

Pulsatilla vulgaris Red Clock - aka Rote Gloke

Pasque Flower                           Zone 3

Red flowered selection has bright crimson flowers with yellow boss April to May followed by attractive, silky seed-heads.

Full Sun to Light Shade

Height: 6-12"   Space: 8-12"

Rosularia serpentinica

Rosularia                               Zone 5

From Turkey. Small rosettes of dark green leaves that turn dull red in summer. Red-striped, translucent white flowers in summer.

Full Sun

Height: 3"    Space: 4"

Sagina subulata

Irish Moss, Corsican Pearlwort          Zone 3

Forms dense, ground-hugging, moss-like mats of rich green. Great for pathways, rock gardens, containers. Tiny white flowers.

Full Sun to Light Shade

Height: 1"   Space: 6-12"

Sagina subulata Aurea

Scotch Moss, Corsican Pearlwort         Zone 3

Bright yellow form of a popular moss-like ground cover useful between pavers in rock gardens or containers. Tiny white flowers.

Full Sun to Light Shade

Height: 1"    Space: 6-12"

Santolina incana - aka S. chamaecyparissus

Lavender Cotton                         Zone 5

Woody plants with feathery silver evergreen foliage. Yellow button shaped flowers in summer. Shear in spring to shape.

Full Sun to Light Shade

Height: 15-18"   Space: 18-24"

Saponaria ocymoides

Rock Soapwort, Tumbling Ted             Zone 3

Rock garden favorite. Low sprawling mounds of tiny, semi-evergreen leaves smothered with small pink flowers in early summer.

Full Sun

Height: 6-8"   Space: 12-24"

Saxifraga x arendsii Highlander Red

Mossy Saxifrage                         Zone 4

Compact habit with heavy, early flowering. Dense, mossy cushions of bright green leaves Red cup-shaped leaves from March to May.

Light Shade

Height: 4-8"  Space: 6-12"

Saxifraga x arendsii Purple Robe

Mossy Saxifrage                         Zone 4

Evergreen, moss-like cushions of light green leaves with purplish undersides. Dainty rosy purple flowers cover plants in early spring.

Light Shade

Height: 4-6"    Space: 6-12"

Sedum acre Minus

Golden Stonecrop, Goldmoss Sedum        Zone 4

Bright yellow flowers cover the plant in early summer. Dense mounds of tiny evergreen, scale-like leaves. Great in cracks, crevices.

Full Sun to Light Shade

Height: <1"  Space: 8-10"

Sedum acre Yellow Queen

Golden Stonecrop, Goldmoss Sedum        Zone 4

This selection bear bright yellow colored tiny evergreen, scale-like leaves in dense, compact mounds. Yellow flowers top the plant in early summer.

Full Sun to Light Shade

Height: 1"  Space: 8-10"

Sedum album Athoum

White Stonecrop, Jelly Bean Sedum       Zone 4

Mounds of shiny green jelly-bean shaped leaves, fantastic red winter color. White star-shaped flowers top plants in summer.

Full Sun to Light Shade

Height: 1-2"  Space: 10-12"

Sedum album Faro Island

White Stonecrop, Jelly Bean Sedum       Zone 4

The tiniest selection of Sedum album yet. Shiny leaves resemble tiny jelly-beans. Awesome glowing red winter color. White star-shaped flowers in summer.

Full Sun to Light Shade

Height: 1"   Space: 10-12"

Sedum album Murale

White Stonecrop, Jelly Bean Sedum       Zone 4

Mounds of shiny green jelly-bean shaped leaves, fantastic red winter color. White star-shaped flowers top plants in summer.

Full Sun to Light Shade

Height: 4" Space: 12-16"

Sedum album Orange Ice

White Stonecrop, Jelly Bean Sedum       Zone 4

The evergreen foliage of this selection takes on distinct orange coloring in cold weather. White star-shaped flowers in summer.

Full Sun to Light Shade

Height: 1-2"   Space: 10-12"

Sedum cauticola Lidakense

Stonecrop                               Zone 3

Low spreading plants have rounded blue leaves with a reddish tint. In August foliage is covered by clusters of brilliant pink flowers.

Full Sun to Light Shade

Height: 10-12"   Space: 10-12"

Sedum cauticola Sunset Cloud

Stonecrop                               Zone 3

Low, sprawling mats of bluish foliage become rich purple red by August. Smothered in dusky reddish pink flowers September into October.

Full Sun to Light Shade

Height: 3-4"  Space: 10-14"

Sedum dasyphyllum Himalayan Skies

Corsican Stonecrop                      Zone 4

A more robust and showy selection, low growing groundover with round gray-blue leaves. Panicles of tiny white flowers in mid-summer.

Full Sun

Height: 4"  Space: 12-16"

Sedum divergens

Cascade Stonecrop, Old Man's Bones      Zone 4

Shiny, deep green leaves like tiny glass beads blush red in sun and cold. Bright yellow flowers. Dense evergreen groundcover.

Full Sun to Light Shade

Height: 1-2"  Space: 10-12"

Sedum fosterianum elegans Silver Stone

Rock Stonecrop                          Zone 4

Blue leaved selection. A soft textured sedum similar to S. rupestre. Often tinged pink. Clusters of bright yellow flowers in July.

Full Sun to Light Shade

Height: 2-3"  Space: 8-10"

Sedum hispanicum Minus

Spanish Stonecrop                       Zone 5

Very short, dense carpet of evergreen blue-gray folige becomes completely obscured by pinkish-white flowers from June to July.

Full Sun to Light Shade

Height: 1-2"   Space: 6-10"

Sedum hispanicum Pinkie

Spanish Stonecrop                       Zone 5

Very short, dense carpet of evergreen blue- gray folige, takes on rosy blush in cool - weather. Pinkish-white flowers in summer.

Full Sun to Light Shade

Height: 1-2"  Space: 10-14"

Sedum kamtschaticum Ellamcombianum

Russian Stonecrop, Kamtschatka Sedum    Zone 3

A little larger than the species. Bright green leaves turn red-orange in fall. Spring flowers are yellow followed by orange seeds.

Full Sun to Light Shade

Height: 8"  Space: 12-16"

Sedum kamtschaticum Variegatum

Russian Stonecrop, Kamtschatka Sedum    Zone 3

Showy white and green evergeen foliage will form dense groundcover. In late spring the colorful buds open to orange-yellow flowers.

Full Sun to Light Shade

Height: 3-5"  Space: 10-14"

Sedum makinoi Ogon

Japanese Stonecrop                      Zone 7?

Morning sun only! Probably not hardy, but this small leaved, fast growing, inch high creeper has a fantastic golden yellow color. Great for containers.

Light Shade

Height: <1"   Space: 8-12"

Sedum mentha-requienii

Miniature Stonecrop                     Zone 5

Tight, flat mats of tiny dark green leaves looking more like a moss. Sparse blooming and slow growing. Between stones, rock walls.

Full Sun to Light Shade

Height: <1" Space: 10-14"

Sedum pachyclados - aka Rhodiola pachyclados

Thick Stemmed Stonecrop                 Zone 4

Powder blue-green, square edged leaves are arranged in tight spaced, compact rosettes. White flowers early to mid summer.

Full Sun to Light Shade

Height: 3"  Space: 8-10"

Sedum pluricaule Ezawe - aka Isle of Sakhalin

Sakhalin Sedum                          Zone 3

Deciduous. Compact plants with rich, reddish purple foliage, even more attractive when topped with dusky pink flowers June to July.

Full Sun to Light Shade

Height: 1-2"  Space: 6-8"

Sedum pluricaule Rose Carpet

Sakhalin Sedum                          Zone 3

Deciduous. Low growing and slow spreading. Foliage is rich powder blue with pink tints. Topped with dusky pink flowers June to July.

Full Sun to Light Shade

Height: 1-2"   Space: 6-8"

Sedum rubrotinctum Mini Me

Pork And Beans, Jelly Bean Sedum        Zone 5

Dwarf selection of species, similar to S. album, with tinier jelly bean shaped, evergreen leaves. Only 1/4" tall.

Full Sun

Height: <1"  Space: 8-12"

Sedum rupestre Angelina

Stone Orpine                            Zone 5

Low trailing, rapidly spreading plants have spiky golden yellow leaves that turn glowing orange-red in cold weather. Yellow flowers.

Full Sun to Light Shade

Height: 2-3"  Space: 12-18"

Sedum sieboldii

October Daphne                          Zone 3

Sprawling branches from a central crown bear rounded blue-green leaves with a red edge. Clusters of hot pink flowers Aug to Sept.

Full Sun to Light Shade

Height: 6"  Space: 10-12"

Sedum sieboldii Nana

October Daphne                          Zone 3

Compact selection. Sprawling branches from a central crown bear deep powder blue round leaves with red tints. Clusters of hot pink flowers Sept to Oct.

Full Sun to Light Shade

Height: 3"  Space: 10-14"

Sedum spurium Elizabeth

Stonecrop                               Zone 3

Forms tight, dense mats of green leaves with scalloped edges, infused with red. Deep red flowers from early to mid summer.

Full Sun to Light Shade

Height: 2-3"  Space: 10-14"

Sedum spurium Red Carpet

Stonecrop                               Zone 3

Forms tight, dense mats of green leaves with scalloped edges, turning rich red. Deep red flowers from early to mid summer.

Full Sun to Light Shade

Height: 2-3"  Space: 10-14"

Sedum spurium Schorbuser Blut

Stonecrop                               Zone 3

Forms tight, dense mats of bronzy green, scalloped leaves deeply infused in burgundy. Deep red flowers from early to mid summer.

Full Sun to Light Shade

Height: 2-3"   Space: 10-14"

Sedum spurium Tricolor

Stonecrop                               Zone 3

Forms tight, dense mats of pink, white and green scalloped leaves. Beomces topped with light pink flowers from early to mid summer.

Full Sun to Light Shade

Height: 3-4"  Space: 8-10"

Sedum spurium Voodoo

Stonecrop                               Zone 3

Usually seed grown this form is cloned from a single intensely blood red seedling. Deep red flowers from early to mid summer.

Full Sun to Light Shade

Height: 5"   Space: 10-14"

Sedum takesimense Gold Carpet

Stonecrop                               Zone 4

Tough, dark green foliage with light green edge appears to be plastic. Heat and drought tolerant. Grows in shade. Yellow flowers.

Full Sun to Moderate Shade

Height: 4-6"  Space: 10-14"

Sempervivum arachnoideum

Cobweb Houseleek                        Zone 3

Rosettes of blue-green evergreen leaves. Criss-cross network of fine hairs like spider webs attached to leaf tips.

Full Sun to Light Shade

Height: 1-3"  Space: 6-12"

Sempervivum Carmen

Hen And Chicks                          Zone 5

Thick succulent green leaves with red tips form dense rosettes up to 5" wide. Entire plant becomes deep violet in the winter.

Full Sun to Light Shade

Height: 3-4"  Space: 8-10"

Sempervivum Kalinda

Hen And Chicks                          Zone 5

Orange-brown colored rosettes with flush of pink. Leaf tips darken in summer then in winter becoming a deep wine red.

Full Sun to Light Shade

Height: 3-4"  Space: 8-10"

Sempervivum Mrs. Giuseppi

Houseleek, Hen and Chicks               Zone 3

Interesting, unique color and geometric pattern. Gray-blue succulent leaves tipped with triangular shaped maroon marking.

Full Sun

Height: 4"  Space: 4-8"

Sempervivum Purple Beauty

Hen And Chicks                          Zone 5

The rosettes of this variety are more open and relaxed. Greenish-blue leaves have tips that turn deep purple in cooler weather.

Full Sun to Light Shade

Height: 3-4"  Space: 8-10"

Sempervivum Red Beauty

Hen And Chicks                          Zone 5

Open rosettes of grayish green leaves. The leaf tips are colored with a deep red that extends along the leaf margins.

Full Sun to Light Shade

Height: 3-4"  Space: 8-10"

Sempervivum Ruby Heart

Hen And Chicks                          Zone 5

Rosettes of vibrant silver-blue leaves that turn rosy red towards the center. Great for rock gardens and rock walls.

Full Sun to Light Shade

Height: 3-4"  Space: 8-10"

Sempervivum Sunset

Hen And Chicks                          Zone 5

leaves are bright emerald green with brilliant crimson tips. Entire rosette will turn maroon during cold weather.

Full Sun to Light Shade

Height: 3-4"  Space: 8-10"

Spiraea japonica Golden Elf

Japanese Spirea                         Zone 4

Dwarf selection with golden yellow leaves on compact, spreading plants. Color holds well in sun and heat. Rarely flowers.

Full Sun to Light Shade

Height: 6-8"  Space: 18-24"

Thymus citriodorus Doone Valley

Lemon Thyme                             Zone 4

Low spreading evergreen thyme with gold flecked, lemon scented leaves. Pale lilac flowers midsummer. Foot friendly.

Full Sun to Light Shade

Height: 2-4"  Space: 12-18"

Thymus citriodorus Variegatus

Lemon Thyme                             Zone 4

Low spreading evergreen thyme with gold edged, lemon scented leaves. Soft pink flowers early to midsummer. Foot friendly.

Full Sun to Light Shade

Height: 6-8" Space: 12-18"

Thymus nitens

Dwarf Thyme                             Zone 5

Rare and exceptional species. Dense, tidy mats of deep shiny green leaves. Loaded with deep pink, long-lasting flowers in summer.

Full Sun to Light Shade

Height: 1"  Space: 8-12"

Thymus praecox Albiflorus

Early Blooming Thyme, Creeping Thyme    Zone 4

White flowered selection of early blooming thyme. Low creeper with fuzzy gray-green leaves covered by late spring blooms.

Full Sun to Light Shade

Height: 2"  Space: 6-8"

Thymus praecox Elfin

Early Blooming Thyme, Creeping Thyme    Zone 4

Miniature in every aspect. Slow growing, sturdy and reliable. Very tolerant of foot traffic. Pretty pink flowers in summer.

Full Sun to Light Shade

Height: 1"  Space: 6-8"

Thymus praecox Pink Chintz

Early Blooming Thyme, Creeping Thyme    Zone 4

Noted for very early and profuse flowering. Tiny salmon-pink blooms cover the plant in spring. Fuzzy, gray-green aromatic leaves.

Full Sun to Light Shade

Height: 2"  Space: 6-8"

Thymus praecox Ruby Glow

Early Blooming Thyme, Creeping Thyme    Zone 4

A very florific selection, this plant bears spikes of purple flowers from May to Sept. Low carpet of deep, shiny green leaves

Full Sun to Light Shade

Height: 2-3"  Space: 10-14"

Thymus pseudolanuginosus

Woolly Thyme                            Zone 5

Significantly fuzzy, gray-green leaves are the ornamental attribute for this carpeting groundcover. Sparse pink blooms June-July.

Full Sun

Height: 2-3"  Space: 6-12"

Thymus pulegioides Archer's Gold

Lemon Thyme                             Zone 5

The tiny leaves of this fast spreader have bright yellow-gold splashes. Lemon scented foliage. Lavender flowers in early summer.

Full Sun

Height: 3-6"  Space: 12"

Thymus serpyllum Doretta Klaber

Creeping Thyme                          Zone 4

We highly recommend this great, very low growing, fast spreading thyme. Small hairy leaves hug the ground. Lavender flowers.

Full Sun

Height: 1-2" Space: 12"

Veronica oltensis

Turkish Speedwell                       Zone 4

Spreading, ground-hugging, foot-friendly plants. Bears loads of small china-blue flowers from spring well into summer.

Full Sun to Light Shade

height: 1"  Space: 8-12"

Veronica peduncularis Georgia Blue

Creeping Speedwell                      Zone 4

Vigorous, semi-evergeen mounds are rich red- bronze in cold weather. Loaded with small sky blue flowers several weeks in spring.

Full Sun to Light Shade

Height: 4-6"  Space: 12-24"

Veronica prostrata Mrs. Holt

Prostrate Speedwell                     Zone 5

Dense, tight mounds of tiny oval leaves. 6" spikes of pink-saucer shaped flowers decorate the plants from May to June.

Full Sun

Height: 2-3"  Space: 9-12"

Veronica prostrata Trehane

Prostrate Speedwell                     Zone 4

Low, spreading mats of bright golden yellow foliage. Racemes of deep blue flowers May to July with sporadic rebloom through summer.

Full Sun to Light Shade

Height: 6-8"  Space: 8-12"

Veronica repens Sunshine

Creeping Speedwell                      Zone 4

Very low growing selection with tiny leaves that are colored bright gold. Produces few flowers. For any soil with good drainage.

Full Sun to Light Shade

Height: 1-2"  Space: 6-9"

Veronica Waterperry Blue

Creeping Speedwell                      Zone 5

Dense trailing evergreen with copper-tinged olive green fleaves. Covered with lavender- blue flowers in spring and again in fall.

Full Sun to Light Shade

Height: 1-3"  Space: 12-18"