Thursday 24 January 2013

Alpine plants perfect for rock gardens

1)Campanula(Bellflower)

Bellflowers are among the most popular of perennials. This comes from the mountains of Northern Spain.There are many types of them from short to tall with blue to purple flowers.Easily divided in spring or fall.The Dwarf Hybrid Bellflower  has a compact habit, making it ideal for rock gardens, edging, or growing in containers. Removing faded flowers will encourage repeat blooming.They need full or partial sun exposure. You can see some of them below.Most of them have hardiness zones between 5 and 8.The hardiness zones of Serbian bellflower and Peach-leaved bellflower are between 3 and 8. 



Campanula latiloba



Campanula bellidifolia



Campanula aucheri

Campanula betulifolia:is the only white campanula I,ve ever seen.They are so pretty and saxatile species from Armenia, Turkey and Iran where it grows in volcanic and limestone rock crevices.




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