Hardy lavender
Lavender is particularly popular for planting plant stones. Even if it originally comes from the Mediterranean area, there are several today Lavender varietiesthat are hardy even in our latitudes. The sun-hungry lavender smells pleasant, blooms long and strong purple and attracts numerous insects - the best option for plant rings in a sunny location.
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Hardy cushion plants for plant stones
Cushion plants, also known as carpet plants or ground cover, form a beautiful, dense carpet and thus cover the entire soil of the plant stones. Not only does it look very attractive, it also gives other plants no chance. In addition, cushion plants tend to grow over the edge and thus also green the vertical part of the plant rings. Here is a list of hardy, flowering ground covers:
| Surname | Flower color | Heyday | Evergreen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andean cushion | yellow | May to June | no |
| Balkan straw beak | Soft pink | May to July | Yes |
| Blue evergreen | Bluish purple | May to September | Yes |
| Lead root | Bluish purple | August to October | no |
| Star moss | White | May to July | Yes |
| thyme | Depending on the variety | June to September | Yes |
| Carpet dogwood | White | May to June | no |
Hardy perennials for the plant stones
Individual, tall perennials with little foliage, such as, for example, are not particularly suitable for plant stones Lilies or Ornamental onion. This type of plant looks lost and out of place in plant stones. So opt for low-growing, hardy perennials with lush foliage, such as:
| Surname | Flower color | Heyday | Evergreen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caucasus forget-me-nots | blue | April to June / July | no |
| Cinquefoil | yellow | Depending on the variety, mostly April to June | no |
| Lady's mantle | Yellow-green | May to August | no |
| Knotweed | pink | June to July | no |
| Cranesbill | Pink to bluish purple | May to September | no |
Plant potting stones with hardy trees
Small woody plants or shrubs are ideal for plant stones - and they are almost always hardy and often also evergreen, such as the evergreen one Common heatherwhich blooms in pink, purple, or white even late into autumn. Also the Boxwood or dwarf varieties of conifers are ideal for planting plant rings.
Tips
Combine hardy woody plants with ground cover and flowering perennials and get a beautiful wall of plant stones made of partly evergreen plants.
