Cascade of Color Garden
These flowers look beautiful lining a pathway, flowing down a bankor along side and around a yard stairway.
Maiden Pink is a mat forming, basal tufted perennial, evergreen with small 5 petaled, white, pink, cerise flowers borne singly above tiny, lance shaped leaves. Fully hardy. Needs full sun and moist, well drained soil. Trim back after flowering. Good for rock gardens or banks. Height 6 inches ( 15cm ) spread 12 inches ( 30cm ).
Mossy Phlox has needle like evergreen leaves, topped with masses of lavendar, pink or white flowers in spring. Needs full sun, well drained soil. Zones 2 -9.
Basket of Gold is a evergreen perennial, forming low clumps of oval, hairy, grey-green leaves. Has substantial spikes of small, chrome yellow flowers in spring. Likes full sun, well drained soil. Zones 4-7. Height 9 inches ( 23cm), spread 12 inches ( 30cm )
Thyme is a evergreen, mat forming and dome shaped shrubs, sub- shrubs and woody based perennials with aromatic leaves. Fully to half hardy. Requires sun and moist, well drained soil. Propagate by softwood and semi-ripe cuttings in summer.
Yellow Corydalis is a evergreen, clump forming perennial with fleshy, fibrous roots and much divided, semi-erect, basal, grey/green leaves. Bears yellow flowers with short spurs in dense racemes in late spring and summer. Needs full sun and well drained soil. Zones 5 - 8. Height and spread 8 to 12 inches ( 20 to 30 cm ).
Sweet Alyssum is a fast growing, spreading annual that has lance shaped, greyish/green leaves. Rounded heads of tiny, scented 4 petaled, white flowers are produced in summer and early autumn. This plant has a height of 3 to 6 inches ( 8 to 15cm ) and spread of 18 to 12 inches ( 20 to 30 cm ). Fully hardy. Grow in fertile, well drained soil.
Grape Hyacinth has dense spikes of fragrant, tubular flowers. Frost hardy. Needs open sunny space or partial shade and well drained soil. Plant is good for bedding displays or indoor pot cultivation.
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Rock Rose " Fire Dragon" is a evergreen, spreading shrub with saucer shaped, orange/scarlet flowers in late spring and early summer. Leaves are linear and grey/green in color. Likes full sun and well drained soil. Height 9 to 12 inches ( 23 to 30cm), spread is 18 inches ( 45 cm ). Zones 6-8.
Portentilla eriocarpa is a clump forming perennial with tufts of oval, dark green leaves divided into leaflets. Flat, single, pale yellow flowers are borne throughout summer just above the leaves. Needs full sun and well drained soil. Height 2 to 3 inches ( 5 to 8cm ), spread 4 to 6 inches ( 10 to 15cm ). Zones 5-7.
Verbascum dumulosumis a evergreen mat forming, shruby, perennial with hairy, grey/green leaves. This plant bears a sucession of 5 lobed, bright yellow racesmes in late spring and early summer. Dislikes wet areas. Needs full sun and well drained soil. Height 6 inches ( 15cm ), spread 12 inches ( 30cm).
Rock Soapwort offers a profusion of tiny, flat crimson or pale pink flowers in summer, carried on loose or compact mats of hairy, oval leaves. This perennial likes full sun and well drained soil. Height 1 to 3 inches ( 2.5 to 8 cm ), spread 16 inches ( 40cm ).Zones 4-8.
Bitter Root is a tufted, rosetted perennial with clusters of narrow leaves and large, many petaled, pink flowers that open in late spring and early summer. Height 1/2 to 1 1/2 inches ( 1 to 4cm ), spread 2 inches ( 5cm). Needs sun and well drained, acid soil.
Dianthus " Annabelle" is a compact, clump forming perennial with spikey, grey/green foliage. This plant has fragrant, rounded, semi-double, cerise pink flowers, singly on slender stems. Needs full sun and well drained soil. Height and spread is 4 inches ( 10cm ). Zones 5-8.
Thrift " Vindictive" is a spreading, clumb forming perennial with grass like dark, blue/green leaves on stiff stems. Flower heads are spherical with small,l deep, rose pink flowers that bloom throughout the summer. Likes full sun and well drained soil, although it will tolerate semi-shade it will not do as well. Height 4 inches ( 10cm ) Spread 6 inches ( 15cm). zones 4 to 8.
Swan River Daisy is a native of Western Austrailla forms a loose mound up to 18 inches tall with a equal spread. It's 1 1/2 inch single flowers bloom on multi branching, upright stems and come in a variety of colors. ( blue, white, purple, pink, ect.... ) Needs sun and rich, well drained soil. Try to avoid over watering. Propagate by seed.
Aquilegia " flatbellata " is a variety of the columbine plant and is also a clump forming perennial with bell shaped, blue, fluted petal flowers. Fully hardy. Needs semi-shade and moist soil. Zones 4 to 9.
Aurieta " Colbalt Violet " is mounds of pretty, little, blue violet, single flowers on short stems above a mass of soft green leaves. This perennial likes full sun and well drained soil. Height 4 inches (10cm ), spread 8 inches ( 20cm ). Zones 5-7.
Candytuft " Little Gem " is a evergreen, spreading shrub with narrowing, dark, green leaves that bear rounded heads of white in late spring and early summer. Needs full sun and well drained soil. Trim back after flowering. Height 6 to 12 inches ( 15 to 30cm ), spread 18-24 inches (45 to 60cm). Zones 5 to 9.
Mazusreptans " Alba" is a prostrate perennial with tublar white flowers borne singly on short stems in spring. Narrow, toothed leaves are in pairs along stem. Needs full sun and moist. Height 2 inch ( 5cm), spread 6 inch( 30cm ).