Rock Garden Plants For Shade

There are many types of rock plants to choose from but here are some points to consider.

Rock garden plants for shade.

Plants for rock gardens saxifraga saxifrages are mound forming evergreen alpine plants bearing rosettes of leaves from which tall stems of flowers appear from spring to summer. With its purple tinged foliage wood spurge can make a colorful impact in a rock garden. Most ferns onoclea and polypodium though known to be shade loving plants are most often also moisture loving plants and the drier ground of a rock garden doesn t always suit them. Purple rockcress aubrieta deltoidea this alpine plant carpets the entire rocky terrain with cute bright pink to purple flowers.

Prized for both its colorful foliage and flowers lamium makes a superb rock garden plant especially in shady locations. Also called deadnettle this handsome creeper comes in a variety of foliage colors including silver chartreuse green and bicolor. The plant is tolerant of poor soil but needs sharp drainage. It can handle some shade especially in the afternoon but too much shade can cause the plant to lose its shape.

The deer resistant shrub has coarse bushy leaves with shades from dull lavender to intense violet. Unlike most grasses this one grows best and looks best in partial shade. A mixture of plants that bloom at different times of the year and those with foliage that have interest such as striping stippling or uniquely patterned leaves should be used. Rock garden plants rock garden plants are more resistant hardier and don t need as much water and sun as other types of plants and flowers.

H x s 30cm x 20cm. 20 rock garden plants you can grow in full sun to partial shade. Grow in moist but well drained soil in partial to full shade. Bugleweed ajuga is a quick growing perennial ground cover that will fill in those spaces between rocks quickly.

The plant needs sandy or loamy well drained soil. Because of this great quality they can survive in shady areas as well. It s short 12 15 and clump forming and the narrow leaves have a cascading habit. The pink or white flowers appear from may to july and it s also deer resistant.