Profiles Index

Yarrow Plants
Yarrow plants (Achillea millefolium) have a feathery foliage and flattened flower heads. Grow yarrow plants in border plantings with flowers or in rock gardens.

Moonbeam Coreopsis Plants
Moonbeam coreopsis plants (tickseed) are one of the threadleaf flower varieties. Reaching 2 feet x 2 feet and bearing clusters of light yellow, daisy-like flowers, Moonbeam coreopsis plants are grown in zones 3-9 and are perennials.

Hens and Chicks
Hens and chicks plants (Latin name, Sempervivum tectorum) are surprisingly hardy perennials, for succulents. Plant hens and chickens (see picture) in rock gardens to take advantage of their drought-tolerance.

Stonecrop Plants: "Autumn Joy" Sedum
Autumn Joy sedum is one of the stonecrop plants. Like other stonecrop plants, Autumn Joy sedums are drought-tolerant perennials.

Yellow Alyssum Flowers: Aurinia Saxatilis
Yellow alyssum flowers (Aurinia saxatilis) are perennial plants suitable for rock gardens. Yellow alyssum flowers like sun and tolerate drought.

Becky Shasta Daisy Flowers
Shasta daisy flowers are excellent plants for dry, sunny areas, as they are relatively drought-tolerant. 'Becky' shasta daisies bear flowers over a longer stretch of the summer than other varieties.

Lamb's Ear Plants
Lamb's ears (Stachys byzantina) are drought-tolerant and deer-resistant. These features make lamb's ear plants excellent choices for low-maintenance rock garden plants.

Snow-In-Summer Plants: Cerastium Tomentosum
Snow-in-summer plants (Cerastium tomentosum) are perennial flowers that can thrive in dry, sunny areas. Snow-in-summer plants are often used in rock gardens for this reason.