Listingof Alpine Plants and how to use : :
THEME TROUGHS
A with child source ofpleasure to me , is to design and plant out “ Theme ” troughs . There are manyhundreds of theme idea if you apply your imagination . What about : Plants from your favourite countryTroughs planted with your favourite coloursSingle genus troughsTroughs from an AGS / NARGS seedlist selectionPlants of architectural shapeSilver go away plantingschemesEricaceous only troughsPlants that flower in your birthday week(Wellmaybe that ’s going a bit too far )
But you get the idea , do n’t you ?
Let ’s have a lookat some of these :
NEW ZEALAND ALPINEPLANTS IN TROUGHS
There are many beautiful plants from the Antipodes that aresuitable for trough cultivation and a dodging can be project to enjoy the gloss , form and computer architecture of these plants for many a long - lasting season .
Despite what has often been written about New Zealand flowersbeing any shade of white , I desire to offer a various colour orbit for yourtrough , from lily-livered buttercups and pinkish koromikos to blue harebells . Many , ifnot all of the industrial plant that are mentioned can be hold from the seedlistoffered as part of the membership benefits of the NZAGS .
The New Zealand vegetation has a telephone number of specimen plants tooffer for trough lover . TheHelichrysums , coralloidesandselago , make compact , yet stately additions to thetrough garden and are interesting focal points with their “ woolly ” whipcordfoliage and yellow daisy blossom . Other focal plants includeLeucopogon suaveolens(chameleon - like foliage),Carmichaelia monroi ( purplish pea flowers)and of course the dwarfCoprosmas , so exquisite intheir ok berrying form . ( atomic number 41 : You will ask both male andfemale plant to stimulate fruiting ) . For those of you who have no gumption ofpain , there are the “ Spaniards ” , a most deadly but architecturally handsomegenus of plant . The sword - like leaves are unswerving in their ability topierce you where it hurts the most . Beware ofAciphylla horrida , which as its specific epithetimplies is “ horrid ” . One negative meeting with this and you will never gardenagain . A keep open grace with this race of punk , is that it does provide a numberof dwarfer specimens which , although no less fearsome , are diminished enough to beavoided with some care . Aa . dobsonii , spedeniiandcongestaarespecies in this family and well worth their station in a trough butnot , I race to append , in a stead easily approachable to children .
For cushion industrial plant , you ca n’t go farwrong in choose varieties and metal money of the NZ offerings . Celmisia argentea , a miserly shock absorber of small spinyrosettes of silver , phonograph needle - like leaves and utter white , sessile daisy flowerswith a favourable hirer . A genuine gem for the trough but will probably demand protectionfrom slopped wintertime daytime . It ’s large cousinC.sessiliflorais as suitable for a public treasury andis mayhap sluttish to cultivate . Pygmaea ( Chionohebe)pulvinarisis another glorious cushion which in England , at least , has adapted to cultivation without shelter and soma dreary greenish cushions , covered , if one is golden , with flyspeck snowy prime . TheAbrotanellaandColobanthusspecies , whilst not as elegant as theother cushion plants mentioned are , nevertheless , first-class trough plants , thelatter take bright green cushions which can light up a gutter on the darkestof day .
For crevices , there are some tremendous , although extremelydifficult subjects to choose from . Lignocarpacarnosulais a sarcoid plant with leave-taking reminiscent of a stag’santlers in a beautiful shade of grizzly - blue . The yellow efflorescence lie beneath thefoliage as though waiting to erupt in a blaze of colouration , which of form theynever do but the expectation is still there . Stellaria roughiiis a substantial examiner but worth anyeffort to provide it with the conditions it like and deserves . Scree treatmentis about your only luck and so a high crevice in a deep trough is possiblythe response ( This would also utilise to theLignocarpa ) . Other plants for a crevice includeWahlenbergia cartalaginea(the fleshy harebell),Swainsona novae - zealandia(with glaucous , pinnate foliage and pinkish flowers ) andHectorellacaespitosa(a all right cushion works also ) .
For the flat domain of the trough , there are some excellentturf copycat . Scleranthus unifloruswillform mounds , hummock , shock – you name it- with unmistakable relaxation . Agrostis muscosais a bluish cushion forming grass(not many of those about ) and some of the mat - formingRaoulias , likesubulataandtenuicauliswill also spread nicely but in areserved manner . One of the advantages of growing New Zealand plants , is thatthey , like no others , in reality relish plant association instead of vying forsupremacy of the soil and its nutrients . CelmisiasandGentiansgrowing up throughScleranthus uniflorusis not an uncommon situation in atrough . This can of course be made to happen by sowing seed straight into thecushions and mats .
For the edges of the trough and to cascade down over the English , there are some lovelyParahebes , RaouliasandPimeliaswith a variety of foliation form and colour to choose from . Some of the betterones areParahebe linifolia , with darkgreen shiny foliage and sky - blue flowers , Raouliagrandiflorawith strange ( for members of the Asteraceae ) stellateflowers and almost saxifraga - like rosettes of silver gray andPimelia prostratawith its reddish stems , grey leavesand creamy - white flower .
Many plant lovers have a limited chemical attraction with a foreigncountry . Perhaps they have impose there , or maybe they have supporter orrelatives there , or perhaps it is a special dream to go there one twenty-four hours . If youhave such an affinity with a particular country , then why not have a dailyreminder of that country ’s plant by making the drive now , to found up that“special ” trough garden .
Now what about –
TROUGHS PLANTEDWITH YOUR FAVOURITECOLOURS ?
OK , I be intimate it sounds a bit _ _ _ _ _ _ ( you are entitled toenter any watchword you think adequately describes the topic….but remember , this aa “ family friendly ” site ) .
Now to something marginally more sensitive
THE SINGLE GENUSTROUGH
These can be amongst the most rewarding till of allespecially if you desire to have colour all the twelvemonth round . There are so manygenera to prefer from : Saxifrages , Primulas , Sedums , Sempervivums , Lewisias , Arenarias , Campanulas etc . , etc .
SAXIFRAGA
There is nothing more satisfying than a trough filled withsaxifrages in give . They are amongst the most accommodating of alpine plantswith species that will cascade , over the sides of a trough ( S.oppositifolia ) , mound into superb cushions(Ss.pedemontana , iranica ) , form pie-eyed mats ( Ss.georgii , hypostoma , stolitzkae ) , blossom in acidic soils ( S.lilacina ) and give the most splendid floweringdisplays ( S.‘Tumbling Waters ’ ) . Thehybrids too , render a wealthiness of colourS.‘Penelope’(apricot),S.‘Love Me’(salmon pink),S.‘Judith Shackleton ‘ ( ashen ) andS.‘Ellie Brinkerhof’(deep maroon ) . Thereare so many ‘ new ’ saxes coming into cultivation today that the combinationsare endless . Whether orotund or pocket-sized , your trough can be a mass of colourthroughout the spring .
PRIMULA
So much depends on the floriferousness of the dead ringer but thereare some fantabulous trough primulas usable through the trade at the moment . Often short hold out ( unless regularly divided ) , they provide good color duringthe spring . one to try arePp minima , pedemontana , allionii , viscosa , integrifolia , marginata , pubescensand the various loanblend that have been made from theseand are now generally useable from nursery
Just a couple of examples there to encourage you to come upwith your own theme . Obviously , you will know which plant life execute well for youand these should be your first choice but try on those you never thought of … theymay well surprise you . The other side of course to planting a SGT is that youmay very well be pay back with a stigma new loan-blend .
TROUGHS FROM A SEEDLISTCOLLECTION
Every year , we alpiners analyze the seedlists and hope that wecan obtain that which we have sought for many years , or perhaps that which isrelatively new to culture or even that which we have originate in the past tense butsadly lost .
This next time , why not pick out plant that are amenable totrough cultivation and sow them instantly into a manger . This is not asdifficult as it may at first appear . Prepare your trough , double-dyed withlandscaping , include crevices etc . and fill it with a compost similar to whatyou would normally habituate for your seed sow . Ensure that the compost hassettled well and then just sprinkle on the seed . You will be surprised how wellthis works . In fact , I have had success with this method acting where previously , allattempts at germination of certain species had break down . hear it with say , 10 % ofthe seed you receive and I am sure that you will be proud of with theresults .
SUGGESTED PLANTINGSCHEMES … … THE GRAPHICSTrough One
1 . Juniperus communiscompressa2 . Dianthus ‘ Pikes Pink’3 . Saxifraga x elisabethae‘Primrose Dame’4 . Androsace sempervivoides5 . Saxifraga ‘ SilverCushion’6 . Sempervivum ‘ blackened Prince’7.Phlox subulata ‘ Temiscaming’8 . sea anemone blanda
Trough Two
1.Juniperus communis compressa2 . Gentiana acaulis3.Sisyrinchium californicum4 . Saxifraga ‘ Whitehills’5 . Armeriamaritima ‘ Dusseldorfer Stoltz’6.Saxifraga x elisabethae ‘ Primrose Dame’7 . Phlox subulata8 . Dianthus ‘ La Bourbille’9 . Phloxsubulata
Trough Three
1 . Dianthus ‘ Pink Jewel’2 . Androsace sarmentosa3.Sedum spathulifolium4 . Saxifraga xapiculata5 . Erinus alpinus6 . Sempervivum arachnoideum7.Sedum‘Dudley Field ’
Trough Four
1.Saxifraga ‘ Penelope2.Asperula gussonnii3 . Draba hispanica4 . Saxifraga hypostoma5.Saxifraga stolitzkae6 . Saxifraga x hornibrookii ‘ Ellie Brinkerhof’7 . Saxifraga oppositifolia ‘ Theoden’8 . Saxifraga ‘ honey Me’9.Saxifraga oppositifolia x biflora10 . Saxifraga ‘ PrimroseBee ’
PLANTS SUITABLE FOR THETROUGH GARDEN
The following list of flora has been suggested by Duncan . Whilst I would not disagree with the hardiness of their title to be suitablecandidates for a manger garden , what may be “ worthy in Seattle ” ( sounds likea good name for a film that ! ) , may not respond so promptly in San Antonio orSalford . I would propose you therefore to check the hardiness requisite ofthe plants you would like to grow , with your local nurseryman . He will adviseyou of their suitableness for your surround . It may well , in time , bepossible to heel a more comprehensive database of trough plant which isinteractive . You know the sort of thing….select a colour , a height , aflowering season etc . and up comes a excerption for you to choose from . This isquite an ambitious project but as the site is ever - lucubrate , who knows whatthe futurity will bring . In the meantime you will have to read up in your alpinebooks for full description of those listed .
ALYSSUM CAESPITOSUMANDROSACECARNEA HYB . “ LAVENDER GLOW”ANDROSACE CARNEA X PYRENAICAANDROSACECARNEA X PYRENAICA “ CALLISTO”ANDROSACE CARNEA X PYRENAICA “ JUPITER”ANDROSACE CARNEA X PYRENAICA “ MARS”ANDROSACE CARNEA X PYRENAICA“MILLSTREAM”ANDROSACE CARNEA X PYRENAICA “ VENUS”ANDROSACECYLINDRICAANDROSACE CYLINDRICA X HIRTELLAANDROSACE CYLINDRICA XPYRENAICAANDROSACE HEDRAEANTHAANDROSACE HIRTELLAANDROSACECHAMAEJASME V. LEHMANNIANAANDROSACE MUCRONIFOLIAANDROSACE PUBESCENSANDROSACE PYRENAICAANDROSACE SEMPERVIVOIDES “ GREYSTONE”ANDROSACE STRIGILLOSAANDROSACE VANDELLIIANDROSACE VILLOSAANEMONE DRUMMONDIIANEMONE xLESSERIAQUILEGIA JONESIIAQUILEGIASCOPULORUMARABIS MICROPHYLLAARENARIA TETRAQUETRA GRANATENSISARTEMISIA CAUCASICA SSP CAUCASICAARTEMISIA GLACIALISASPERULAGUSSONIIASTER STRACHEYIASTILBE GLABERRIMA “ SAXATILIS”BESSEYA ALPINABOLAX GLEBARIA NANACALANDRINIA CAESPITOSACALANDRINIA SERICEA [ MONTIOPSIS SERICEA]CAMPANULA ALPESTRISC.ALLIONIICAMPANULA ALPINACAMPANULA “ BUMBLEBEE ” { C.PIPERI “ MT.TAHOMA ” X C.LASSIOCARPA}CAMPANULA CARPATICA “ GRAHAM GIANT”CAMPANULACHAMISSONISCAMPANULA CHAMISSONIS “ OYOBENII”CAMPANULA CHORUHENSISCAMPANULA COCHLEARIFOLIA “ ELIZABETH OLIVER”CAMPANULA x HAYLODGENSIS{C.CARPATICA X C.COCHLEARIFOLIA}CAMPANULA HAKKIARICACAMPANULAHERCEGOVINA “ NANA”CAMPANULA “ LYNCHMERE ” { C.ELATINES cristal C.ROTUNDIFOLIA}CAMPANULA “ MAI BLYTH”CAMPANULA PERSICIFOLIA V. PLANIFLORA { C.NITIDA}CAMPANULA PERSICIFOLIA V. PLANIFLORA “ ALBA”CAMPANULA PIPERI ALBA“TOWNSEND RIDGE”CAMPANULA PIPERI “ MARMOT PASS”CAMPANULA PIPERI “ MT.TAHOMA”CAMPANULA PIPERI “ TOWNSEND VIOLET”CAMPANULA PULLACAMPANULA x PULLOIDES { C.CARPATICA X C.PULLA}CAMPANULA PSEUDO - RAINERICAMPANULA RAINERICAMPANULA ROTUNDIFOLIA SSP . ARCTICA“MT.JOTUNHEIMEN”CAMPANULA SAXIFRAGACAMPANULA SCABRELLACAMPANULA SCABRELLA “ IRONSTONE”CAMPANULA SHETLERICAMPANULATOMMASINIANACAMPANULA TRIDENTATACAMPANULA “ WARLEY WHITE”CHAENORHINUM GLAREOSUMCLAYTONIA MEGARHIZA V. NIVALISCLEMATISMARMORARIADELOSPERMA ASHTONIIDELOSPERMA CONGESTUMDELOSPERMA SP . AFF . DELEEUWIAEDELOSPERMA SPECIES- WHITEDOUGLASIAIDAHOENSISDOUGLASIA LAEVIGATA v. LAEVIGATADOUGLASIA LAEVIGATA V.LAEVIGATA “ PACKWOOD”DOUGLASIA LAEVIGATA V. CILIOLATADOUGLASIAMONTANADOUGLASIA NIVALISDRABA ACAULISDRABA DEDEANADRABAOREIBATADRACOCEPHALUM AFF : DISCOLOR [ JJH]DRACOCEPHALUM AFFPAULSENIIDUDLEYA CYMOSA SSP . PUMILAEDRAIANTHUS GRAMINIFOLIUSEDRAIANTHUS GRAMINIFOLIUS SSP . NIVEUS [ “ ALBUS”]EDRAIANTHUS PUMILIOERIGERON AUREUSERIGERON CHRYSOPSIDIS “ GRAND RIDGE”ERIGERONCOMPOSITUS “ PINK FORMS”ERIGERON COMPOSITUS “ MT . ADAMS DWARF”ERIGERON “ GOAT ROCKS ” { E.AUREUS go E.COMPOSITUS}ERIGERON LEIOMERUSERIGERON OREGANUSERIOGONUM KENNEDYI V. ALPIGENUM { NNS-}ERIOGONUMPANGUICENSE V. ALPESTREERIOGONUM OVALIFOLIUMGENTIANAACAULISGENTIANA AFFINIS V. OVATAGENTIANA NEWBERRYIGENTIANAPARADOXAGENTIANA VERNAGENISTA DELPHINENSISGYPSOPHILAARETIOIDESGYPSOPHILA CERASTIOIDESGYPSOPHILA LIBANOTICAGYPSOPHILA NANAHAPLOPAPPUS LYALLIIHELICHRYSUM PAGOPHILUMHELICHRYSUM PAGOPHYLLUMHELICHRYSUM SESSILIOIDESHEUCHERA ELEGANSHEUCHERA PULCHELLAHOSTA “ LEMONLIME”HOSTA VENUSTA “ PORTER”HUTCHINSIA ALPINAIRIS PUMILA “ ATRO - VIOLACEA”IRISSUAVEOLENS V. RUBROMARGINATAKECKIELLA CORYMBOSALEONTOPODIUMOCHROLEUCUMLEUCANTHEMOPSIS RADICANSLEWISIA COLUMBIANA V. COLUMBIANA“ALBA”LEWISIA COLUMBIANA V. RUPICOLA “ SADDLE MT . FORM”LEWISIACOTYLEDON V. HECKNERILEWISIA COTYLEDON “ REGENBOGEN STRAIN”LEWISIA“GEORGE HENLEY ” [ L.COLUMBIANA X L.COTYLEDON]LEWISIA LONGIPETALALEWISIA “ NORMA JEAN ’ [ L.COLUMBIANA ALBA X L.COTY.V.HECKNERI]LEWISIAREDIVIVALEWISIA REDIVIVA V. MINORLEWISIA TWEEDYIMINUARTIA SAXIFRAGA SSP . TMOLEAMORISIA HYPOGAEAMORISIA MONANTHOSPARRRYA NUDICAULISPENSTEMON CAESPITOSUS “ ALBUS”PENSTEMONDAVIDSONII V. DAVIDSONII “ MT . Mount Adams DWARF”PENSTEMON “ DRAGONSTAIL”PENSTEMON PROCERUS SSP . TOLMIEIPENSTEMON PROCERUS SSP . TOLMIEI “ HAWKEYE”PENSTEMON RUPICOLA “ MYRTLE HEBERT”PHLOX DIFFUSAPHLOX DIFFUSA“ALBA”PHLOX DOUGLASII “ APPLEBLOSSOM”PHLOX HENDERSONIIPHLOXKELSEYIPHLOX “ SILENEFLORA”PHYSOPLEXIS COMOSAPOTENTILLAUNIFLORAPRATIA PEDUNCULATA “ land PARK”PRIMULA “ AIREMIST”PRIMULA ALLIONII “ CLAUDE FLIGHT”PRIMULA ALLIONII “ EDINBURGH ” [ ELLIOTSFORM ] PRIMULA ALLIONII HARTSIDE X APPLEBLOSSOMPRIMULA ALLIONII “ JCAPRIMULA ALLIONII “ KENS SEEDLING”PRIMULA ALLIONII “ MARION”PRIMULA ALLIONII “ MARJORIE WOOSTER”PRIMULA ALLIONII “ PINK ICE”PRIMULA ALLIONII “ SNOWFLAKE”PRIMULA ALLIONII “ WILLIAM EARLE”PRIMULAALLIONII x “ LINDA POPE ALBA”PRIMULA X BERNINAE “ WINDRUSH”PRIMULA xBILECKII P.”BLAIRSIDE YELLOWPRIMULA “ CLARENCE ELLIOT”PRIMULAX - DESCHMANNIIPRIMULA “ ETHEL BARKER”P.HIRSUTAPRIMULA “ HEMSWELLBLUSH”PRIMULA MARGINATA “ KESSELRINGS VARIETY”PRIMULA MARGINATA“PRITCHARDS VARIETY”PRIMULA “ MARS”PRIMULA MINIMAPRIMULA“PEARDROP ” ( P.ALLIONII X OLD RED DUSTY MILLER X ALLIONII)PRIMULA “ PINKICE ” [ P.ALLIONII X P.”HARLOW CARR”]PRIMULA X - PUBESCENS “ BOOTHMANSVARIETY”PRIMULA X - PUBESCENS “ CREAM VISCOSA”PRIMULA X - PUBESCENS“KATH DRYDEN”PRIMULA 10 - PUBESCENS “ PAT BARWICK”PRIMULA “ WHARFDALELING”PULSATILLA PRATENSIS SSP . BOHEMICAPULSATILLA VERNALISRANUNCULUS ALPESTRISRANUNCULUS CRENATUSRANUNCULUS FICARIA “ BRAZENHUSSY”RHINEPHYLLUM BROOMIIRUSCHIA PUTTERILLIISAGINA BOYDIISAPONARIA “ BRESSINGHAM HYBRID”SAPONARIA x OLIVANASAXIFRAGA COCHLEARIS “ MINOR”SAXIFRAGA X ZIMMETERI [ S.AIZOON XS.CUNEIFOLIA]SAXIFRAGA “ ALBERTS DARK YELLOW”SAXIFRAGA X ANGLICA“BEATRIX STANLEY”SAXIFRAGA X ARCO - VALLEYI “ HOCKERS EDGE”SAXIFRAGAX BORISII “ MARIANNA”SAXIFRAGA X BORISII “ MONA LISA”SAXIFRAGA XBOYDII “ ARETIASTRUM”SAXIFRAGA X BOYDII “ CHERRY TREES”SAXIFRAGA XBOYDII “ FALDONSIDE”SAXIFRAGA X BOYDII”HINDHEAD SEEDLING”SAXIFRAGA XBURSERANA “ PRINCESS”SAXIFRAGA X BURSICULATA “ KING LEAR”SAXIFRAGA XELISABETHAE “ BOSTON SPA”SAXIFRAGA X ELISABETHAE “ PRIMROSE DAME”SAXIFRAGA GRISEBACHIISAXIFRAGA X IRVINGII “ JENKENSIAE”SAXIFRAGA XIRVINGII “ WALTER IRVING”SAXIFRAGA JUNIPERIFOLIASAXIFRAGA “ KATHDRYDEN”SAXIFRAGA X KELLERERI “ JOHANN KELLERER”SAXIFRAGA X KELLERERI“SUNDERMANNII MAJOR”SAXIFRAGA X KEWENSISSAXIFRAGA KOTSCHYISAXIFRAGA X MALBYANA “ PRIMULINA”SAXIFRAGA OPPOSITIFOLIA “ FLORISA”SAXIFRAGA “ PERLE ROSE”SAXIFRAGA “ ROSEMARIE”SAXIFRAGA decade ROSINAE ” ROSINA SUNDERMANN”SAXIFRAGA X SALMONICA “ MARIE LOUISA”SAXIFRAGA XSALMONICA “ MELROSE”SAXIFRAGA go SALMONICA “ SALOMONII”SAXIFRAGASEMPERVIVUMSAXIFRAGA X WEBRII “ PYGMALIONSAXIFRAGA PENTADACTYLISSCUTELLARIA ALPINASCUTELLARIA PROSTRATASEDUM PILOSUMSHORTIA GALACIFOLIASILENE ACAULIS “ FRANCES”SILENE ACAULIS“WHITE RABBIT”SILENE ARGAEASILENE PETERSONIISOLIDAGOSPATHULATA F. NANASPRAGUEA UMBELLATATALINUM OKANOGANENSETALINUM SPINESCENSTIARELLA “ TIGER STRIPE”TOWNSENDIA ALPINGENA(T.MONTANA)TOWNSENDIA EXSCAPATOWNSENDIA JONESIITOWNSENDIASPATHULATAVALERIANA SUPINAVIOLA ADUNCAORNAMENTALGRASSESCAREX FIRMA VARIEGATAFESTUCA OVINA V. GLAUCA “ MINOR”DWARF , COMPACT OR SLOW GROWING SHRUBSDAPHNE ARBUSCULADAPHNEKOSANINIIKALMIOPSIS FRAGRANS ” LePINIEC FORM ” [ K.LEACHIANA]POTENTILLA FRUITICOSA “ CASCADE CUSHION”RHODODENDRON CALOSTROTUM SSP.KELETICUMRHODODENDRON CALOSTROTUM SSP . RADICANS “ ROCK FORM”RHODODENDRON KEISKEI “ YAKU FAIRY”RHODODENDRON SALUENENSE SSP.CHAMEUNUM V.PROSTRATUMRHODODENDRON “ WREN”SALIX REPENSSALIX RETICULATAVACCINIUM MACROCARPON “ HAMILTON ”
Having , we trust , carry you toexperiment with various motif , we cerebrate that it ’s time to get those seed andplant catalogue out , or jump in the gondola and head off to your close nurseryand fit out the trough flora useable . To aid you in your choice , otherarticles and listing along this theme can be detect on each of our internet site at thefollowing addresses .
TheTrough Garden
