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Recommended Plants for Sierra Foothills Rock Gardens

The following is a list of plants that we have successfully grown in our gardens. To browse through our database of recommended plants, click on the letter corresponding to the Genus. Use the Pager at the bottom of the page to move through all plants that begin with that letter.

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Plant ID Plant name Culture ht X width(in) Zone Description
79 Genista delphinensis 3X1218 4 Dense green mat of ground hugging “winged” stems. Covered with yellow broom flowers in spring. TNT
83 Globularia cordifolia 5X12 5 Dense mats of small glossy green leaves topped with miniature lilac blue powderpuff flowers in spring. Excellent for the mediterranean rock garden. DR TNT
85 Globularia repens 1X8 5 Mat forming miniature subshrub with tiny green leaves and lavender blue powder-puffs in late spring. Very Cute! DR TNT
301 Globularia spinosa 5X5 Small clumps of grey-green holly like leaves. Lavender flowers. Some consider it one of the best Globularias. DR TNT
86 Globularia tricosantha 8X18 One of the larger Globularias, a wonderful mat of glossy green foliage topped with purple powderpuff flowers on 8 inch stems in early spring. Much tougher than the deep green glossy leaves would lead you to believe. DR TNT
565 Gypsophila nana 3X8 A very dwarf Gypsophila. Mound of bright green foliage covered with rose-pink flowers in spring. Delightful in the rock garden. TNT