Rock Gardens Plants

Buy Miss Violet Butterfly Bush online. Miss Violet Butterfly Bush has beautiful rich purple blooms on a compact plant. If you love the compact habit of 'Miss Ruby' and 'Miss Molly' you're sure to love 'Miss Violet', too. She has all these great attributes plus loads of dark purple-violet flowers. It's another great butterfly bush from Dr. Dennis Werner of NCSU.

Buy Marvelette Blue Calamint online. This highly fragrant herb will stop you in your tracks, as well as making a great attractor for pollinators. Perfect for the herb garden or ornamental use, this blue-flowering, low-growing perennial smells like a mix between marjoram and mint. Use in tight spaces in sunny locations, and the bees are sure to make a stop!

Buy Angel Bells Bellflower online. The Bells series of bellfower provides a spectacular floral show over dense mounds of green foliage. Angel Bells Bellfower produces amazing clusters of bright white flowers in late spring to early summer. Use these plants to line borders or in mass plantings for a head turning display.

Buy Pink Octopus Bellflower online. Japanese lantern-shaped buds open to striking pink, octopus-like flowers. Masses of blooms flutter down from the nicely upright flowering branches above strong, deeply cut foliage. Unique and interesting! Long bloom time and easy to grow. This spreader does very well in the south.

Buy Cannova® Orange Shades Canna online. Shades of orange to dark gold flower spikes bloom from late spring to late summer atop dark bluish-green pointed foliage. Upright growth habit. Excellent in mass plantings.

Buy Cannova® Yellow Canna online. Bright yellow flower spikes bloom from late spring to late summer atop dark bluish-green pointed foliage. Upright growth habit. Excellent in mass plantings.

Buy Globe Peashrub online. Globe Peashrub features a compact-growing, rounded habit, and produces small, bright yellow flowers in late spring to early summer. It is slow growing and does not produce suckers. This is a fantastic plant for northern climates, as it's extremely cold hardy!

Buy Blue Zinger Sedge online. Blue Zinger Sedge is an improved sport of Carex flacca, as it is lighter blue and more clump forming. It makes a terrific groundcover, and can tolerate a wide variety of soil conditions.

Buy Evergold Variegated Sedge online. Evergold Variegated Sedge is a beautiful mounded Japanese-type sedge that makes a low growing, yet cascading mound. It has think, leathery blades that are yellow to creamy white that line the center of each blade and those are bordered by dark green edges.

Buy Everdi Sedge online. Everdi Sedge is a compact grass with glossy green blades. Mounding and creeping growth habit in the spring and summer. Perfect for borders or edging.

Buy Everlime Sedge online. This sedge contains distinctive green foliage with lime margins. Robust with an arching growth habit. Ideal for use as a border.

Buy First Choice Blue Bluebeard online. 'First Choice' is a wonderful selection of bluebeard that flowers earlier and longer than 'Longwood Blue', although the flowers are slightly more purplish. Foliage is glossier than 'Longwood Blue' giving a neat appearance. Bees and butterflies love this species as it is covered in a cloud of blue flowers that are atop silvery blue green foliage. 'First Choice' is our first choice!

Buy Snow Fairy Bluebeard online. Is soft textured, with feathery, white and green variegated foliage, great for brightening up the spring and summer garden. Its leaves are edged white all season followed by a late summer bloom of gentle blue. It's an easy and undemanding plant.

Buy Sunshine Blue® II Bluebeard online. Sunshine Blue® II Bluebeard is an improved variety of the classic Sunshine Blue® Bluebeard, but it's much more tolerant of cold climates. If you've had trouble with bluebeard surviving winter in your area in the past, now's your chance to enjoy the vivid gold foliage and blue blooms of this late blooming favorite. An excellent plant for attracting pollinators!

Buy Sapphire Surf™ Bluebeard online. Sapphire Surf™ Bluebeard has a stunning amount of deep blue flowers in your yard! This compact, low-maintenance shrub produces abundant flowers from top to bottom. It is a excellent garden specimen from late summer through early fall. Its sweet blue blooms are a butterfly magnet, and make excellent cut flowers. It's also deer resistant and drought tolerant. It makes a great border or accent plant.

Buy Beyond Midnight® Bluebeard online. Beyond Midnight® Bluebeard is dark and dreamy. You're sure to love this new Caryopteris with its extremely dark green glossy foliage, compact habit and rich blue flowers.

Buy Blue Empire™ Bluebeard online. North Creek Nursery states that "this stunning Caryopteris is big, blue & beautiful!" Beautiful blue flowers are produced on this shrub in late summer on top of a compact growth habit and blue-green leaves. More compact than other cultivars, but larger flowers make this a great specimen plant or planted in large groups for color and pollinator attracting!

Buy Blue Atlas Cedar online. Definite specimen use, this tree makes a statement all by itself, With powder blue, somewhat silver needles and a pyramidal shape when young, becoming flat-topped with horizontal spreading branching when older.

Buy Weeping Blue Atlas Cedar (Serpentine) online. It is an evergreen conifer with drooping twisted branches filled with powdery blue needles that are sure to catch the eye of every passerby. The serpentine from means that this has been trained to zig zag back and forth for that unique appearance in your landscape.

Buy Green Wave Atlas Cedar online. Enhance your garden with the Green Wave Atlas Cedar, an exquisite evergreen tree that boasts naturally sculpted features and tiered branching. Its spreading form creates open flat planes of bluish-green foliage, providing a striking contrast against its reddish-brown bark.

With its dense, conical shape and long needles, Green Wave Atlas Cedar adds a touch of elegance to any landscape. Hardy and drought-resistant, this cedar thrives in dry, rocky, or sandy soils, making it an ideal choice for full sun to partial shade environments.

Green Wave Atlas Cedar originated as a witch's broom on a 100-year-old Blue Atlas Cedar at the Morris Arboretum. Its sturdy branches ensure durability in the garden, making it a perfect specimen plant, backdrop, or visual anchor for other garden plants.

Transform your outdoor space with the unique beauty and resilience of Green Wave Atlas Cedar, an evergreen centerpiece that promises to captivate year-round.

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Buy Feelin' Blue Weeping Deodar Cedar online. Feelin' Blue Weeping Deodar Cedar is a low-growing evergreen that is perfect for rock gardens and retaining walls. It can be staked to add height or let it grow low on its own to for a beautiful low growing screen of vibrant blue and green foliage.

Buy Prostrate Beauty Deodar Cedar online. Prostrate Beauty Deodar Cedar is an elegant landscape addition that allows plant lovers to experience the unique charm of a beautiful mid-size conifer that adds distinctive blue foliage and a spreading, horizontal growth habit to their garden. This conifer starts nearly flat when young, developing a leader that can be pruned to maintain a low, spreading form.

The new blue-green needles retain their soft, feathery look as they mature, providing a soothing color to your landscape. Discovered at Iseli Nursery in 1979, this cedar is set to become a classic with its superior qualities and graceful pendulous form.

Initially, Prostrate Beauty Deodar Cedar grows horizontally with cascading arms, eventually producing a leader that can form a broad pyramid shape. For a more prostrate growth, simply snip off the central leader.

Whether used as a standalone specimen or in groupings, this cedar's superior qualities and unique form make it a standout feature. Its versatility makes it an excellent choice for placing near upright red or purple-leaved Japanese maples, boulders, or water features.

Transform your garden with the elegance of Prostrate Beauty Deodar Cedar, and enjoy its unique beauty and charm in your outdoor space.

Buy Snow Sprite Deodar Cedar online. Snow Sprite Deodar Cedar is a radiant garden gem that will transform your garden. Snow Sprite Deodar Cedar is a compact and unique conifer that adds a touch of radiance to your landscape. This mid-size plant starts with ivory white new growth that turns creamy yellow as it matures, creating a striking contrast against its surroundings.

Snow Sprite Deodar Cedar develops a leader with age, maintaining a small and compact form compared to other species. Its irregularly mounding growth habit makes it an eye-catching addition to any garden.

Best grown in part shade, this cedar's bright foliage practically "glows in the dark," providing a luminous touch to shaded areas. The new growth is quite light-colored, transitioning to a yellowish hue, which enhances its visual appeal. This low mound plant thrives in partial shade, ensuring its vibrant color appears without the risk of sunburn.

Whether used as a standalone specimen or in groupings, the Snow Sprite Deodar Cedar has superior qualities that make it a standout in any landscape. Add a touch of elegance and light to your garden with Snow Sprite Deodar Cedar today.

Buy Snow in Summer online. Just as the name says, Snow in Summer provides masses of small white flowers on top of silvery-gray foliage. Blooms late spring into summer. A fantastic rock garden plant that thrives in heat and drought. Also perfect for ledges, borders, and mass plantings.

Buy Blue Plumbago online. Low growing spreading groundcover. Luscious shiny green foliage turns bronze-red in fall. Deep blue flowers appear in late summer and persist until frost. Blue Plumbago is a very drought tolerant perennial.

Buy Chirimen Dwarf Hinoki False Cypress online. Chirimen Dwarf Hinoki False Cypress is a standout dwarf Hinoki cypress that captivates with its extraordinary foliage and compact form. Named after the traditional Japanese crepe fabric used in kimonos, Chirimen Dwarf Hinoki False Cypress features a fascinating mix of juvenile and adult foliage in striking shades of blue, bluish silver, blue-green, and deep forest green.

This unique evergreen showcases narrow, upright shoots that resemble bottle-brushes, creating a dense cluster that adds both texture and color to any garden. Chirimen Dwarf Hinoki False Cypress is not only visually appealing but has also earned the prestigious 2011 Conifer of the Year award from the American Conifer Society, making it a favorite among gardeners.

To ensure its optimal growth, plant Chirimen Dwarf Hinoki False Cypress in full sun to partial shade with excellent drainage. Its crinkly, congested foliage will stand out as a beautiful textural accent in your landscape, whether along pathways or as a focal point in garden beds. This low-maintenance conifer thrives in well-drained soil and requires minimal care—just make sure to give it the right growing conditions.

Elevate your garden's charm with Chirimen Dwarf Hinoki False Cypress—an exceptional choice for adding unique texture and color throughout the year.

Buy Stoneham Dwarf Hinoki False Cypress online. Stoneham Dwarf Hinoki False Cypress is an extremely dwarf, compact, dense evergreen conifer with a rounded, yet flat, shaped growth habit that makes it perfect for a rock garden or a small space filler for semi-shade locations.

Buy Cumulus Dwarf Sawara False Cypress online. Cumulus Dwarf Sawara False Cypress is your perfect garden companion! Cumulus Dwarf Sawara False Cypress is a stunning addition to any garden or rock garden. This compact, bluish-green plant features soft, needle-like juvenile foliage that creates an airy and delicate appearance, reminiscent of puffy clouds.

Ideal for tight spaces, Cumulus Dwarf Sawara False Cypress maintains its small size naturally, without the need for pruning. For the densest foliage, grow it in full sun, making it a practical choice for sunny spots.

Cumulus Dwarf Sawara False Cypress is perfect for adding texture and visual interest to your garden, trough, or rock garden. It's also an excellent option for miniature topiaries, bringing a touch of whimsy and elegance to your outdoor space.

Elevate your garden's aesthetic with the charming and reliable Cumulus Dwarf Sawara False Cypress. Your garden will thank you!

Buy Curly Tops Sawara False Cypress online. The distinctive curly tips and silvery blue foliage of 'Curly Tops' add both texture and color to the landscape. The uniquely twisted needles show off a gleaming silver side, and the dense, compact form works well wherever a more rounded version of Boulevard False Cypress is needed. Use it to line the drive or define a garden wall. Partial shade produces a richer blue.

Buy Threadbranch False Cypress online. The long, fine foliage, narrow, pendulous stems and irregular mounding habit make 'Filifera' a compelling garden accent. The scale-like foliage, a fresh green in spring, takes on softer tones in winter and complements the reddish brown bark. Over time, trees develop a compact, pyramidal form that makes them excellent candidates for sculpting. Hardy and adaptable to both cold and warm climates.