Rock plants
Bring the atmosphere of the mountains to your own garden with our colorful rock plants. A rock plant is the ideal choice for rock gardens, dry stone walls, or narrow gaps between tiles. These strong, low-growing rock plants often bloom profusely and require hardly any maintenance. Discover the versatile range at Planten247 and create a robust accent.
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Festuca gautieri - Bearskin - ↕10-25cm - Ø9cm - 60x
Festuca gautieri, also known as fescue, is a compact and graceful ornamental grass species with fine, fresh green foliage that forms dense cushions...
View full detailsFestuca gautieri - Bearskin - ↕10-25cm - Ø9cm - 48x
Festuca gautieri, also known as fescue, is a compact and graceful ornamental grass species with fine, fresh green foliage that forms dense cushions...
View full detailsFestuca gautieri - Bearskin - ↕10-25cm - Ø9cm - 24x
Festuca gautieri, also known as fescue, is a compact and graceful ornamental grass species with fine, fresh green foliage that forms dense cushions...
View full detailsFestuca gautieri - Bearskin - ↕10-25cm - Ø9cm - 12x
Festuca gautieri, also known as fescue, is a compact and graceful ornamental grass species with fine, fresh green foliage that forms dense cushions...
View full detailsFestuca gautieri - Bearskin - ↕10-25cm - Ø9cm - 6x
Festuca gautieri, also known as fescue, is a compact and graceful ornamental grass species with fine, fresh green foliage that forms dense cushions...
View full detailsErigeron karvinskianus - Wallfinch - ↕10-25cm - Ø9cm - 60x
Erigeron karvinskianus, also known as the Mexican daisy, is an airy and profusely flowering perennial with countless small daisy-like flowers that ...
View full detailsErigeron karvinskianus - Wallfinch - ↕10-25cm - Ø9cm - 48x
Erigeron karvinskianus, also known as the Mexican daisy, is an airy and profusely flowering perennial with countless small daisy-like flowers that ...
View full detailsErigeron karvinskianus - Wallfinch - ↕10-25cm - Ø9cm - 24x
Erigeron karvinskianus, also known as the Mexican daisy, is an airy and profusely flowering perennial with countless small daisy-like flowers that ...
View full detailsCerastium tomentosum - Felted hornflower - ↕10-25cm - Ø9cm - 60x
The Cerastium tomentosum, also known as the Whoppled Horned Flower, is a beautiful ground-covering perennial that shines in spring with a sea of ...
View full detailsErigeron karvinskianus - Wallfinch - ↕10-25cm - Ø9cm - 12x
Erigeron karvinskianus, also known as the Mexican daisy, is an airy and profusely flowering perennial with countless small daisy-like flowers that ...
View full detailsCerastium tomentosum - Felted hornflower - ↕10-25cm - Ø9cm - 48x
The Cerastium tomentosum, also known as the Whoppled Horned Flower, is a beautiful ground-covering perennial that shines in spring with a sea of ...
View full detailsErigeron karvinskianus - Wallfinch - ↕10-25cm - Ø9cm - 6x
Erigeron karvinskianus, also known as the Mexican daisy, is an airy and profusely flowering perennial with countless small daisy-like flowers that ...
View full detailsCerastium tomentosum - Felted hornflower - ↕10-25cm - Ø9cm - 24x
The Cerastium tomentosum, also known as the Whoppled Horned Flower, is a beautiful ground-covering perennial that shines in spring with a sea of ...
View full detailsCerastium tomentosum - Felted hornflower - ↕10-25cm - Ø9cm - 12x
The Cerastium tomentosum, also known as the Whoppled Horned Flower, is a beautiful ground-covering perennial that shines in spring with a sea of ...
View full detailsCerastium tomentosum - Felted hornflower - ↕10-25cm - Ø9cm - 6x
The Cerastium tomentosum, also known as the Whoppled Horned Flower, is a beautiful ground-covering perennial that shines in spring with a sea of ...
View full detailsCampanula poscharskyana - Creeping bellflower - ↕10-25cm - Ø9cm - 60x
The Campanula poscharskyana, also known as the Creeping Bellflower, is an elegant and profusely flowering perennial that forms a carpet of star-sha...
View full detailsCampanula poscharskyana - Creeping bellflower - ↕10-25cm - Ø9cm - 48x
The Campanula poscharskyana, also known as the Creeping Bellflower, is an elegant and profusely flowering perennial that forms a carpet of star-sha...
View full detailsCampanula poscharskyana - Creeping bellflower - ↕10-25cm - Ø9cm - 24x
The Campanula poscharskyana, also known as the Creeping Bellflower, is an elegant and profusely flowering perennial that forms a carpet of star-sha...
View full detailsCampanula poscharskyana - Creeping bellflower - ↕10-25cm - Ø9cm - 12x
The Campanula poscharskyana, also known as the Creeping Bellflower, is an elegant and profusely flowering perennial that forms a carpet of star-sha...
View full detailsCampanula poscharskyana - Creeping bellflower - ↕10-25cm - Ø9cm - 6x
The Campanula poscharskyana, also known as the Creeping Bellflower, is an elegant and profusely flowering perennial that forms a carpet of star-sha...
View full detailsGeranium cantabrigiense 'Biokovo' - Cranesbill - ↕10-25cm - Ø9cm - 48x
The **Geranium cantabrigiense 'Biokovo'** is a low-growing ground cover (10-15 cm) that produces graceful white-pink flowers in May and June. This ...
View full detailsFestuca glauca 'Elijah Bleu' - Blue Fescue - ↕10-25cm - Ø9cm - 48x
**Festuca glauca ‘Eljae Blue’** is a beautiful, blue-grey grass variety that adds color to your garden all year round. This low-maintenance plant b...
View full detailsFestuca glauca 'Elijah Bleu' - Blue Fescue - ↕10-25cm - Ø9cm - 24x
**Festuca glauca ‘Eljae Blue’** is a beautiful, blue-grey grass variety that adds color to your garden all year round. This low-maintenance plant b...
View full detailsGeranium cantabrigiense 'Biokovo' - Cranesbill - ↕10-25cm - Ø9cm - 24x
The **Geranium cantabrigiense 'Biokovo'** is a low-growing ground cover (10-15 cm) that produces graceful white-pink flowers in May and June. This ...
View full detailsAjuga reptans 'Catlin's Giant' - Creeping Bugle - ↕10-25cm - Ø9cm - 48x
Bring life to your garden with Ajuga reptans 'Catlin's Giant'! This beautiful ground cover is known for its large, glossy leaves that are a beautif...
View full detailsCampanula poscharskyana 'Stella' - ↕10-25cm - Ø9cm - 24x
**Campanula portenschlagiana 'Stella'** is a beautiful, low-growing plant that reaches a height of only 10-20 cm. This creeping plant blooms from J...
View full detailsCampanula poscharskyana 'Stella' - ↕10-25cm - Ø9cm - 48x
**Campanula portenschlagiana 'Stella'** is a beautiful, low-growing plant that reaches a height of only 10-20 cm. This creeping plant blooms from J...
View full detailsAjuga reptans 'Catlin's Giant' - Creeping Bugle - ↕10-25cm - Ø9cm - 24x
Bring life to your garden with Ajuga reptans 'Catlin's Giant'! This beautiful ground cover is known for its large, glossy leaves that are a beautif...
View full detailsAjuga reptans 'Burgundy Glow' - Creeping Bugle - ↕10-25cm - Ø9cm - 24x
**Ajuga reptans (Creeping Bugle)** is the ideal ground cover for your garden! This attractive plant grows low and fast, with beautiful leathery lea...
View full detailsAjuga reptans 'Burgundy Glow' - Creeping Bugle - ↕10-25cm - Ø9cm - 48x
**Ajuga reptans (Creeping Bugle)** is the ideal ground cover for your garden! This attractive plant grows low and fast, with beautiful leathery lea...
View full detailsAjuga reptans - Creeping Bugle - ↕10-25cm - Ø9cm - 48x
**Ajuga reptans (Creeping Bugle)** is the ideal ground cover for your garden! This attractive plant grows low and fast, with beautiful leathery lea...
View full detailsAcaena microphylla 'Kupferteppich' - Spiny Nut - ↕10-25cm - Ø9cm - 48x
Acena microphylla 'Kupferteppich' is a beautiful, low-growing ground cover that is perfect for both sunny and shady spots. This versatile plant blo...
View full detailsAjuga reptans - Creeping Bugle - ↕10-25cm - Ø9cm - 24x
**Ajuga reptans (Creeping Bugle)** is the ideal ground cover for your garden! This attractive plant grows low and fast, with beautiful leathery lea...
View full detailsGeranium cantabrigiense 'Cambridge' - Crane's-bill - ↕10-25cm - Ø9cm - 24x
**Geranium cantabrigiense 'Cambridge'** is a low-growing, low-maintenance perennial with fresh green, aromatic foliage and beautiful pink flowers i...
View full detailsGeranium cantabrigiense 'Cambridge' - Crane's-bill - ↕10-25cm - Ø9cm - 48x
**Geranium cantabrigiense 'Cambridge'** is a low-growing, low-maintenance perennial with fresh green, aromatic foliage and beautiful pink flowers i...
View full detailsCeratostigma plumbaginoides - Leadwort - ↕10-25cm - Ø9cm - 48x
**Ceratostigma plumbaginoides** is a beautiful ground cover that brings every garden to life! With its vibrant, bluish flowers and attractive, glos...
View full detailsCeratostigma plumbaginoides - Leadwort - ↕10-25cm - Ø9cm - 24x
**Ceratostigma plumbaginoides** is a beautiful ground cover that brings every garden to life! With its vibrant, bluish flowers and attractive, glos...
View full detailsGeranium cantabrigiense 'Biokovo' - ↕10-25cm - Ø9cm - 60x
The **Geranium cantabrigiense 'Biokovo'** is a low-growing ground cover (10-15 cm) that produces graceful white-pink flowers in May and June. This ...
View full detailsFestuca glauca 'Elijah Bleu' - Blue Fescue - ↕10-25cm - Ø9cm - 60x
**Festuca glauca ‘Eljae Blue’** is a beautiful, blue-grey grass variety that adds color to your garden all year round. This low-maintenance plant b...
View full detailsGeranium cantabrigiense 'Biokovo' - ↕10-25cm - Ø9cm - 12x
The **Geranium cantabrigiense 'Biokovo'** is a low-growing ground cover (10-15 cm) that produces graceful white-pink flowers in May and June. This ...
View full detailsFestuca glauca 'Elijah Bleu' - Blue Fescue - ↕10-25cm - Ø9cm - 12x
**Festuca glauca ‘Eljae Blue’** is a beautiful, blue-grey grass variety that adds color to your garden all year round. This low-maintenance plant b...
View full detailsFestuca glauca 'Elijah Bleu' - Blue Fescue - ↕10-25cm - Ø9cm - 6x
**Festuca glauca ‘Eljae Blue’** is a beautiful, blue-grey grass variety that adds color to your garden all year round. This low-maintenance plant b...
View full detailsAjuga reptans 'Burgundy Glow' - Creeping Bugle - ↕10-25cm - Ø9cm - 6x
**Ajuga reptans (Creeping Bugle)** is the ideal ground cover for your garden! This attractive plant grows low and fast, with beautiful leathery lea...
View full detailsAjuga reptans 'Burgundy Glow' - Creeping Bugle - ↕10-25cm - Ø9cm - 60x
**Ajuga reptans (Creeping Bugle)** is the ideal ground cover for your garden! This attractive plant grows low and fast, with beautiful leathery lea...
View full detailsAjuga reptans 'Burgundy Glow' - Creeping Bugle - ↕10-25cm - Ø9cm - 12x
**Ajuga reptans (Creeping Bugle)** is the ideal ground cover for your garden! This attractive plant grows low and fast, with beautiful leathery lea...
View full detailsCampanula poscharskyana 'Stella' - ↕10-25cm - Ø9cm - 6x
**Campanula portenschlagiana 'Stella'** is a beautiful, low-growing plant that reaches a height of only 10-20 cm. This creeping plant blooms from J...
View full detailsCampanula poscharskyana 'Stella' - ↕10-25cm - Ø9cm - 60x
**Campanula portenschlagiana 'Stella'** is a beautiful, low-growing plant that reaches a height of only 10-20 cm. This creeping plant blooms from J...
View full detailsCampanula poscharskyana 'Stella' - ↕10-25cm - Ø9cm - 12x
**Campanula portenschlagiana 'Stella'** is a beautiful, low-growing plant that reaches a height of only 10-20 cm. This creeping plant blooms from J...
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What are the best-known and most popular rock plants?
When we look at the most popular rock plants, we often see species that excel in color and form. The well-known Aubrieta forms a spectacular purple or blue carpet over stones and walls in the spring. The various species of Sedum are also hugely popular rock plants due to their decorative fleshy leaves and extreme resilience. In addition, the Campanula is a classic that weaves beautifully through rock crevices with its fragile blue flowers. These rock plants are so popular because, with their compact growth habit and vibrant bloom, they immediately add character to the stonier parts of the garden.
The benefits of rock plants?
The greatest benefit of rock plants is their enormous resilience. These plants are naturally accustomed to harsh conditions, such as intense sun and little water. A rock plant therefore has very modest water requirements and can easily take a beating. In addition, many rock plants are evergreen, ensuring your rock garden or border maintains a neat, green appearance even in winter. Because they stay low to the ground and often form dense cushions, they also work excellently as natural weed suppressors. For those who love a garden that requires little time but offers plenty of color, these hardy plants are the perfect solution.
What to look for when buying rock plants?
When selecting new rock plants, it is important to consider the location. Pay specific attention to the following points:
What types of rock plants are there?
There is a wide variety of rock plants, roughly divided into flowering cushion plants and succulents. Cushion plants, such as Soapwort or Candytuft (Iberis), form dense mats that become completely covered with flowers. On the other hand, you have succulent-like rock plants, such as Houseleek (Sempervivum), which stand out primarily for their beautiful geometric rosettes. Dwarf varieties of perennials and small ornamental grasses can also serve excellently as rock plants. For every style, from a sleek modern patio garden with planters to a wilder, natural rock garden, a suitable species can be found that softens the stony elements.
How and where do I place my rock plants?
The ideal spot for a rock plant is a sun-drenched elevation, a rock garden, or in the crevices of a dry stone wall. Good drainage is essential when planting; mix the garden soil with plenty of coarse sand or gravel. Dig a hole just large enough for the root ball and press the rock plant firmly between the stones. Do you have a slope? Then position the plants so that excess rainwater drains away easily. You can also perfectly place rock plants in pots or troughs on the terrace, as long as there are holes in the bottom of the pot for drainage. Finishing with a layer of split or gravel around the plant prevents the lower leaves from rotting.
How do I care for my rock plants?
The care of rock plants is minimal. After flowering, you can lightly prune many varieties to maintain the compact shape and encourage a possible second bloom. Only water during extremely dry periods; a rock plant is a champion at surviving with little moisture. Fertilizing is only necessary very moderately; too much nutrition often results in weak growth and fewer flowers. In spring, it is sufficient to sprinkle some organic fertilizer around the rock plants. Occasionally remove windblown leaves or weeds from between the cushions to keep the plants airy and healthy. This way, you will enjoy these hardy mountain dwellers for years to come.
Buy rock plants
Do you want to enrich your garden with colorful accents that can take a beating? Buying rock plants at Planten247 means choosing quality and variety. Our assortment contains the strongest species that immediately give your rock garden or border a mature look. Every rock plant is carefully packaged and delivered quickly, so you can get started right away with beautifying your outdoor space. Whether you are creating a complete rock garden or just want to fill a few colorful gaps, you will find the ideal rock plants for every project with us. View our collection and be surprised by the versatility of these little powerhouses!
Frequently asked questions about rock plants
Can rock plants also be planted in a regular border?
Yes, absolutely! A rock plant does excellently at the edge of a border, provided the soil there is not too heavy and wet. They form beautiful, natural edges along paths and ensure a smooth transition from paving to planting.
Are all rock plants winter hardy?
Most rock plants that we offer are very winter hardy. Because they come from mountainous regions, they are accustomed to the cold. However, winter wetness is often a bigger problem than the frost itself. Good drainage is therefore the best protection for your rock plant during the winter months.
How fast do rock plants grow?
The growth rate varies by species. Some rock plants, such as Aubrieta, can form substantial cushions in a few seasons. Other species, such as Houseleek, grow more slowly and propagate by producing small 'offspring' around the mother plant. With these plants, patience is always rewarded with dense growth.
Do rock plants need special soil?
A rock plant loves poor, well-draining soil. Preferably use special rock garden soil or mix your own potting soil with plenty of coarse sand, gravel, or perlite. This mimics the plant's natural, stony habitat and prevents root rot.
