Plants That Will Grow In Stone Walls
Also be judicious with prolific spreaders and with plants that reseed themselves abundantly.
Plants that will grow in stone walls. Other climbing plants could also be used this way. Every spring it develops masses of cheerful yellow flowers that look terrific tucked between rocks and boulders. As they grow creeping plants will cover much of the wall s surface so don t overplant or you will lose the beauty of the stone. Ideas for planting flowers in a wall.
Brighten them with pockets of colorful flowering plants like this lobelia. Stone walls need not be drab. I have a failing i love building rock retaining walls to plant my hardy succulent collection into. They do not need a lot of water to grow which makes them ideal for rocky soil that will not retain water.
See more ideas about plants garden inspiration rock garden. The sedum sempervivum and jovibarba that are planted in my garden rock wall along the driveway are the happiest of all my hardy succulents and i believe it s partly because of the excellent drainage the full sun exposure and the cool root. Creeping fig should face away from direct hot sunlight and needs regular pruning. Ice plant delosperma cooperi shihina getty images.
Commonly called basket of gold perennial alyssum makes a wonderful wall or rock garden plant. While a small niche may look unattractive to use the paving provides a cool and damp area that s often perfect for small alpines or sun loving and compact herbs. The purple ice plant is often used as a spreading ground cover. Jul 17 2014 explore kathy sch s board stone wall plants on pinterest.
On this 4 foot high retaining wall at the front of a lawn the owners have planted creeping fig ficus pumila to grow up the wall. Plants which can with stand an open exposed site are ideal for the top of the wall. Yellow alyssum aurinia saxatilis hecos255 getty images. Yellow alyssum is a low growing spreading plant that puts out clusters of small.
In warmer regions this plant can be short lived so replant every year or two. 33 best plants for a rock garden. Hens and chicks are great plants for any rock garden because these small plants multiply as they grow and because of their size they are able to creep into the smallest spaces in the garden to make it fuller.