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Rock
Garden Design
Perhaps our favorite garden - full of color,
texture and virtually no maintenance!
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Plant Descriptions
Name:
Sedum
'Autumn Joy' or 'Autumn
Fires'
Botanical:
Sedum
Height
x Width:
30" H
x 36" W
Exposure:
Full Sun or Partial Shade
Bloom
Color:
Coral Pinkish-Red
Bloom
Time:
Late Summer into Fall
Water:
Very drought tolerant
Features:
Large cauliflower-shaped
flower heads rise above
very attractive gray-green
succulent foliage. Eye-catching
in the perennial or rock
garden, or anywhere in the
sunny, dry landscape. Very
drought tolerant. Attracts
butterflies.
Companions:
Other
Sedums, Agastache, Yarrows,
Hens and Chicks, Coreopsis,
Daisies, Coneflowers, Daylilies,
Guara, Japanese Aster, Lantanas,
Butterfly Bush, Yucca, Barberries,
Ornamental Grasses, Junipers,
and many more!
Name:
Muhly
Grass
Botanical:
Muhlenbergia capillaries
Height
x Width:
3-4' H x 3'
W
Exposure:
Full Sun
Bloom
Color:
Pinkish-Purple
Bloom
Time:
Fall
Water:
Very drought tolerant
Features:
Rose-Purple
wispy plumes appear in early
Fall on this coastal-looking
grass. Dark green, slender,
grassy foliage is attractive.
Most outstanding when planted
in groups of 3 or more.
Very drought tolerant.
Companions:
Other
ornamental grasses, , Junipers,
Barberries, Abelias, Dwarf
Nandinas, Dwarf Spireas,
Sedums and many other drought
tolerant plants and perennials.
'Gold
Carpet'
'Voodoo'
'Ogon'
Name:
Sedum
Groundcovers
Botanical:
Sedum
Height
x Width:
2-4"
H - Space18" apart
Exposure:
Full Sun or Partial Shade
Bloom
Color:
Assorted
Bloom
Time:
Summer
Water:
Very drought tolerant
Features:
Sedums are in the succulent
family which means they
are very drought tolerant.
Many interesting and unique
varieties are available.
Companions:
Other
Sedums, Abelias, Barberries,
Upright Junipers, Hollies,
Nandinas, Yucca, Ornamental
Grasses, Japanese Maples,
Crape Myrtles, Loropetalums,
Daylilies, and many more
shrubs, trees, and perennials.
Name:
Hens
& Chicks
Botanical:
Sempervivum
Height
x Width:
6-8"
H x 12-15" W
Exposure:
Full Sun
Bloom
Color:
Summer
Bloom
Time:
Mix
Water:
Very drought tolerant
Features:
Rosettes
of succulent foliage are
very cute and at home around
rock outcroppings or boulders.
Exceptionally drought tolerant
plant. Great in the rock
garden or in containers.
Companions:
Sedums,
Guara, Agastache, Dianthus,
Veronica, Iceplant, Asters,
and many other drought tolerant
plants.
Name:
Ice
Plant
Botanical:
Delosperma cooperi
Height
x Width:
3-4"H
- Space 18-24" apart
Exposure:
Full Sun or Partial Shade
Bloom
Color:
Purple
Bloom
Time:
April to Frost
Water:
Very drought tolerant
Features:
Purple
flowers are rpoduced in
abundance atop the evergreen
matt-forming succulent foliage.
Useful as a groundcover
or border in islands, perennial
or rock gardens, or foundation
plantings.
Companions:
Combines
nicely with just about any
other plants. Knockout Rose,
Stella De Oro Daylily, Barberries,
Yuccas, and Abelias to name
just a few.
Name:
Lantana's
Botanical:
Lantana
Height
x Width:
2-6' H x 4-8'
W depending on variety
Exposure:
Full Sun
Bloom
Color:
Several colors to choose
from.
Bloom
Time:
May to Frost!
Water:
Very drought tolerant
Features:
Unrivaled
for attracting butterflies!
The flower clusters are
produced in abundance from
late spring thru fall. Leave
plenty of room in the garden
for these fast growing,
mounding perennial shrubs.
Very drought tolerant. A
must in every garden or
landscape! Most definitely
a Wilson Bros Favorite!!
Prune
back in Spring when new
growth begins to emerge.
Fall pruning insures death.
Companions:
Yarrows,
Butterfly Bush, Ice Plant,
Sedums, Ornamental Grasses,
Junipers, Barberries, Yucca,
Coneflowers, Rudbeckias,
Pincushion Flower, and many
other plants that attract
butterflies and are drought
tolerant.
Name:
Barberri
'Crimson Pigmy'
Botanical:
Berberis atropurpureum
'Nana'
Size:
2'
H x 3' W
Exposure:
Full
Sun
Bloom
Color:
Yellow
- inconspicuous
Bloom
Time:
Spring
Water:
Low - drought tolerant
Features:
Outstanding
maroon-red foliage on this
low, mounding shrub. Extremely
drought and heat tolerant.
Companions:
Indian
Hawthorne, Yucca, Juniper,
Soft Touch Holly, Abelias,
Ornamental Grasses, Stella
de Oro Daylily, Sedums,
Crape Myrtles and other
drought tolerant plantsand
trees.
Name:
Yucca
'Adams Needle'
Botanical:
Yucca filamentosa
Height
x Width:
3-4' H x 3-4'
W
Exposure:
Full Sun or Partial Shade
Bloom
Color:
White
Bloom
Time:
Late Spring
Water:
Very drought tolerant
Features:
Floppy
sword-like leaves form clumps.
Tall spikes covered with
large white flowers rise
above the foliage in Summer.
Extremely drought tolerant
and low maintenance. Excellent
accent in islands, foundation
plantings, or a centerpiece
for large containers.
Companions:
Abelias,
Barberries, Cotoneaster,
Soft Touch Holly, Junipers,
Ornamental Grasses, Dwarf
Nandinas, Dwarf Spireas,
Sedums, and other drought
tolerant shrubs and perennials.
Name:
Blue
Balloon Flower
Botanical:
Platycodon 'Sentimental
Blue'
Height
x Width:
12" H
x 12" W
Exposure:
Full Sun
Bloom
Color:
True Blue
Bloom
Time:
Summer
Water:
Very drought tolerant
Features:
An abundance
of blue, hot air balloon
shaped buds open to star
shaped flowers during summer.
Very drought tolerant. A
conversation plant for sure!
Companions:
Agastache,
Daisies, Rudbeckias, Sedums,
Verbena, Salvias, , and
many more!
Name:
Caryopteris
'Blue Mist Shrub'
Botanical:
Caryopteris
Height
x Width:
3' H x 2'
W
Exposure:
Full Sun
Bloom
Color:
Blue
Bloom
Time:
Summer into Fall
Water:
Very drought tolerant
Features:
This exceptionally
drought tolerant plant produces
an abundance of blue flowers
through summer and fall
that attract butterflies.
Nice accent in the perennial
garden or flowering shrub
border. Attractive gray-green
foliage.
Companions:
Butterfly
Bushes, Lantanas, Sedums,
Yuccas, Barberries, Agastaches,
yarrows, Artemeisia, Coneflowers,
Rudbeckias, Coreopsis, Dianthus,
Ice Plant, and many more!
Name:
Russian
Sage
Botanical:
Perovskia
Height
x Width:
3' H x 2'
W
Exposure:
Full Sun
Bloom
Color:
Blue
Bloom
Time:
Summer into Fall
Water:
Very drought tolerant
Features:
This exceptionally
drought tolerant plant produces
an abundance of blue flowers
through summer and fall
that attract butterflies.
Nice accent in the perennial
garden or flowering shrub
border. Attractive grey
foliage.
Companions:
Butterfly
Bushes, Lantanas, Sedums,
Yuccas, Barberries, Agastaches,
yarrows, Artemeisia, Coneflowers,
Rudbeckias, Coreopsis, Dianthus,
Ice Plant, and many more!
Name:
Red
Hot Poker
Botanical:
Knophofia
Height
x Width:
2-3' H x 2'
W
Exposure:
Full Sun
Bloom
Color:
Orange, or Red,Yellow,
Cream
Bloom
Time:
Summer
Water:
Very drought tolerant
Features:
Eye-catching
spikes of tubular flowers
in a range of colors are
produced atop sturdy stalks
that rise above grassy foliage.
Repeat bloomer. Very drought
tolerant. Good cut flower.
Companions:
Yarrows,
Agastache, Artemesia, Coreopsis,
Rudbeckia Daisies, Crocosmia,
Daylilies, Sedums, and many
more.
Name:
Dwarf
Butterfly Bush 'Petite Indigo'
Botanical:
Buddleia
Height
x Width:
4-5' H x 4-5'
W
Exposure:
Full Sun is preferred
Bloom
Color:
Indigo Blue
Bloom
Time:
Sumer through Fall!
Water:
Low
Features:
Produces
an abundance of flower clusters
from June to frost that
are butterfly magnets! Excellent
specimen in the perennial
garden or around patios
and decks. Very Drought
tolerant.
Companions:
Other
Butterfly Bushes, Lantanas,
Yarrows, Agastache, Asters,
Salvias, Tall Verbena, and
other butterfly attracting
plants.
Name:
Coneflowers
Botanical:
Echinacea
Height
x Width:
18-30"
H x 24" W
Exposure:
Full Sun or Partial Shade
Bloom
Color:
Purple, White, Yellow,
or Orange
Bloom
Time:
Summer through Fall
Water:
Low
Features:
Purple
or white flowers with orange-brown
center cones are produced
in abundance atop sturdy
stems. Butterflies love
them. Very drought tolerant.
Companions:
Yarrows,
Butterfly Weed, Butterfly
Bushes, Daisies, Rudbeckias,
Coreopsis, Daylilies, Salvias,
Sedums, Setcresia, Verbenas,
Pincushion Flower, Veronicas,
and many more!
Name:
Gaillardia
'Goblin' - Blanket Flower
Botanical:
Gaillardia
Height
x Width:
12" H
x 12" W
Exposure:
Bloom
Color:
Yellow & Red bi-color
Bloom
Time:
May to Frost!
Water:
Low
Features:
Exceptionally
drought tolerant perennial
that produces large yellow
and red bi-color blooms
from May to frost! Very
low maintenance. Useful
in perennial gardens, rock
gardens, or wildflower plantings.
Companions:
Coreopsis,
Rudbeckias, Yarrow, Daylilies,
Sedums, Hens and Chicks,
Name:
'Goldstrum'
Daisy - 'Black Eyed Susan'
Botanical:
Rudbeckia 'Goldstrum'
Height
x Width:
18-24"
H x 24" W
Exposure:
Full Sun or Partial Shade
Bloom
Color:
Yellow with Black eye-cone
Bloom
Time:
Summer
Water:
Low
Features:
The 3-4"
diameter yellow flowers
with a black center cones
are produced in abundance.
An easily grown and long-lived
species. Excellent cut flower.
1999 Perennial of The Year!
A must inevery landscape
or garden.
Companions:
Yarrows,
Coreopsis, Daisies, Coneflowers,
Agastache, Artemesia, Guara,
Daylilies, Japanese Aster,
Malva, Tall Phlox, Salvias,
Veronicas, Sedums, Verbenas,
and many more!
Name:
Coreopsis
'Moonbeam'
Botanical:
Coreopsis verticillata
Height
x Width:
18-24"
H x 18-24" W
Exposure:
Full Sun
Bloom
Color:
Pale Yellow
Bloom
Time:
June to October
Water:
Low
Features:
Masses
of pale yellow daisy-like
flowers are produced during
summer and into fall. Very
attractive thinly-cut foliage
is mounding. Sheering off
faded flowers will allow
for successive blooming.
Companions:
Tall
Garden Phlox, Butterfly
Weed, Daisies, Coneflower,
other Coreopsis, Daylilies,
Salvias, Sedums, Pincushion
Flower,Setcresia, Verbenas,
Veronicas, and more!
Name:
Pincushion
Flower - (Pink or Blue)
Botanical:
Scabiosa
Height
x Width:
12-18"
H x 18" W
Exposure:
Full Sun
Bloom
Color:
Blue
Bloom
Time:
April to Frost!
Water:
Drought tolerant once
established
Features:
Multitudes
of vivid-blue flowers, resembling
pin cushions, are produced
from April to frost on this
low, mounding, very drought
tolerant perennial. Attracts
butterflies and an excellent
cut flower! A must in every
garden!
Companions:
Yarrows,
Agastaches, Artemesia, Butterfly
Weed, Butterfly Bush, Daisies,
Coreopsis, Coneflowers,
Guara, Daylilies, Japanese
Aster, Phlox, Knockout Rose,
Sedum, Salvia, Veronicas,
and many more!
Name:
'Red
Dragon' Japanese Maple
Botanical:
Acer dissectum
Height
x Width:
5-6' H x 5-6'
W
Exposure:
Full Sun or Partial Shade
Foliage
Color:
Red throught season -
Holds color well during
summer!
Water:
Low
Features:
The deep
burgundy-red foliage holds
its color through Summer
better than any other laceleaf
maple. Dense, mounding habit
with pendulous branching.
Prefers well-drained soil.
A Wilson Bros. Favorite!
Companions:
Underplant
with Blue Rug Juniper, Ivy,
Dwarf Mondo Grass, trailing
Sedums, Creeping Thyme,
Creeping Jenny, Creeping
Fig, or other matt forming
perennials. Combines nicely
with Soft Touch Holly, Little
Richard Abelia, Creeping
Yew, Ornamental Grasses,
Dwarf Gardenia, Dwarf Spireas,
Daylies, and more.
