The rock garden is, next to the flower bed with bulbs, the most colorful part of the spring garden. It is worth recalling the most reliable species for rockeries.The five most reliable and popular, known as the rock five, are species that bloom in early spring.
The first, often already in March, the Aubrieta cultorum garden cranberry blooms in a truly burning purple color.The flowers can also be purple or pink.It grows up to 20 cm in height. Its leaves are gray-green and not very attractive.
Caucasian geese Arabais caucasica blooms right after the porcupine and is very similar to it, but its flowers are white (they usually appear at the beginning of April). The rock beacon Alyssum saxatile is distinguished by a beautiful golden yellow color of small flowers.The tallest of the group reaches 30-40 cm in height.Phlox subulata is the only species in this group that does not belong to the cabbage family.
It blooms in April and May in various shades - from white to purple. The evergreen dress Iberis sempervirens has white tiny flowers that develop from May to June.Foliage is a valuable feature of the dress - emerald green, all-year-round, therefore this species is also very attractive after flowering.
The shoots are growing quite intensively. These plants can also be used as cover plants in sunny places. Planted together in the spring when they bloom, they are second to none.Most of them, however, look unattractive after flowering, so it is best to combine them with perennials, which will provide decorativeness also in the summer months. The listed species grow best on permeable soils.
