92 plants

Rock Garden Plants

Plants built for the conditions most plants avoid — sharp drainage, poor soil, full sun, and dry summers. Rock garden plants turn a rocky slope or gravel bed into a thriving, low-maintenance garden that looks better every year.

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  • Achillea 'Moonshine' – Yarrow

    Perennial

    Yarrow

    Achillea 'Moonshine'

    Deer resistantLow water
  • Armeria alliacea – Thrift Sea Pink

    Perennial

    Thrift Sea Pink

    Armeria alliacea

    (1)
    Low water
  • Armeria maritima 'Splendens' – Sea Thrift

    Grass / Sedge

    Sea Thrift

    Armeria maritima 'Splendens'

    Low water
  • Peach-Leaved Bellflower – live perennial, deer resistant

    Perennial

    Peach-Leaved Bellflower

    Campanula persicifolia

    (1)
    Deer resistant
  • Dalmatian Bellflower – live perennial, deer resistant

    Perennial

    Dalmatian Bellflower

    Campanula portenschlagiana

    (1)
    Deer resistant
  • White Serbian Bellflower 'Alba' – live perennial, deer resistant

    Perennial

    White Serbian Bellflower

    Campanula poscharskyana 'Alba'

    (1)
    Deer resistant
  • Serbian Bellflower – live perennial, deer resistant

    Perennial

    Serbian Bellflower

    Campanula poscharskyana

    Deer resistantLow water
  • Delosperma 'Fire Spinner' – Bicolor Ice Plant

    Succulent

    Bicolor Ice Plant

    Delosperma 'Fire Spinner'

    (2)
    Groundcover
  • Delosperma 'Wheels of Wonder White Wonder' – Ice Plant

    Succulent

    Ice Plant

    Delosperma 'Wheels of Wonder White Wonder'

    Groundcover
  • Epilobium canum ssp. canum – California Fuchsia

    Perennial

    California Fuchsia

    Epilobium canum ssp. canum

    CA nativeLow water
  • Erigeron glaucus 'Sea Breeze' – Seaside Daisy

    Groundcover

    Seaside Daisy

    Erigeron glaucus 'Sea Breeze'

    CA nativeLow water
  • Erigeron karvinskianus 'Moerheimii' – Mexican Daisy

    Groundcover

    Mexican Daisy

    Erigeron karvinskianus 'Moerheimii'

    Low waterGroundcover
  • Erigeron karvinskianus – Mexican Daisy

    Groundcover

    Mexican Daisy

    Erigeron karvinskianus

    (2)
    Low waterGroundcover
  • Felicia amelloides 'San Gabriel' – Blue Marguerite
    Sold out

    Tree / Shrub

    Blue Marguerite

    Felicia amelloides 'San Gabriel'

    (1)
    Low water
  • Gazania rigens 'Giant Violet Bicolor' – Treasure Flower
    Sold out

    Perennial

    Treasure Flower

    Gazania rigens 'Giant Violet Bicolor'

    (2)
    Deer resistantLow water
  • Geum 'Double Bloody Mary' – Grecian Rose, Avens

    Perennial

    Grecian Rose, Avens

    Geum 'Double Bloody Mary'

    (1)
    Deer resistantLow water
  • Lithodora diffusa 'Tidepool Sky Blue' – Gromwell

    Tree / Shrub

    Gromwell

    Lithodora diffusa 'Tidepool Sky Blue'

    (2)
    Low waterGroundcover
  • Mazus reptans – Cupflower

    Groundcover

    Cupflower

    Mazus reptans

    Groundcover
  • Nepeta x faassenii 'Junior Walker' – Dwarf Catmint

    Perennial

    Dwarf Catmint

    Nepeta x faassenii 'Junior Walker'

    (1)
    Low water
  • Nepeta x faassenii – Catmint

    Perennial

    Catmint

    Nepeta x faassenii

    (1)
    Low water
  • Penstemon barbatus Rock Candy 'Blue' – Garden Penstemon

    Perennial

    Garden Penstemon

    Penstemon barbatus Rock Candy 'Blue'

    Low water
  • Salvia nemerosa 'Caradonna' – Meadow Sage

    Perennial

    Meadow Sage

    Salvia nemerosa 'Caradonna'

  • Salvia sclarea – Clary Sage

    Perennial

    Clary Sage

    Salvia sclarea

    (1)
  • Santolina chamaecyparissus – Lavender Cotton

    Tree / Shrub

    Lavender Cotton

    Santolina chamaecyparissus

    (1)
  • Scabiosa columbaria 'Butterfly Blue' – Pincushion Flower

    Perennial

    Pincushion Flower

    Scabiosa columbaria 'Butterfly Blue'

    Cut flower
  • Sedum rupestre 'Sunsparkler Wildfire' – Stonecrop

    Succulent

    Stonecrop

    Sedum rupestre 'Sunsparkler Wildfire'

    Cut flowerLow water
  • Stonecrop 'Cape Blanco' – live perennial, deer & drought resistant

    Succulent

    Stonecrop

    Sedum spathulifolium 'Cape Blanco'

    Deer resistantLow water
  • Sedum spurium 'Dragon's Blood' – Stonecrop

    Succulent

    Stonecrop

    Sedum spurium 'Dragon's Blood'

    (1)
    Groundcover
  • Sempervivum 'Chick Charms Autumn Apple' – Hens and Chicks

    Succulent

    Hens and Chicks

    Sempervivum 'Chick Charms Autumn Apple'

    (1)
    Groundcover
  • Sempervivum 'Chick Charms Gold Nugget' – Hens and Chicks

    Succulent

    Hens and Chicks

    Sempervivum 'Chick Charms Gold Nugget'

    Groundcover
  • Sempervivum 'SuperSemps Fire Quartz' – Hens and Chicks

    Succulent

    Hens and Chicks

    Sempervivum 'SuperSemps Fire Quartz'

    Groundcover
  • Sisyrinchium bellum – Blue-Eyed Grass

    Perennial

    Blue-Eyed Grass

    Sisyrinchium bellum

    CA native
  • Common Thyme 'Silver Posie' – live perennial, evergreen

    Groundcover

    Common Thyme

    Thymus vulgaris 'Silver Posie'

    Deer resistantLow water
  • Thymus x citriodorus 'Spicy Orange' – Lemon Thyme

    Groundcover

    Lemon Thyme

    Thymus x citriodorus 'Spicy Orange'

    Groundcover
  • Tulbaghia violacea 'Emerisa White' – Society Garlic

    Perennial

    Society Garlic

    Tulbaghia violacea 'Emerisa White'

  • Tulbaghia violacea – Society Garlic

    Perennial

    Society Garlic

    Tulbaghia violacea

    (1)
  • Veronica 'Waterperry Blue' – Speedwell

    Groundcover

    Speedwell

    Veronica 'Waterperry Blue'

    Low waterGroundcover
  • Veronica peduncularis 'Georgia Blue' – Speedwell

    Groundcover

    Speedwell

    Veronica peduncularis 'Georgia Blue'

    Groundcover