Plant stones are used for embankment reinforcement, light shafts and bed borders. They not only serve as a demarcation and reinforcement, they can also be beautifully planted. If you don't want to replant your plant stones every year, you should choose hardy plants. Below you will find a list of the most beautiful hardy plants for plant stones.

Lavender is ideal for planting in plant stones

Hardy Lavender

Lavender is particularly popular for planting in pebbles. Even if it originally comes from the Mediterranean region, there are now various types of lavender that are hardy even in our latitudes. The sun-loving lavender smells pleasant, blooms long and bright purple and attracts numerous insects - the best option for plant rings in a sunny spot.

Hardy cushion plants for plant stones

Cushion plants, also known as carpet plants or ground cover plants, form a nice dense carpet and thus cover the entire soil of the plant stones. This not only looks very attractive, but also leaves no chance for other plants. Plus, cushion plants tend to overgrow the edge, greening up the vertical part of the planting rings as well. Here is a list of hardy flowering ground covers:

Surname flower color heyday periwinkle
Andean cushion yellow May to June no
Balkan strawbill Soft pink May to July Yes
Blue periwinkle Bluish violet May to September Yes
leadwort bluish violet August to October no
star moss White May to July Yes
thyme Varieties dependent June to September Yes
Carpet Dogwood White May to June no

Hardy perennials for the plant stones

Single, tall perennials with little foliage such as lilies or ornamental onions are not particularly suitable for plant stones. These types of plants look lost and out of place in planters. So opt for low-growing, hardy perennials with lush foliage such as:

Surname flower color heyday periwinkle
Caucasus forget-me-not blue April to June/July no
cinquefoil yellow Depending on the variety, usually April to June no
lady's mantle Yellow-green May to August no
snake knotweed pink June to July no
cranesbill Pink to bluish violet May to September no

Plant stones with hardy shrubs

Small shrubs or shrubs are ideal for plant stones - and they are almost always hardy and often also winter green, such as the evergreen common heather, which even blooms pink, purple or white until late autumn. The boxwood or dwarf varieties of conifers are also suitable for planting plant rings.

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Combine hardy shrubs with ground cover and flowering perennials and you get a beautiful plant stone wall of partially evergreen plants.

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