The most beautiful hardy rock garden plants

Content

• The most beautiful hardy rock garden plants
• Protect rock garden plants from moisture in winter
• The most beautiful hardy plants for the rock garden
• Rock garden plants for sunny locations
• Rock garden plants for partially shady / shady locations
• Tips

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The most beautiful hardy rock garden plants

Suitable for our Central European climate rock garden plants come from the high mountain regions of this earth, except the continents of Australia and Antarctica. In general, the prevailing climatic conditions are similar to our Central European climate, so that many of the typical rock garden plants in the home garden are very hardy. However, it can be very wet winters.

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Protect rock garden plants from moisture in winter

At their natural habitat, mountain plants spend the cold season under a snow cover that is often meters high and therefore remain relatively dry, shielded from other external weather conditions. This snowpack often stays in the high mountains from October to May, so that typical rock garden plants have a long winter break. Therefore, during a rainy Central European average winter, many of these plants suffer greatly from excess moisture and therefore need to be protected from it. Possible measures not only against rain, but also against bald frosts are for example:

Remember to remove fleeces and brushwood on sunny days with temperatures above zero, so that no light-seeking shoots can form.

The most beautiful hardy plants for the rock garden

Most rock garden plants feel very comfortable in a sunny spot, but some plants thrive in darker locations. Especially the sun lovers should be protected from bald frosts, because these can cause freezing of the above-ground parts of plants.

Rock garden plants for sunny locations

In sunny locations, the following species have proved successful in the rock garden:

The listed list is of course not complete, because the retailer has to offer a very large selection of hardy plants for the rock garden. Of course, native species are particularly well suited, but also plants from regions with similar climatic conditions thrive best here.

Rock garden plants for partially shady / shady locations

A few rock garden plants feel at home even in darker locations. These include these types:

Tips

Mice, too, feel very comfortable under a warm winter fleece. Therefore, as a precaution, set up mouse traps.