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Perennials
Comments Globeflower is a striking perennial with ball shaped, yellow or orange flowers. It makes a nice addition to a moist rock garden beside a stream or a wildflower garden near a pond.

Perennials - Trollius X cultorum
It is native to damp areas of northern Europe, and is only suitable for gardens in the North Carolina mountains. It makes a nice addition to a moist rock garden beside a stream or a wildflower garden near a pond.

Perennials - Phlox subulata
Season spring Height 6-9 inches Hardiness USDA Hardiness Zone 2-9 Flower Color pink, rose, red, blue, violet, white Soil well drained Exposure full sun Propagation division after flowering, cuttings North Carolina Regions Mountains, Piedmont, Coastal Plain Comments Moss phlox is well known to all as that bright groundcover found in landscapes across the state. It is especially beautiful cascading over a rock wall. Shearing the plants back after flowering may encourage a second, smaller flowering.

USING PINES IN THE LANDSCAPE
There are several selected pines species which are used in North Carolina landscapes, most being large tree forms. This pine is rapidly becoming an important plant in our landscape due to its pyramidal form and dark green foliage.

Perennials - Aurinia saxatilis
Season early to mid spring Height 12 inches Hardiness USDA Hardiness Zone 3-7 Flower Color yellow, gold, apricot Soil well drained to rocky soil Exposure full sun Propagation seed, fall division North Carolina Regions Mountains, Piedmont Comments Basket-of-gold forms as spreading, rounded mass which looks at home cascading over a rock wall.


Local Listings for Rocks
in North Carolina
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Dickinson Garden Center, Inc.
Chapel HIll, North Carolina  (NC) 27514

Logan's One Stop Garden Shop
Raleigh, North Carolina  (NC) 27604

Seaside Mulch, Inc.
Wilmington, North Carolina  (NC) 28405