Successful Xeric perennials in a Colorado rock garden
Successful Xeric perennials in a Colorado rock garden
New videos:
DIY hardscaping for rock gardens: https://youtu.be/QW2br0gCE4c
Review of some top native xeric plants: https://youtu.be/nxK8rvGZdOk
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Here I quickly review several of the plants that have proven most successful in my xeric rock garden in Colorado, USA, about 6 years after I installed it.
Liatris pycnostachya (Blazing Prarie Star): https://youtu.be/DR0hCgr5u8c
Erigeron compositus (cutleaf fleabane)
Gaillardia aristata (blanketflower) https://youtu.be/5voeSzTj4NE
Echinacea purpurea (purple coneflower)
Sorghastrum nutans (Indian grass) https://youtu.be/DVUCYT4qT20
Many thanks to the Rock Garden Master, Panayoti Kelaidis, for identifying some more plants:
The “pasqueflower” is actually a Sugarbowl Clematis
The mystery red flower is Penstemon pinifolius (pineleaf Penstemon)
The mystery white spreader is a mouse-ear (Cerastium tomentosum)
Thanks for the video I found it quite enjoyable.
Do you get deers at your area? Are all of you plants truly deer resistant?
When you setup your landscaping, did you use a weed barrier at all? Also are you just using the soil as is or did you amend it?
Enjoyed the tour: your "pasqueflower" is actually a Sugarbowl Clematis: a very choice native plant–you have a superb specimen. It is distantly related to pasqueflowers, but much tougher. Your mystery Aster is cutleaf fleabane (Erigeron compositus). The mystery red flower is Penstemon pinifolius (pineleaf Penstemon). the mystery white spreader is a mouse-ear (Cerastium tomentosum): it does have a native cousin, but this is actually Eurasian. A nice medley of plants that are obviously happy! Hope you will be on a garden tour soon so we can visit!
https://youtu.be/27c8JsC5lSs,my Colorado garden
Were all these rocks in your yard already? I want to do something like this, but probably on a smaller scale only because I would have to do it all by hand. Your garden is just what I am looking for. but I don’t have rocks like that. Your garden is so beautiful. I love the way it is growing and looks. Thank you for sharing….
What altitude are you at?
This is excellent! I really want to replicate something like this in Lakewood. Do you have any recommendations on where to purchase plants?
Can you provide a list of the plants you mentioned? Especially the ones you couldn’t quite remember the name of. beautiful garden! Very inspiring
Thanks for the tour, Morgan! This is great. Did you do anything special to get the seeds established years ago? These are the exact native species I’d like to grow as well. Thanks again 🙂
Enjoyed your videos and especially your cooling tubes video. I’d like the chance to discuss those with you in depth. I’m in Denver (Littleton) and was wondering if you’re still in the area. Hope to hear back from you with a way to reach you.
Love to see your wild flower garden, I watched your video on your lawn as well, great reference, as I’d also like to do a wild flower meadow without the work of taking out the lawn!
Love the video. Curious how much sun that area receives? I hope to include some of these in out front.
Lovely garden. Artemesia, I pronounce (art-teh-me-sia). I loved your pronunciation… 🥔 – Potato. Love your plant selections.
Have you had issues with deer 🦌, rabbits etc ? ? Eating your plants / flowers. ??
Lovely garden. Thank you for the suggestions. I like survivors and spreaders in my garden. What Zone are you in?
Omg this is exactly what I was looking for!!!