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Tongue-leafed yarrow: complete guide
Achillea lingulata
Discover the elegant tongue-leafed yarrow, an alpine plant from the Balkans with fine foliage and yellow flowers. Perfect for rock gardens and borders.
AsteraceaeAchillea micrantha: complete guide
Achillea micrantha
Discover the delicate finely-leafed yarrow in our comprehensive guide. Growing tips, winter care and ideal for alpine gardens. Very hardy.
Burnt candytuft: complete guide
Aethionema saxatile
Discover Burnt candytuft (Aethionema saxatile), a low alpine rock garden plant with pink flowers. Perfect for rocky and alpine gardens.
Allium acuminatum: complete guide
Allium acuminatum
Hooker's onion is a delicate alpine bulb with charming purple flowers and fine grass-like foliage. Perfect for dry gardens and rock gardens.
Allium narcissiflorum: complete guide
Allium narcissiflorum
Discover everything about Daffodil Garlic (Allium narcissiflorum). Growing tips and care advice for this alpine jewel in your front garden.
Alyssoides utriculata: complete guide
Alyssoides utriculata (L.) Medik.
Discover Greek bladderpod, an alpine wildflower featuring soft pink flowers and distinctive inflated seed pods. Rock garden and alpine cultivation guide.
Androsace elongata: complete guide
Androsace elongata
Discover Androsace elongata, a delicate alpine plant from California mountains. Perfect for rock gardens and alpine troughs. Read our complete care guide for success.
Pygmyflower rockjasmine: complete guide
Androsace septentrionalis
Androsace septentrionalis, or Pygmyflower rockjasmine, is a low-growing alpine perennial ideal for rock gardens and crevices. Hardy in zones 3–7.
Woolly Rockjasmine (Androsace villosa): complete guide
Androsace villosa
Discover woolly rockjasmine, a hardy alpine plant native to European mountains through to the Himalaya. Perfect for rock gardens and alpine troughs. Read our complete guide.
Anemone decapetala: complete guide
Anemone decapetala
Discover how to cultivate the South American anemone. Guide to climate, light, soil, and propagation of this unique alpine plant from the Andes.
Mountain anemone: complete guide
Anemone montana
Discover mountain anemone (Anemone montana). An alpine beauty with purple spring flowers for rock gardens and scree borders.
Anemone multifida: complete guide
Anemone multifida
Cut-leaf anemone from North America with enchanting flowers. Hardy and low-maintenance for alpine gardens and borders. Complete care guide.
Northern Anemone: complete guide
Anemone parviflora
Grow the delicate Northern Anemone (Anemone parviflora): ideal conditions, soil, watering and care for this alpine treasure.
Cat's-foot: complete guide
Antennaria dioica
Cat's-foot (Antennaria dioica) is a tough, low-growing perennial that thrives in dry, sunny spots. Perfect for rock gardens, green roofs, and low-maintenance landscapes. 150-160 chars.
Anticlea elegans: complete guide
Anticlea elegans
Anticlea elegans, commonly called white camas or mountain death camas, is an elegant alpine plant with delicate white-yellow flowers and distinctive blue-tinged foliage. Perfect for rock and alpine gardens.
Alpine Thrift: complete guide
Armeria alpina
Armeria alpina is a hardy mountain plant forming dense mats of fine foliage and pink flowers. Perfect groundcover for alpine gardens, scree, and borders with excellent drought tolerance.
Armeria arenaria: complete guide
Armeria arenaria
Jersey thrift, alpine rock plant with rosy pompom flowers. Hardy and drought-tolerant for rock walls and alpine borders. Full care guide.
Arnica angustifolia: complete guide
Arnica angustifolia
Arnica angustifolia, the narrow-leaved arnica or arctic arnica, is a robust alpine plant with bright yellow flowers and traditional medicinal value. Perfect for cool mountain gardens.
Squinancywort: complete guide
Asperula cynanchica
Grow Squinancywort (Asperula cynanchica), a delicate alpine plant with pink flowers. Perfect for rock gardens and dry sunny locations. Complete care guide included.
Southern milk-vetch: complete guide
Astragalus australis
Grow Southern milk-vetch (Astragalus australis), a mountain plant with purple flowers. Complete guide for this hardy alpine species. Perfect for rock gardens.
Astragalus depressus: complete guide
Astragalus depressus
Astragalus depressus is a low-growing, hardy Mediterranean legume perfect for rock gardens. Learn how to cultivate this alpine plant in dry, sunny locations.
Mountain lentil: complete guide
Astragalus penduliflorus
Discover how to grow and care for Astragalus penduliflorus: light needs, soil, watering, and ideal companion plants for this alpine perennial.
Astragalus vesicarius: complete guide
Astragalus vesicarius
Astragalus vesicarius is an alpine legume with remarkable inflated seed pods. Learn how to cultivate this botanical curiosity in rock gardens.
Carnic masterwort: complete guide
Astrantia carniolica
Astrantia carniolica is an elegant alpine plant with distinctive star-like flowers. Learn cultivation, placement, and maintenance of this mountain beauty.