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Insure a Succession of Bloom: Compact

The types of plants adapted for this purpose are usually selected because of well-defined characteristics such as: a. (a) Long flowering period and abundance of bloom. (b) Compact habit of growth. (c) Ability to thrive under crowded conditions. (d) Ability to respond to frequent and severe cutting back. (e) Interesting colour and texture of foliage.

Low-growing plants from two to six inches tall:

I. Foliage plants:

Alyssum maritimum variegatum Variegated-leaved Sweet Alyssum Echeveria atropurpurea Purple-leaved Echeveria Echeveria fulgens Smooth-stemmed Echeveria Echeveria glauca Glaucous Echeveria Echeveria secunda Red-margined Echeveria Oxalis corniculata Creeping Oxalis Pelargonium hortorum Madame Salleroi Mme. Salleroi Geranium Sempervivum arachnoideum (in variety) Spiderweb Houseleek Sempervivum calcareum Alpine Houseleek Sempervivum tectorum (in variety) Houseleek Telanthera amoena Alternanthera Telanthera bettzickiana Narrow-leaved Alternanthera Telanthera versicolor Round-leaved Alternanthera Thymus serpyllum (in variety) Mother of Thyme 2. Flowering plants: