The types of alpine plants you can buy are largely determined by where you live. Is your region’s altitude low or high? Is the level of harshness of your place comparable to the kind that supports growth of various alpine species? What about the soil type, sunlight reception and dryness of the surroundings? Having a general understanding of what your alpine and herbaceous perennials plants may require is very important.

 

In addition to alpines, there is a group called herbaceous perennials that you can easily locate at your local nursery. In this article, however, we will discuss four alpines that you could try adding to your landscape for ornamental reasons. The first one is called Arenaria montana Grandiflora. It is the kind of plant that will always flourish in sandy grounds and it is a native from southern Europe and the Alps of Central Europe. Normally found growing on top of rocks and cracks, Arenaria montana Grandiflora can grow very tall in a well nurtured garden.

 

If you can dig a large furrow, this can become your favourite garden alpine and it will brighten up your summer garden with its sparkling white blooms. While it does not favour division, this alpine species can be propagated via cuttings. The next of the most beautiful alpine plants to get for your garden is Calceolaria uniflora. It grows perfectly in stony grounds, particularly, along the breezy shores of the Argentina. It is, thus, considered a hardy plant that survives in the harsh storm-prone archipelagos. Since it is short-lived and relatively difficult to grow, most people avoid it.

 

But if you grow your Calceolaria uniflora away from strong winds and plant it where the grainy soil is richest, you will never regret buying it from a local or an online nursery. The downside is that this plant is attacked by the red spider mite. As an alternative, you could try the Calceolaria pinifolia. It grows perfectly in dry and arid climate areas and it is basically a desert plant that is found in Atacama Desert. A nice species for a raised bed, the Calceolaria pinifolia forms yellow clustered flowers and it is usually a dwarf shrub with dark fibrous linear leaves that feels a bit sticky when touched.

 

It grows only up to fifteen centimetres high and its delicate branches should never be broken. It does not flower right away so it would be best to give it adequate time to adapt to your garden. You might also want to give the Calochortus monophyllus Liliaceous a try. This plant genus boasts up to seventy different species that do well in California, northern Guatemala, south-western British Columbia and Nebraska among other areas in North America.

 

Producing pristine white, yellow, pink, blue, violet and stripped flowers, the Calochortus monophyllus Liliaceous is a great addition to your summer garden. The method of propagation is the hairs and nectaries that grow on the inner sides of the flower petals. There are more than the four alpines we have described above that you can grow in your garden, of course. However, the best thing is to locate internet-based nurseries that grow and distribute herbaceous perennials and alpines among many other types of flora.

We are an internet-based provider of garden plants. Some of our very commonly ordered species are the herbaceous perennials as they are easy to grow in many regions of the UK. As well, we offer alpine plants because they grow in harsh weather conditions and so they adapt easily to new environments.