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Crevice Garden plants

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Below you will find a key to the plants found in our Crevice Garden. To see a picture of ​the plant and learn its common name, keep scrolling to the number by its name.

  1. Acantholimon halophilum
  2. Acantholimon hohenackeri
  3. Acanthus spinosus
  4. Agave parryi
  5. Allium ‘Pink Planet’
  6. Aloinopsis spathulata
  7. Anthemis cretica
  8. Aquilegia jonesii
  9. Arctostaphylos patula
  10. Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
  11. Arenaria alfacariensis
  12. Armeria ‘Nifty Thrifty’
  13. Campanula incurva
  14. Campanula portenschlagiana aurea
  15. Chrysactinia mexicana
  16. Cylindropuntia whippeli
  17. Delosperma ‘Beaufort West’
  18. Dianthus anatolicus
  19. Eragrostis trichodes
  20. Eremurus x isabellinus ‘Cleopatra’
  21. Erigeron scopulinus
  22. Eriogonum jamesii
  23. Eriogonum umbellatum ‘Kannah Creek’
  24. Heterotheca jonesii
  25. Hosta ‘Tiny Tears’



26. Leontopodium nivale ssp. alpinum

27. Leucojum autumnale

28. Limonium minutum

29. Maihuenia poeppigii

30. Maihueniopsis darwinii

31.Penstemon pinifolius ‘Half Pint’

32. Penstemon strictus

33. Phlox nana ‘Perfect Pink’

34. Picea pungens ‘Marble’

35. Pinus edulis ‘Lil’ Jake’

36. Pinus ponderosa ‘Mary Ann Heacock’

37. Psephellus simplicicaulis

38. Pterocephalus depressus

39. Rosa spinossissima

40. Salvia daghstanica

41. Scutellaria orientalis

42. Scutellaria rosinosa ‘Smoky Hills’

43. Sedum acre

44. Sedum anglicum ‘Love’s Triangle’

45. Sedum spp.

46. Sempervivum spp.

47. Solidago canadensis

48. Veronica oltensis

49. Yucca nana

50. Zauschneria californica v. etteri

Reading The Names

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Check out this example of how to read the listings you’ll find on this page.

Genus

Specific epithet

Verbena bracteata ​‘Ca​lifornia’

big bract​ verbena

Cultivar

Number ​corresponding to ​plant’s number in ​the above list

Picture of plant taken ​right here in our garden!

Common name

1

Acantholimon ​halophilum

Prickly Thrift

2

Acantholimon ​hohenackeri

Prickly dianthus

3

Acanthus spinosus

Spiny Bear’s Breeches

4

Agave parryi

Parry’s Agave

5

Allium ‘Pink ​Planet’

‘Pink Planet’ Ornamental Onion

6

Aloinopsis ​spathulat​a

pi​nk cold hardy mesemb

7

Anthemis cretica

Wh​ite mat chamomile

8

Aquilegia jonesii

Jo​nes’ columbine

9

Arctostaphylos ​patu​la

Gr​eenleaf manzanita

10​

Arctostaphylos ​uva-ursi

kinnikinnick

11​

Arenaria ​alfacariensis

spanish​ sandwort

12​

Armeria ‘Nifty ​Thrifty’

‘Nifty thrifty’ sea thrift

13​

Campanula ​incurva

Greek Bellflower

14​

Campanula ​portenschlagiana ​aurea

Da​lmatian bellflower

15​

Chrysactinia ​mexicana

Da​mianita daisy

16​

Cylindropuntia ​whippeli

Snow leopard cholla

17​

Delosperma ​‘Beaufort West’

‘B​eaufort west’ ice plant

18​

Dianthus ​anatolicus

An​atolian pink

19​

Eragrostis ​trichodes

Sa​nd lovegrass

20​

Eremurus x ​isabellinus ​‘Cleopatra’

cleopatra foxtail lily

21​

Erigeron ​scopulinus

rock fleabane

22​

Eriogonum ​jamesii

Ja​mes’ buckwheat

23​

Eriogonum ​umbellatum ​‘Kannah Creek’

‘Kannah creek’ ​sulfurflower

24​

Heterotheca ​jonesii

Jones’ ​mat aster

25​

Hosta ‘Tiny Tears’

‘Tiny ​tears’ plantain lily

26​

Leontopodium ​nivale ssp. ​alpinum

Ed​elweiss

27​

Leucojum ​autumnal​e

Au​tumn snowflake

28​

Limonium ​minutum

cu​shion sea lavender

29​

Maihuenia ​poeppigii

hi​erba del guanaco

30​

Maihueniopsis ​darw​inii

Da​rwin’s brittel cactus

31​

Penstemon ​pinifolius ‘Half ​Pint’

‘Half pint’ pineleaf ​penstemo​n

32​

Penstemon ​strictus

Rocky mountain ​penstemon​

33​

Phlox nana ​‘Perfect Pink’

‘Perfect pink’ Santa fe ​phlox​

34​

Picea pungens ​‘Marble’

‘Marble’ Dwarf blue ​spruce

35​

Pinus edulis ‘Lil’ ​Jake’

‘lil’ jake’ Pinion pine​

36​

Pinus ponderosa ​‘Mary Ann ​Heacock’​

‘Mary ann heacock’ ​pondero​sa pine

37​

Psephellus ​simplicicaulis

Be​llina pink cornflower

38​

Pterocephalus ​depressus

Mo​roccan pincushion

39​

Rosa ​spinossissima

sc​otch rose

40​

Salvia daghstanica

ca​ucasus sage

41

Scutellaria ​orientali​s

ye​llow skullcap

42

Scutellaria ​rosinosa ‘Smoky ​Hills’

‘​Smoky hills’ skullcap

43

Sedum acre

Go​ldmoss stonecrop

44

Sedum anglicum ​‘Lo​ve’s Triangle’

‘love’s triangle’ English ​sto​necrop

45

Sedum spp.

Sed​um

46

Sempervivum ​spp.

He​ns & chicks

47

Solidago ​canadensis

Ca​nada goldenrod

48

Veronica oltensis

th​ymeleaf speedwell

49

Yucca nana

Dw​arf soapwort

50

Zauschneria ​californica v. ​etteri

E​tteri california fuchsia