(Creeping Baby's Breath, Filou White Baby's Breath)

A low spreading perennial whose carpets of blue-green, grass-like foliage look wonderful cascading over walls, this European native bears masses of small white to lavender blooms from late spring into summer. Commonly available cultivars include 'Alba' and 'Rosea', with white and pink blooms.

Creeping baby’s breath likes sun and well-drained, alkaline soil, and tolerates heat. This little beauty is perfect for rock gardens and walls, border edges, and small-scale groundcovers.

(Creeping Baby's Breath, Rose Creeping Baby's Breath)

A mat-forming, semi-evergreen perennial that looks wonderful cascading over rocks, creeping baby's breath is native to southern and central Europe. The cultivar 'Rosea' bears masses of small pink blooms from late spring into summer above carpets of narrow gray-breen leaves.

This plant likes sun and well-drained, alkaline soil, and tolerates heat. It is perfect for rock gardens and walls, border edges, and small-scale groundcovers.

(Filou Baby's Breath)

A low spreading perennial whose carpets of blue-green, grass-like foliage look wonderful cascading over walls, this European native bears masses of small white to lavender blooms from late spring into summer. Commonly available cultivars include 'Alba' and 'Rosea', with white and pink blooms.

Creeping baby’s breath likes sun and well-drained, alkaline soil, and tolerates heat. This little beauty is perfect for rock gardens and walls, border edges, and small-scale groundcovers.

(Haberlea, Hardy African Violet, Resurrection Plant)

When someone refers to this plant as a hardy African violet, don't think he is referring to a species of Saintpaulia that you grow on a kitchen windowsill. It is, however, a closely related cousin but is tolerant of chilly temperatures outdoors in a rock or alpine garden. The hardy African violet, also called resurrection plant, is native to the mountains of southern and central Bulgaria and northeastern Greece. There it inhabits shaded rock nooks as a pretty groundcover.

This evergreen...

(Connie Davidson Hardy African Violet, Hardy African Violet)

Beautiful grape juice-purple flowers that blush to lavender-white sets 'Connie Davidson' apart from the usual hardy African violet species. When someone refers to this plant as a hardy African violet, don't think they are referring to a species of Saintpaulia that you grow on a kitchen windowsill. It is, however, a closely related cousin but is tolerant of chilly temperatures outdoors in a rock or alpine garden. The hardy African violet, also called resurrection plant, is native to the mountains...

(Hardy African Violet, Virginalis Hardy African Violet, White Hardy African Violet)

Don't think this is the same as the frost-sensitive African violet (Saintpaulia) that you grow on a kitchen windowsill. It is a closely related cousin but 'Virginalis' is tolerant of chilly temperatures outdoors in a rock or alpine garden. The hardy African violet, also called resurrection plant, is native to the mountains of southern and central Bulgaria and northeastern Greece. There it inhabits shaded rock nooks as a pretty groundcover.

This evergreen perennial develops into a clump...

(Hakone Grass)

Elegant arching blades, a tame and tidy habit and tolerance to shade make this lovely Japanese native an exceptional ornamental grass for the garden. Hakone grass is a slow-growing, clump-forming, herbaceous perennial that naturally resides in the forests of Japan. There are several variegated forms, which tend to be the most coveted by gardeners.

The broad, bright green blades of hakone grass arch gracefully and form spreading clumps over time. The blades can turn yellow, orange or pinkish...

(Hakone Grass, Variegated Hakone Grass)

Elegant arching blades, a tame and tidy habit and tolerance to shade make this lovely Japanese native an exceptional ornamental grass for the garden. Hakone grass is a slow-growing, clump-forming, herbaceous perennial that naturally resides in the forests of Japan. There are several variegated forms, which tend to be the most coveted by gardeners.

The broad, bright green blades of hakone grass arch gracefully and form spreading clumps over time. The blades can turn yellow, orange or pinkish...

(Hakone Grass, Variegated Hakone Grass)

Variegated Hakone grass is a slow growing, clump-forming, herbaceous grass native to the forests of Japan. It has loosely arching, broad, smooth, bright green blades with long white stripes. In later summer to fall it produces loose, branched groups of spiklets with insignificant flowers. The rhizomes (underground stems) creep slowly and Hakone grass doesn't appear to self-seed; it is a non-invasive ornamental grass.

Attractive and elegant Hakone grass performs best in partial sun to partial shade...

(All Gold Japanese Forest Grass, Hakone Grass)

Isn’t it great when the name says it all? The Hakone grass cultivar ‘All Gold’ has an neat habit and beautiful golden yellow foliage throughout the growing season.

This amazing grass for shade is a slow spreading, clump-forming, herbaceous grass that originates from the forests of Japan. It has broad, dense, golden blades that stand more upright than most other Hakone grasses. In late summer to fall it produces loose panicles of insignificant flowers.

Hakone grass performs best in partial...