Alpine Mix

Here's a detailed care guide for a Mixed Variety of Alpines featuring:

• Thymus 'Red Carpet'

• Phlox 'Purple Beauty'

• Erigeron 'Profusion'

• Thymus 'Doone Valley'

• Phlox 'Amazing Grace'

• Erodium 'Bishop Form'

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Overview and Features

This Alpine Mix brings together some of the finest low-growing, flowering perennials, ideal for rockeries, crevices, walls, gravel beds, and containers. Each variety is chosen for its compact habit, vibrant colour, and drought-tolerance once established.

These plants are excellent for attracting pollinators and offer long seasonal interest through their carpets of flowers and evergreen or semi-evergreen foliage. This mix includes both scented foliage and floriferous ground cover, creating an attractive and practical alpine tapestry.

• Type: Hardy perennials

• Height Range: 5–20 cm

• Spread: 30–45 cm (mounding or spreading)

• Habit: Low-growing, mat-forming or creeping

• Flowering Period: Late spring through summer (May to August)

• Hardiness: RHS H5–H6 (down to -15°C to -20°C)

• Ideal For: Rock gardens, alpine troughs, dry stone walls, sunny borders

• Pollinator-friendly: Attracts bees and butterflies

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Light and Soil Preferences

Light Requirements

• All plants in this mix thrive in full sun

• Some tolerate light shade, but flowering may reduce

• Ideal for south- or west-facing positions with plenty of light

Soil Conditions

• Require well-drained, gritty or sandy soil

• Thrive in low fertility and do not like soggy roots

• Ideal pH: Neutral to alkaline

• For containers, use a gritty alpine compost blend

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Plant-by-Plant Overview

Thymus 'Red Carpet'

• Aromatic, deep green foliage

• Covered in tiny pink to red flowers in summer

• Evergreen; can tolerate light foot traffic

• Good for cracks between paving stones

Phlox subulata 'Purple Beauty'

• Low mat-forming plant with masses of deep purple blooms

• Excellent on slopes, over rocks, or in borders

• Semi-evergreen in mild winters

• Flowers in late spring to early summer

Erigeron karvinskianus 'Profusion'

• Daisy-like white to pink flowers from late spring through autumn

• Thrives in dry stone walls and steps

• Self-seeds gently, creating naturalised drifts

• Very long flowering period

Thymus 'Doone Valley'

• Variegated gold-green foliage with a lemon scent

• Deep pink flowers in summer

• Beautiful year-round foliage colour

• Great edging plant for paths and troughs

Phlox subulata 'Amazing Grace'

• Compact and spreading with white blooms and delicate pink centres

• Ideal for rockeries, slopes, and pots

• Semi-evergreen; provides structure through winter

• Flowers in late spring

Erodium 'Bishop Form'

• Ferny, finely cut foliage

• Masses of pink, geranium-like blooms with dark veining

• Low-growing and forms neat clumps

• Repeat flowers through the summer if deadheaded

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Watering, Feeding, and Maintenance

Watering

• Water regularly during establishment (first season)

• Once established, these alpines are drought-tolerant

• Avoid waterlogging, particularly in winter

Feeding

• Minimal feeding required

• Apply a light general-purpose fertiliser in spring

• Avoid rich composts or frequent feeding—can reduce flowering

Pruning and Deadheading

• Deadhead spent flowers to prolong flowering

• Trim gently after flowering to maintain compact shape

• Remove any dead or woody growth in spring

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Seasonal and Container Care

• Fully hardy in most areas; ensure sharp drainage in winter

• In containers, elevate pots or use crocks to improve drainage

• Mulch with gravel or grit to prevent crown rot and enhance appearance

• Remove any invasive moss or weeds from between the plants

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Garden Uses and Combinations

This mix offers season-long colour, textural variety, and year-round structure, perfect for:

• Alpine troughs and containers

• Rock gardens and dry walls

• Gravel gardens and sunny borders

• Pollinator-friendly garden edges

Good Companions

• Sedum, Saxifraga, Aubrieta, Dianthus

• Sempervivum and Echeveria in containers

• Contrasts beautifully with ornamental grasses and silver foliage (e.g., Stachys, Helichrysum)

 

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