A stone bed is characterized above all by the fact that it is particularly easy to care for and tolerates drought. Stone beds are often in the sun. Below we have put together a selection of the most beautiful plants for your stone bed with information about their height and special characteristics.
Which plants are best for a stone bed?
The most beautiful plants for a stone bed are hardy, drought-tolerant and easy to care for. Suitable grasses include Atlas fescue, bearskin grass and blue fescue. Recommended trees include dwarf juniper, mountain pine and dwarf lilac. Flowering ground cover plants such as blue rue or broom provide additional color.
What to consider when choosing plants for the stone bed
A stone bed should be easy to care for. To ensure that this is the case, you should consider a few things when choosing plants:
- Only plant hardy plants on your stone bed.
- Leave enough space between each plant.
- Cover your stone bed with a weed fleece.
- Plant small trees that you rarely have to cut back.
- Consider the location requirements of each plant.
- Put some evergreen plants on your stone bed so that it will be green even in winter.
Which plants for the stone bed?
Stone beds are usually planted with grasses and trees. If you prefer something a little more lush and don't mind watering every day on hot summer days, you can also plant flowering ground cover or drought-resistant flowers in the stone bed. You can find a selection of the most beautiful flowering plants for the rock garden in this article. Below, we have put together a selection of the most beautiful hardy grasses and trees for sunny stone beds for you. You can find ideas and a selection of plants for shady rock gardens here.
The most beautiful grasses for stone beds
| Grass name | Growth height | Wintergreen | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlas Fescue | Up to 1m | Yes | Delicate, tall stalks |
| Bearskin Grass | Up to 20cm | Yes | Low green tufts of grass |
| Mountain sedge | Up to 20cm | Durable Mini Grass | |
| Blue Fescue | Up to 30cm | Yes | Beautiful bluish stalks |
| Diamondgrass | Up to 1m | No | White ears of corn in autumn |
| Pennisetum grass | Depending on variety, 60cm to 120cm | No | Beautiful ears of corn in late summer |
| Morning Star Sedge | Up to 70cm | Yes | Bushy growing grass with star-shaped fruits |
| Pipegrass | Depending on variety up to 1m | No | Light, narrow stalks with elongated ears |
| Riding grass | Up to 1, 50m | No | Bright ears of corn in summer |
| Giant Miscanthus | Depending on variety, up to 4m | No | Impressive giant grass |
| Switchgrass | Depending on variety from 60cm to 2m | No | Some with beautiful leaf coloring |
| Schillergrass | Up to 40cm | Yes | Blue stalks |
| Zebra reed | Up to 1, 50m | No | Beautiful, white and green striped stalks |
| Quickgrass | Up to 40cm | Yes | Delicate ears of corn from May to August |
The most beautiful trees for the stone bed
Coniferous trees are almost always wintergreen. Choose dwarf variants for your rock garden, such as:
| Coniferous trees | Growth height | Wintergreen | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dwarf Blue Juniper | Up to 1m | Yes | Bluish needles, bushy growth |
| Mountain Pine | Up to 1m | Yes | Bushy, small growth |
| Blue Hedgehog Spruce | Up to 40cm | Yes | Bluish, short needles |
| Blue Carpet Juniper | Up to 50cm | Yes | Bluish needles, grows near the ground |
| Japanese larch, dwarf variety | 50 to 150cm | No | Available as a standard tree |
| Japanese umbrella fir | Up to 1m | Yes | Expensive variety from Japan |
| Low Balsam Fir | Up to 1m | Yes | Short, thick needles |
| Dwarf pine | Up to 1m | Yes | Grows more in width than in height |
| Dwarf Ball Tree of Life | Up to 80cm | Yes | Small Thuja variety |
But deciduous trees also look beautiful in the rock garden, especially when they bloom. The most beautiful flowering, small shrubs for the rock garden:
- Dwarf Lilac
- Spring Sparrows
- May flower bush
- Forsythia
- Blue Diamond
- Kalmiendeutzia
- Summer Spiere
- Gorse
- hydrangeas
- Laurel Snowball
