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Proven Plant Performers for Topiary Frames
PROVEN PLANT PERFORMERS
A quick reference guide to 12 plants which have done well when planted in our Sphagnum Moss medium
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Latin Name
Common Name
Culture
Benefits
Features
Ajuga "reptans"
Burgandy Glow
Zone 4-8
Prefers dryer conditions
Likes sun
Pretty color
Trails roots on moss
If dry, usually bounces back with moisture
Bowties
Feathers
Alternanthera
Alligatorweed
Zone 9-11
Prefers Moisture
Likes sun
Variety of Colors
Can be trimmed to maintain shape
Outlines
Patterns
Mosaic
Dianthus Gratianopolitanus "tiny rubies"
Cheddar Pink
Zone 3-8
Tolerates dryer conditions
Likes sun
Low growing
"Powder Blue"
Likes to be trimmed
"Skinlike" texture
"Bush" like
"Spikey" look
Laurentia Fluviatilis
Blue Star Creeper
Zone 6-8
Prefers Moisture
Partial Shade
Low growing
Trails roots onto moss
Pretty blue flowers
Very aggressive
"Furry" look
Full coverage
Leptinella "Platts Black"
New Zealand Brass Buttons
Zone 7-9
Likes Moisture
Partial Shade
Good color & texture
Quick growing
Trails roots through moss
"Feathers"
"Fur"
All over coverage
Trimming promotes new growth
Lysimachia Nummularia
Creeping Jenny
Zone 4-8
Likes Moisture
Partial Shade
Fast spreding
Trails roots onto moss
Likes to be trimmed
Color variety
Full coverage
"Hairy" appearance
Sedum Acre
Golden Carpet Stonecrop
Zone 3-8
Prefers Dryer
Full sun
Color varieties
Nice coverage
Cuttings re-root
Can be trimmed for tight growth
Full coverage
"Fuzzy">
Sedum Kamtschaticum
Russian Stonecrop
Zone 3-8
Prefers dryer
Full sun
Tolerates drought
Cuttings re-root
Good coverage
"Scaley" look
"Skin" like
"Bumpy"
Sedum Malcinoi
Ogon Stonecrop
Zone 7-9
Prefers dryer conditions
Full sun
Bright yellow color
Fairly tight growing
Cuttings re-root
Good coverage
"Scaley" look
Sedum Weihenstephaner
Stonecrop
Zone 3-8
Tolerates dryer
Full sun
Can be trimmed to spread
Red tints in fall/winter
Good coverage
"Scaley" look
Sepervivum
Hen & Chick
Zone 3-8
Drought tolerant
Full sun
Gives a finished look immediately
Drought tolerant
Maintains shape
Varieties of color & size
Outlines
"Spines"
"Worts"
Thymus "Elfin'
Elfin Thyme
Zone 4-8
Prefers dryer conditions
Likes sun
Quick coverage
Very low growing
Trails roots on moss
"Scaley" look
"Skin" like