Plants for gaps in paving
Check the details when you buy and pick appropriate plants for your situation
Key: Common name
Species & 'Variety'
Approx. height
Flowering season
Full sun
Rock rose
Helianthemum, 0.1-0.3m, May-Jul
Aubrieta
Aubrieta, 0.15m, Mar-May
Bugle
Ajuga reptans, 0.15m, Apr-Jun
Bellflower
e.g. Campanula poscharskyana, 0.15m, Jun-Sept; Campanula portenschlagiana, 0.15m, Jul-Aug
Thyme
e.g. Thymus polytrichus, 0.1m; Thymus pulegioides 'Aureus', 0.2m; Thymus serpyllum ,0.25m, all Jun-Jul
Mexican fleabane
Erigeron karvinskianus, 0.3m, Jun-Oct
Ferns
e.g. Common polypody (Polypodium vulgare), 0.3m
Hardy geranium / cranesbill
Lots to pick from e.g Geranium ‘Rozanne’, 0.6m, Jun-Oct
Dyer’s chamomile
Anthemis tinctoria ‘Sauce Hollandaise’, 0.6m, May-Jul
Red valerian
Centranthus ruber, 0.8m, July-Oct
Part sun/part shade
Bugle
Ajuga reptans, 0.15m, Apr-Jun
Bellflower
e.g. Campanula poscharskyana, 0.15m, Jun-Sept; Campanula portenschlagiana, 0.15m, Jul-Aug
Mexican fleabane
Erigeron karvinskianus, 0.3m, Jun-Oct
Ferns
e.g. Common polypody (Polypodium vulgare), 0.3m
Hardy geranium / cranesbill
Lots to pick from e.g Geranium ‘Rozanne’, 0.6m, Jun-Oct
Try rubbing a bit of soil into the cracks between paving slabs and sprinkle with thyme, bellflower or chamomile seeds