Plants for gravel
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
Thyme
e.g. Thymus polytrichus, 0.1m; Thymus pulegioides 'Aureus', 0.2m; Thymus serpyllum, 0.25m, all Jun-Jul
California poppy
Eschscholzia californica, 0.25-1.2m Jun-Oct
Mexican fleabane
Erigeron karvinskianus, 0.3m, Jun-Oct
Love-in-a-mist
Nigella damascene, 0.45-0.75m, Jun-Sept
Pot marigold
Calendula officinalis, 0.5m, Jun-Oct
Lavender
Lavandula angustifolia, ‘Hidcote’, 0.6m, Jul-Sept
Dyer’s chamomile
e.g. Anthemis tinctoria ‘Sauce Hollandaise’, 0.6m, May-Jul
Toadflax
e.g. Linaria vulgaris, 0.75, Jul-Oct; Linaria purpurea ‘Canon Went’, 0.9m, May-Sept
Stipa
Stipa tenuissima, 0.6m, Jun-Sept; Stipa gigantea, 2.5m, Jun-Jul
Greater knapweed
Centaurea scabiosa, 0.75m, Jul-Sept
Red valerian
Centranthus ruber, 0.8m, July-Oct
Dark Mullein
Verbascum nigrum, 1.2m, Jun-Sept
Part sun/part shade
Bugle
Ajuga reptans, 0.15m, Apr-Jun
California poppy
Eschscholzia californica, 0.25-1.2m Jun-Oct
Mexican fleabane
Erigeron karvinskianus, 0.3m, Jun-Oct
Pot marigold
Calendula officinalis, 0.5m, Jun-Oct
Toadflax
Linaria vulgaris, 0.75, Jul-Oct
Scoop out a hole, add some soil or peat-free compost and plant
Or try sprinkling the seeds of california poppy, love-in-a-mist and pot marigold direct into gravel