Crevice Gardening ......in defence of rock.....

[krisderaeymaeker]

In a vertical position between two tufarocks ....Campanula fragilis.

[ebbie]

Oh yes, Campanula fragilis. For me, along with Campanula morettiana the finest alpine bellflower. And this grows with you outdoors? Here it has probably a chance at most in the alpine house.
 

[krisderaeymaeker]

Oh yes, Campanula fragilis. For me, along with Campanula morettiana the finest alpine bellflower. And this grows with you outdoors? Here it has probably a chance at most in the alpine house.

Must admit that I lost it in some years and this is a new planting Eberhard. 
But I choose a new spot now . This new spot is more protected and I planted it more in a vertical position . Another thing ....I filled the crevice between the tufarocks with a very lean mixture .There is no peat or compost involved .I choose a very mineral soil .

[krisderaeymaeker]

This one grows slow but wel in my crevice ......Daphne jasminea ...It is a late flowering Daphne and is flowering for the moment .

[ebbie]

Must admit that I lost it in some years and this is a new planting Eberhard. 
But I choose a new spot now . This new spot is more protected and I planted it more in a vertical position . Another thing ....I filled the crevice between the tufarocks with a very lean mixture .There is no peat or compost involved .I choose a very mineral soil .

Much success with it Kris! Please report again about it. That interests me.

Daphne jasminea ist also a beauty.

[astragalus]

Kris, does this come through the winter for you without protection?  It is one of the loveliest of the small daphnes and I wish I could grow it, but it is definitely not hardy here.

[David Nicholson]

This thread is a source of much enjoyment to me, such lovely stuff from you all.

[krisderaeymaeker]

This thread is a source of much enjoyment to me, such lovely stuff from you all.

 

[krisderaeymaeker]

Much success with it Kris! Please report again about it. That interests me.

Daphne jasminea ist also a beauty.

Thanks Eberhard , I keep you al informed !

[krisderaeymaeker]

Kris, does this come through the winter for you without protection?  It is one of the loveliest of the small daphnes and I wish I could grow it, but it is definitely not hardy here.

Here it is hardy enough without protection Anne .(must say so far ....because it looks like the winters are change a bit last years and it seems we getting harsher winters )   

But it is protected by a fence against the coldest eastern winds. I hope I am able to grow it the next years ....
We only saw it once on his natural habitat in  Crete when we are walking in a gorge.
Yes you're right , it is a lovely plant and rewarding because of the late flowering .

[astragalus]

Lucky you, Kris.  Here, Daphne arbuscula forms do very well as does Daphne hendersonii.  All the ones I've tried have been excellent.  Almost all the small daphnes grown here have second seasons of bloom, which is very welcome.

[krisderaeymaeker]

Oh yes Anne I am happy with it ....but I would like to grow al the beautiful Astragalus,Oxytropis ,Phlox you grow so wel ...
As you write before , we have al our problems and could not grow everything ...

Here some pictures from my first tufacrevice and from another one I renovated this year . 

[astragalus]

Blooming (or starting to bloom) in the crevice garden now.  Couldn't read the label for the zauschneria, but it's a really deep red-orange- now discovered the name
1.    Zauschneria californica 'Etteri'
2.  Petrophytum hendersonii
3. Daphne velenovskyi 'Balkan Rose'

[astragalus]

This started blooming while we were still in the Dolomites and is just now beginning to go over.  Seems to enjoy sun and scree, where it will ramble through rocks, and the crevice garden.  My favorite of this genus is Collomia debilis v larsenii, growing on very steep screes.  It is soboliferous and the flowers are white with pale tones of blues.  It's a gorgeous thing.

1.  Collomia debilis

[krisderaeymaeker]

This started blooming while we were still in the Dolomites and is just now beginning to go over.  Seems to enjoy sun and scree, where it will ramble through rocks, and the crevice garden.  My favorite of this genus is Collomia debilis v larsenii, growing on very steep screes.  It is soboliferous and the flowers are white with pale tones of blues.  It's a gorgeous thing.
1.  Collomia debilis

Humm beautiful Anne , never saw it here in gardens . So maybe we could not grow it here ?