A fine naturalistic rock garden planting designed and planted 
by Harlan P. Kelsey, Inc. 
PLANTS SUITABLE FOR ROCK GARDENS 
EVERY Rock Garden has problems of its own. No list of this nature can in any way be complete — it can merely 
suggest a few of the varieties that are being successfully used in the finest American Rock Gardens. Herbaceous peren- 
nials are not included, as use of the various kinds depends on the type and size of the rock garden. We will gladly 
make recommendations of perennials to use for given types of rock gardens. 
Arctostaphyllos uvaursi Genista pilosa Picea, Dwarf Alberta Spruce 
Azalea obtusa Juniperus chinensis sargenti Pieris floribunda 
Azalea yedoensis poukhanensis Juniperus communis depressa Pieris japonica 
Calluna in variety Juniperus communis hibernica Pinus mugo mughus 
Cotoneaster horizontalis Juniperus communis suecica Rhododendron laetivirens 
Cotoneaster microphylla Juniperus horizontalis Shortia galacifolia 
Daphne cneorum Juniperus horizontalis douglasi Taxus in variety 
Daphne mezereum Juniperus horizontalis plumosa Thuja, Booth Globe 
Epigaea repens Leiophyllum buxifolium prostratum Thuja, Douglas Pyramidal 
Erica carnea Mitchella repens Vaccinium vitisidaea majus 
Galax aphylla Pachistima canbyi Vaccinium vitisidaea minus 
Gaylussacia brachycera Pachysandra terminalis Vinea in variety 
PHOTO BY HERBERT W. GLEASON 
The beautiful and hardy Yodogawa Azalea (Azalea yedoensis poukhanensis) at the Arnold Arboretum 
