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Fairy Garden Plants

Fairy Gardens are miniature landscapes which give the illusion that tiny creatures may be living there. It’s a wonderful way for parents and children to create and imagine together and introduce them to the wonderful world of plants.

Below are perennials, grasses and herbs that can be incorporated into Fairy Gardens and other miniature landscapes.

Achillea tomentosa Aurea
(Yellow Wooly Thyme)
Ajuga x Chocolate Chip
(Chocolate Chip Bugleweed)
Alchemilla glaucescens
(Dwarf Lady’s Mantle)
Allium senescens Glaucum
(Pink Curly Onion)
Antennaria dioica
(Common Pussy-toes)
Armeria maritime Nifty Thrifty
(Nifty Thrifty Sea Thrift)
Aruncus aethusifolius
(Dwarf Goatsbeard)
Asarum europaeum
(European Wild Ginger)
Astilbe chinensis Pumila
(Dwarf Chinese Astilbe)
Bellis perennis Speedstar Mix
(English Daisy)
Campanula poscharskyana
Blue Waterfall
Delosperma nubigenum Basutoland
(Basutoland Ice Plant)
Dianthus gratian. Tiny Rubies
(Tiny Rubies Cheddar Pinks)
Dicentra eximia
(Fringed Bleeding Heart)
Euonymus fortunei Kewensis
(Kew Wintercreeper)
Fragaria vesca Alexandria
(Alexandria Alpine Strawberry)
Gentiana septemfida lagodechiana
(Summer Gentian)
Geranium cinereum Ballerina
(Ballerina Cranesbill)
Geranium cinereum Purple Pillow
(Purple Pillow Cranesbill)
Gypsophila repens/Rosea
(Creeping Baby’s Breath)
Hosta x Blue Mouse Ears
(Blue Mouse Ears Hosta)
Hosta x Mighty Mouse
(Mighty Mosuse Hosta)
Hosta x Pandora’s Box
(Pandora’s Box Hosta)

Iris cristata
(Crested Iris)
Leptinella squalida
(Brass Buttons)
Lewisia cotyledon Rainbow Hyb.
(Rainbow Cliff Maiden)
Liriope spicate
(Creeping Lily-turf)
Lysimachia numm. Goldi
(Goldi Moneywort)Phlox subulata sp.
(Creeping Phlox)
Potentilla neumaniana Nana
(Dwarf Spring Cinquefoil)
Primula denticulate Ronsdorf Hyb,
(Drumstick Primula)
Sagina subulata
(Irish Moss)
Sagina subulata Aurea
(Scotch Moss)
Sanguisorba minor Little Angel
(Little Angel Burnet)
Saxifraga x arendsii Purple Robe (Purple Robe Rockfoil)
Sedum acre (Golden Carpet)
Sedum album
(Chubby Fingers)
Sedum hakonense Chocolate Ball
(Chocolate Ball Stonecrop)
Sedum pachyclados
(White Diamond Sedum)
Sedum reflexum Blue Spruce
(Blue Spruce Stonecrop)
Sedum requienii
(Miniature Stonecrop)
Sedum rupestre Angelina
(Angelina Stonecrop)
Sedum sexangulare
(Watch-chain Stonecrop)
Sedum ternatum
(Woodland Stonecrop)
Sempervivums (Hens n Chicks)
Sisyrinchium angustifolium
(Stout Blue-eyed Grass)
Thymus praecox
Thymus x Elfin (Elfin Thyme)

Veronica liwanensis
(Turkish Speedwell)
Veronica umbrosa Georgia Blue
(Georgia Blue Speedwell)
Veronica x Tidal Pool
(Tidal Pool Speedwell)
Veronica x Waterperry Blue
(Waterperry Blue Speedwell)
Veronica x Whitewater
(Whitewater Speedwell)
Viola pedata (Bird’s foot Violet)

FERNS

Athyrium niponicum Pictum
(Japanese Painted Fern)

GRASS

Carex eburnea (Ivory Sedge)
Carex pensylvanica
(Pennsylvania Sedge)
Carex plantaginea
(Seersucker Sedge)
Festuca glauca Elijah Blue
(Elijah Blue Fescue)

HERBS

Basil, Minette
Mint, Corsican
Oregano, Amethyst Falls
Oregano, Kent Beauty
Rosemary, Prostrate
Thyme, Lime
Thyme, Spicy Orange