Here in the south the term ” rock garden” refers to cactus & succulent garden. So can alpine plants be planted in our hot, humid, sunny area?
Asle Serigstad Zone 7 – I don’t think definition of alpines and rock garden plants have anything to do with soil. I also think you can divide those plants into two very different groups; 1. alpine plants growing in mountains 2. coastal plants growing in the coastal zone The first group, are plants that will benefit from being low growing, because of wind, cold, and snow cover. The second, also benefits from being low growing, mainly because of wind and the very rough climate by the sea. The first group contains plants like Dryas octopetala, many Gentiana’s, Leontopodium alpinum, many Saxifraga’s etc. The second contains plants like Silene maritima, most Sedum’s, Armeria maritima etc. Alpines does not always like dry conditions. Most of the Saxifraga’s grows in moist, some even in wet conditions. This is also the case for many Primula’s. And these two genera are among the largest in alpine/rock gardening. Sedum and Sempervivums are good examples of plants that grows under very dry condi
