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abundance abundantly alpine plants Alps Androsace Anemone Arenaria balearica Aubrietias autumn beautiful beds bloom blue botanic bulbs cold frames colour common Cornus canadensis corymbs culture deep delicate dense Dianthus alpinus distinct dwarf early summer easily increased edging Europe flower-garden flower-stems flowers Flowers in early flowers in summer freely garden Gentian green ground growing grown habit handsome Harebell herbaceous inches long increased by division increased by seed kinds leaves loam margin Menziesia mixed border moist mountain native naturalised neat ornamental peat perfectly hardy petals Phlox position pots pretty Primrose PRIMULA produced propagated by division purple Pyrenees racemes raised from seed rare readily rich rock rock-garden rock-plants rockwork rocky roots rose-coloured rosettes sandy loam sandy soil Saxifraga Sedum seen Sempervivum shrubs silvery species Spigelia marilandica spreading stems sunny thrive tufts usually variety vigorous Violet warm well-drained white flowers wild winter woods worthy of cultivation