The purple carpet is well suited for both the rock garden and for planting graves. There are some varieties and information on location and care here.
The purple carpet that blooms in many colors is one of the most popular plants in the rock garden, but is also ideal for the normal flower bed. The moss carpet-like plant (ground cover) is extremely robust and easy to care for, which is why it can be planted almost anywhere.
Hint:
Because it is easy to care for, the purple carpet is also ideal for planting on graves.
Varieties of the Purple Carpet
Today, countless varieties of the purple carpet are offered in specialist garden shops. The most well-known varieties include:
- Moss Saxifrage - about 15 centimeters high, white and pink flowers
- Boulder - white, much larger flower shape, only 10 centimeters high
- Ingeborg - dark red flowers, rarely available
- Sleeping Beauty - light red flowers
- Cespitosa - crossing of two varieties, is therefore available with red, yellow or white flowers
- Spring snow - white flowers that bloom in early spring
- Peter Pan - also tolerates the sun, red flower
- Sulfur blossom - light yellow flowering
- Judenbart - white, filigree flower, also suitable as a container plant
- Elisabetha - light yellow, although only faint flowers
- Paulinae - grey-green cushions, yellow, intense flowers
- Winter Fire - white panicle flowers, about 20 centimeters tall
- Porcelain flowers - white panicle flowers, 30 centimeters high, spreads extremely quickly
- Engleria - different varieties, all very low-growing and densely flowering, well suited for the rock garden
Perfect choice of location
The purple carpets that bloom in early spring (from around March to October, depending on the variety) have hardly any demands on their location, even thrive in the shade of trees, in barren rock gardens and in dry walls, etc. Only Full sun locations should be avoided if possible.
Hint:
Purple carpets are sold in thegarden stores at very reasonable prices and spread well in the first year of planting. You can also simply divide the cushions every year in autumn (after flowering) and use them again at a new location.
Care for purple carpets properly
» casting:
Actually, the purple carpet requires no care at all. However, you will need to water it moderately during extended dry periods. However, do not water the purple carpet at midday, but prefer the morning or evening hours so that the surface does not burn. You should also avoid waterlogging.
» Fertilize:
Fertilization is not necessary in principle, but can be carried out if necessary.
» Encourage flowering:
You can support the formation of new flowers on the purple carpet by plucking faded flowers as quickly as possible. As a result of this measure, new flowers quickly form again, which ensure a great picture in the spring garden bed.
Even in late autumn, the evergreen carpet of purple presents itself in a neat face and enchants its gardener with the daily formation of hoarfrost.