natural rock planters..what will survive?

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Sicula North Port, FL(Zone 9b) May 25, 2010

I've just completed (haha)the landscaping of my front yard after recently moving here to west central FL. We put in some large landscaping rocks (boulders) as accents. They each have depressions in them where wild flowers were growing. I'd like to put something in each of them that can add some color but don't have deep root systems. one of these rocks is in the cactus bed and would like something to trail off of it....burros tail? any suggestions?
Thanks ahead of time

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themoonhowl Prairieville, LA(Zone 9a) May 25, 2010

Sicula, here are a few ideas for you. Sedum, burros tail, or ice plants would look great spilling over the boulders.

http://www.preen.com/articles/rock-garden-plants

http://home.howstuffworks.com/sedum.htm

http://www.thegardenhelper.com/rockplants.html

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Sicula North Port, FL(Zone 9b) May 26, 2010

thanks again moon,I should be getting some pics on here soon.

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themoonhowl Prairieville, LA(Zone 9a) May 26, 2010

My pleasure...looking forward to your pictures.

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flowers_delight Leicester, NC(Zone 8a) May 29, 2010

Phlox is a nice draping plant once established and will come back every year. http://www.google.com/products?rlz=1T4ADSA_enUS361US363&q=creeping+phlox&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=on8BTM-FF8OB8gad4fTkDQ&sa=X&oi=product_result_group&ct=image&resnum=3&ved=0CD4QzAMwAg

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