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That's a beautiful cropping, and I wouldn't want to plant anything on it that would be so showy to detract from the rock.
My first thought was Eastern Red Cedar, Juniperus virginiana, like you see on the PA. turnpike growing in the cracks and crevices of the massive stones they blew apart to build the road. But my first thought was wrong. That would look totally out of place.
Having seen the stone now, I think a dry shade fern is the way to go: Japanesse Painted Fern, Athryrium nipponicum pictum but that might be too showy, or Interrupted Fern, Osmunda claytoniana.
Pennysylvania Sedge, Carex pennsylvanica is another simple subtle option. It's a fine textured native sedge, that takes dry and the deer leave alone.
Epimedium is good choice too.
What a great opportunity. Reminds me of this stone crop from the Gunpowder State Park north of Baltimore...I beleive those are Christmas ferns spilling down the crevice in it.
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