Ground Covers
Overview
Ground covers can be used to smother weeds, fill in areas under trees, stabilize hillsides, soften the edges of pathways and reduce evaporation. Showcased here are commonly available shade- and sun-tolerant plants.
Ground Covers Plant List
| # | Botanical Name | Cultivar | Common Name | Tree | Native |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ajuga reptans | 'Black Scallop' | bugleweed | ||
| 2 | Allium cernuum | nodding onion | |||
| 3 | Anemone coronaria | 'The Bride' | poppy anemone | ||
| 4 | Selaginella kraussiana | 'Aurea' | trailing spikemoss | ||
| 5 | Arenaria Montana | mountain sandwort | |||
| 6 | Armeria maritime | sea thrift | |||
| 7 | Pinus banksiana | 'Schoodic' | Jack pine | ||
| 8 | Chamaecyparis obtusa | 'Habari' | chirimen cypress | * | |
| 9 | Cistus salviifolius | 'Prostratus' | sageleaf rockrose | ||
| 10 | Dicentra Formosa | 'Luxuriant' | Western bleeding heart | ||
| 11 | Helianthemum apenninum | 'Henfield Brilliant | sun rose | ||
| 12 | Heuchera | 'Melting Fire' | coralbells | ||
| 13 | Hosta | ||||
| 14 | Lewisia cotyledon | Lewisia sunset group | |||
| 15 | Lithodora diffusa | 'Grace Ward' | |||
| 16 | Malus | flowering crabapple | * | ||
| 17 | Monarda fistulosa | mintleaf beebalm | |||
| 18 | Saxifraga | 'Purple Robe' | |||
| 19 | Sedum Spurium | 'Tricolor' | variegated stonecrop | ||
| 20 | Sedum tetractinum | creeping stonecrop | |||
| 21 | Stachys byzantina | lamb's ears | |||
| 22 | Stachys officinalis | 'Pink Cotton Candy' | betony | ||
| 23 | Thymus serpyllum | 'Coccineus' | creeping thyme | ||
| 24 | Tricyrtis formosana | toad lily | |||
| 25 | Picea omorika | 'Pimoko' | Serbian pine | ||
| 26 | Polemonium | Jacob's ladder | |||
| 27 | Antennaria microphylla | rosy pussy toes | |||
| 28 | Mediterranean oregano | ||||
| 29 | Campanula | bell flower | |||
| 30 | Sedum spathulifolium | 'Cape Blanco' | stonecrop |