‘Ice Dance’ variegated Japanese sedge
Carex morrow 'Ice Dance'
Wide, strappy leaves measuring 1/4 to 1/2 inch across, this carex makes a bold statement … Continued
browsing plants: groundcover
This is a group of low-growing plants with a creeping, spreading habit used to cover sections of ground while requiring minimal maintenance.
Standard landscape ornamentals can also be used as a ground cover when planted in mass, for example, daylilies can be used to cover large expanses or slopes. Some creeping shrubs like Procumbens juniper can serve this function, as well as ornamental grasses or self-seeding annuals.
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snow-in-summer
Cerastium tomentosum
Low-growing, striking silver foliage grow happily in sunny locations as a ground cover. Narrow, silver-green … Continued
hardy plumbago, leadwort
Ceratostigma plumbaginoides
Intense blue flowers in summer are surrounded by glossy green foliage which turns vibrant scarlet … Continued
Roman chamomile
Chamaemelum nobile
Makes a fine, ferny and fragrant low groundcover tolerant of dry conditions. Tea made from … Continued
‘Prolificans’ lily-of-the-valley
Convallaria majalis ‘Prolificans’
Thrives in dry shade in poor soil. Excellent heirloom groundcover with dark green foliage spikes … Continued
cypress spurge
Euphorbia cyparissias
Narrow blue-green foliage resembles spruce or cypress and spreads by rhizome to form a low, … Continued
Dianthus ‘Bath’s Pink’ cheddar pinks
Dianthus gratianopolitanus 'Bath's Pink'
Low growing, silvery-blue mat of foliage spreadst and cascades, creating an evergreen groundcover that produces … Continued
Dianthus ‘Fire Star’
Dianthus 'Fire Star'
Deep red flowers with a crimson eye bloom constantly throughout the growing season. An excellent … Continued
‘Lilafee’ barrenwort, bishop’s hat
Epimedium grandiflora ‘Lilafee’
Dense, clump-forming, deciduous perennial that grows 10-15” tall with a spread to 18-20″. Native to … Continued
‘Lipstick’ ornamental strawberry
Fragaria ‘Lipstick’
Ornamental strawberry with mounded habit and dark green foliage, topped with deep rose red flowers … Continued
sweet woodruff
Galium odoratum
A shade gardeners friend, this fast growing, beautiful perennial herb sports small white spring flowers … Continued
Geranium ‘Ballerina’
Geranium cinereum 'Ballerina'
Dainty, pink flowers are marked with delicate purple veining over lacy, gray-green foliage. An outstanding, … Continued