Groundcover

Groundcover plants are used primarily for covering large areas without much maintenace. Groundcover plants have a large variety of flowers and color, they are usually perennial low growing shrubs, ideal to use for hillsides or non-walking areas. Here are some of the most common type of groundcovers sold in flats.

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	Ajuga Clump-forming, densely hairy to almost hairless, evergreen perennial, rhizomatous but without stolons, and with upright stemps to 16" ling. In spring, bears spike-like whorls, to 4" tall, of bright flowers. Height 8"-16", Spread 18".
	Armeria Robust, clump forming perennial with narrow, inversely lance-shaped to linear, dark green leaves. to 6" long. In summer, bears white to deep red-purple flowerheads, on wiry stems. Height 8"-20", Spread 12"-20".
	Campanula Vigorous perennial, spreading by underground runners, with toothed, rouded to oavate, mid-green leaves, heart-shaped at the bases. Panicles of star-shaped, pale lavender flowers, with white centers, are borne from summer to autumn. Height 6", Spread 24".
	Gazania Requires sun and sandy soil. Evergreen perennial grown as annual useful for summer bedding, pots, and barrels. Produces solitary yellow, white, orange, pink, or brown daisylike flowers heads on short stems just above the leaves in summer. Height 8"-12", Spread 8".
	Grasses Dichondra Festuca Blue/Green Grass Korean Grass Lippia Grass Mondo Grass
	Honeysuckle Honeysuckle vines are easy to grow, vigorous, heat-tolerant, and nearly indestructible. The flashy and fragrant flowers will attract hummingbirds and butterflies all summer long.
	Ice Plant Aptemia Red Apple Bush Iceplant Delosperma Freeway Productos Purple Red Spike Rosea Lavender Rosea Pink Trailing Iceplant
	Ivy Algerian English Glacier Hahn's Needlepoint
	Jasmine Asian Star
	Lantana Spreading shrub, often forming a dense mat, with slender flexible stems, usually covered with coarse, short hairs. Ovate to obling or lance-shaped, coarsely toothed, mid to deep green leaves. Produces long-stalked, domed flowerheads. Height 8"-39", Spread 2'-4'.
	Moneywort
	Moss Australian Violet Baby Tear Chamomile Corsican Mint Hernaira Glabra Irish Isotoma Mazus Pennyroyal Scotch Veronica Repens
	Myoporum Spreading prostrate to upright, evergreen shrubs and trees from onpen, dry areas. Grow in soil-based potting mix in full light, with shade from hot sun, or in bright filtered light. In growth, water freely. Is spreading and usefull as a ground cover. Height 3'.
	Osteosperum Rosette-forming, evergreen or semi-evergreen perennial. Flat, soft colored flowers, with darder eyrs, are borne singly among oval to lance-shaped, toothed, bright green leaves. Height 8", Spread 14"
	Pink Clover
	Potentilla
	Rosemary
	Sedum
	Snow in Summer
	Santa Barbara Daisy
	Strawberry
	Thyme Common Creeping Elfin Lemon Mother/Pink Silver Woolly
	Verbena
	Vinca Major Major Variegated Minor Minor Alba Minor Variegated

Groundcover

Ajuga

Armeria

Campanula

Gazania

Grasses

Honeysuckle

Ice Plant

Ivy

Jasmine

Lantana

Moneywort

Moss

Myoporum

Osteosperum

Pink Clover

Potentilla

Rosemary

Sedum

Snow in Summer

Santa Barbara Daisy

Strawberry

Thyme

Verbena

Vinca