Ground Covers Deciduous
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| Barren Strawberry "Waldsteinia Fragarioides", which is also known as barren strawberry, is a compact plant grown primarily as a ground cover. Features strawberry-like, trifoliate leaves arranged in rosettes, 5-petaled, strawberry-like, yellow flowers and inedible fruit (berries). Typically grows 4-6" tall and spreads by stolons and rhizomes to form a thick carpet of foliage. No serious insect or disease problems. Full sun to part shade. |
| Ginger wild "Asarum Candense", They have interesting, brown, jug-shaped flowers that are attached at soil level. The leaves of Deciduous Wild Ginger are bright green, heart-shaped, slightly fuzzy, and large (up to 6 inches across), and it is the only native ginger that loses its leaves in the winter. However, it is also the fastest spreader and makes a great groundcover in good soil in the shade. It grows to about 6 inches. Part shade to full shade. |
| Houttuynia cordata "Chameleon" This is a low-growing perennial that spreads by runners to 3 feet or more. The heart-shaped foliage is beautifully variegated with cream, pink, yellow and red. White 4 bracted flowers appear in early summer. Can be used around ponds and in moist soils. It will die down in the cooler months. Plant in full sun or light shade. |
| Lamiastrum galeobdolon "Variegatum" is a stoloniferous, spreading perennial that features stunning green and silver variegated foliage with 2" long leaves that are oval to nearly round. It forms a loose mat of foliage which spreads indefinitely. Part sun/Full shade |
| Lamiastrum galeobdolon "Hermans's Pride" Easy to grow foliage plant for the shade garden. Leaves are an attractive combination of silver and green. Short flower spikes with small yellow flowers. 12" Height. Part sun/Full shade |
| Lamium Maculatum "Spotted Dead Nettle" An all time favorite fast growing perennial to be used as a ground cover! Lamium prefers a semi-shady dry area with well-drained soil but will tolerate a wide range of soils and moisture. It is best to cut this plant back after the first bloom to promote compact growth. Deer resistant. Partial Sun, Partial Shade, Full Shade |
| Lamium "White Nancy" |
| Lamium "Shell Pink" |
| Lamium "Purple Dragon" |
| Lysimachia congestiflora "Walkabout Sunset" previously 'Outback Sunset" Profuse yellow and green foliage provide a stunning setting for brilliant yellow blooms. Heat lover. Grow in damp or moist soil that drains well and is humus rich. 3/4" Height. Sun or part shade. |
| Persicaria filiformis "Painter's Palette" This unusual, but stunningly beautiful perennial has oval leaves that are green with a black chevron mark and overlain with a white and pink sector toward the tip. In late summer, plants are topped with airy stalks of tiny red beads. 2/4" Height. Sun or part Sun, |
| Plumbago Hardy "Ceratostigma Plumbaginoides" Electric blue flowers in early fall on this hardy groundcover. Plant en masse for stunning red fall foliage color. Hardy Plumbago is widely adaptabe to many soil types. Plumbago breaks dormancy very late in the spring: Be patient! Full sun/Part Shade. |
| Sweet Woodruff "Galium odoratum" is a shade gardeners delight. Fast growing, quick to establish, beautiful, white spring flowers and attractive foliage through to snow, this treasure is seldom bothered by pest or disease. Part sun/Part shade/Full shade. |
