Ground Covers for Special Situations

Compiled by Kathy Miller

Full Sun

Achillea tomentosa (Woolly Yarrow)
Arabis (Rock Cress)
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (Kinnikinnick)
Artemisia schmidtiana ('Silver Mound')
Ceanothus 'Pt. Reyes'
Cerastium tomentosum(Snow-in-Summer)
Ceratostigma (Dwarf Plumbago)
Cotoneaster (low-growing types)
Cytisus (Broom)
Heathers (low growing)
Helianthemum nummularium (Sun-rose)
Juniperus (Juniper)
Phlox subulata (Creeping Phlox)
Pyracantha koidzumii'Santa Cruz'
Rosa (Rose-some varieties)
Rosmarinus officinalis 'Prostratus'
(Dwarf rosemary)
Santolina chamaecyparissus (Lavender Cotton)
Sedum (Stonecrop)

 

Sun or Partial Shade

Aegopodium podagraria (Goutweed)
Ajuga (Bugleweed)
Bergenia
Campanula (Bellflower)
Cornus canadensis (Bunchberry)
Cyrtomium falcatum (Holly Fern)
Epimedium (Barrenwort)
Fragaria chiloensis (Wild Strawberry)
Hedera helix (English Ivy)
Hemerocallis fulva (good bank holder)
Hypericum calycinum (Aaron's Beard)
Laurentia fluviatilis (Blue-Star Creeper)
Liriope spicata (Lilyturf)
Mahonia repens (Creeping Mahonia)
Ophiopogon japonicus (Mondo Grass)
Paxistima canbyi (Canby, pachistima)
Polygonum (Knotweed)
Potentilla verna (Spring Cinquefoil)
Sagina subulata (Irish and Scotch Moss)
Vinca minor (partial shade best)
Vaccinium vitis-idaea (Lingonberry)

 

[Red Ladybug]

 

Tolerate Deep Shade

Adiantum pedatum (Maidenhair Fern)
Asarum (Wild Ginger)
Athyrium goeringianum (Jap. Painted Fern)
Convallaria majalis (Lily-of-the-Valley)
Dryopteris (Wood Fern)
Epimedium (Barrenwort)
Galium odoratum (Sweet Woodruff)
Hedera helix (English Ivy)
Lysimachia nummularia (Creeping Jenny)
Oxalis oregana
Pachysandra terminalis (Japanese spurge)
Sagina subulata (Irish and Scotch Moss)
Sarcococca hookeriana humilis
Tiarella cordifolia (Foamflower)
Tolmiea menziesii (Piggy-Back Plant)
Vancouveria
Viola odorata (Sweet Violet)

 

Trailing Habit

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (Kinnikinnick)
Artemisia 'Silver Brocade'(Dusty Miller)
Campanula (i.e. poscharskyana)
Cerastium tomentosum (Snow-in-Summer)
Cotoneaster, low-growing
Euonymus fortunei (varieties)
Hedera (Ivy)
Juniperus (Juniper, low-growing)
Rosmarinus 'Prostratus' (Dwf. Rosemary)
Verbena (hardy varieties)
Vinca minor

 

Nooks and Crannies

Alyssum saxatile (Basket-of-Gold)
Arabis (Rock Cress)
Armeria (Thrift)
Campanula (Bellflower)
Chamaemelum nobile (Chamomile)
Erodium (Heron's Bill)
Heuchera sanguinea (Coralbells)
Iberis sempervirens (Evergreen Candytuft)
Lamium (Dead Nettle)
Lysimachia nummularia (Moneywort)
Mentha requienii (Corsican Mint)
Sagina subulata (Irish and Scotch Moss)
Sedum (Stonecrop)
Sempervivum tectorum (Hens and Chicks)
Thymus (Thyme)

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