Native Ground Covers
Low-growing, spreading plants that carpet the ground, suppress weeds, and reduce erosion naturally.
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White Bugleweed
Ajuga reptans 'Alba'
Atropurpurea Bugleweed
Ajuga reptans 'Atropurpurea'
Ajuga Black Scallop
Ajuga reptans 'Black Scallop'
Ajuga Braunherz
Ajuga reptans 'Braunherz'
Ajuga Chocolate Chip
Ajuga reptans 'Chocolate Chip'
Ajuga Giant Bronze
Ajuga reptans 'Atropurpurea'
Ajuga Multicolor
Ajuga reptans 'Multicolor'
Androsace sarmentosa
Androsace sarmentosa
Armeria (Thrift)
Armeria maritima
Asarum
Asarum spp.
Wild Ginger
Asarum canadense
Bellis Daisy Carpet Mixed
Bellis perennis
Bugle
Ajuga reptans
Campanula
Campanula species
Candytuft
Iberis sempervirens
Candytuft Alexander's White
Iberis sempervirens 'Alexander's White'
Candytuft Purity
Iberis sempervirens 'Purity'
Candytuft Snow White
Iberis sempervirens 'Snowflake'
Fern-leaf Corydalis
Corydalis cheilanthifolia
Cranberry 'Ben Lear'
Vaccinium macrocarpon 'Ben Lear'
Creeping Phlox 'Scarlet Flame'
Phlox subulata 'Scarlet Flame'
Cucumber
Cucumis sativus
Dead Nettle
Lamium album
Brunii Draba
Draba bruniifolia
Hen and Chicks
Sempervivum tectorum
Himalayan Geranium
Geranium himalayense
Hosta Blue Angel
Hosta 'Blue Angel'
Golden Deadnettle
Lamium aureum
Lysimachia (Loosestrife)
Lysimachia spp.
Nitrogen-Fixing Ground Covers
Various species (e.g., Trifolium repens, Medicago lupulina, Vicia sativa)
Petunia Grandiflora Cascadias
Petunia × hybrida 'Cascadia'
Petunia Wave
Petunia × hybrida 'Wave'
Rock Cress
Arabis alpina
Rock Soapwort
Saponaria ocymoides
Saxifrage
Saxifraga × arendsii
Sedum (Stonecrop)
Sedum spp.
Sweet Alyssum
Lobularia maritima
Tiarella
Tiarella polyphylla
Trailing Petunia Surfinia Purple
Petunia × hybrida 'Surfinia Purple'
Trailing Verbena
Verbena × hybrida
Veronica
Veronica spp.
Wallichianum Geranium
Geranium wallichianum
White Dutch Clover
Trifolium repens
White Winter Wheat
Triticum aestivum
Wild Ginger
Asarum canadense
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