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
Asarum
Asarum spp.
Bee Balm Pink
Monarda didyma
Bellis Daisy Carpet Mixed
Bellis perennis
Bugle
Ajuga reptans
Campanula
Campanula species
Candytuft
Iberis sempervirens
Fern-leaf Corydalis
Corydalis cheilanthifolia
Cranberry 'Ben Lear'
Vaccinium macrocarpon 'Ben Lear'
Creeping Thyme Variegatus
Thymus praecox 'Variegatus'
Cucumber
Cucumis sativus
Dead Nettle
Lamium album
Hen and Chicks
Sempervivum tectorum
English Ivy
Hedera helix
Euphorbia
Euphorbia spp.
Himalayan Geranium
Geranium himalayense
Hosta Blue Angel
Hosta 'Blue Angel'
Golden Deadnettle
Lamium aureum
Lysimachia (Loosestrife)
Lysimachia spp.
Mazus
Mazus reptans
Nitrogen-Fixing Ground Covers
Various species (e.g., Trifolium repens, Medicago lupulina, Vicia sativa)
Petunia Wave
Petunia × hybrida 'Wave'
Rock Soapwort
Saponaria ocymoides
Saxifrage
Saxifraga × arendsii
Tiarella
Tiarella polyphylla
Trefoil
Lotus corniculatus
Veronica
Veronica spp.
Wallichianum Geranium
Geranium wallichianum
White Dutch Clover
Trifolium repens
Wild Ginger
Asarum canadense
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