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Native Ground Covers

Low-growing, spreading plants that carpet the ground, suppress weeds, and reduce erosion naturally.

Type Vegetable Herb Flower Fruit Vine Shrub Tree Succulent Grass
Sun ☀️Full Sun ⛅Part Sun/Shade ☁️Shade
Speed Quick (< 45d) Medium (45–70d) Long (70d+)
Zone 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

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Alyssum 'Coral'

Alyssum 'Coral'

Lobularia maritima 'Coral'

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Bearberry

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

Lowbush Blueberry Augusta

Lowbush Blueberry Augusta

Vaccinium angustifolium 'Augusta'

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Carex

Carex spp.

Cloudberry

Cloudberry

Rubus chamaemorus

Cranberry 'Ben Lear'

Cranberry 'Ben Lear'

Vaccinium macrocarpon 'Ben Lear'

Creeping Juniper Wiltonii

Creeping Juniper Wiltonii

Juniperus horizontalis 'Wiltonii'

Cucumber

Cucumber

Cucumis sativus

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Juniper

Juniperus species

Kinnikinnick

Kinnikinnick

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

Lily of the Valley

Lily of the Valley

Convallaria majalis

Lowbush Cranberry

Lowbush Cranberry

Vaccinium angustifolium

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Nitrogen-Fixing Ground Covers

Various species (e.g., Trifolium repens, Medicago lupulina, Vicia sativa)

Petunia Wave

Petunia Wave

Petunia × hybrida 'Wave'

Sweet Alyssum Royal Carpet

Sweet Alyssum Royal Carpet

Lobularia maritima 'Royal Carpet'

Trailing Juniper

Trailing Juniper

Juniperus horizontalis

White Alyssum

White Alyssum

Lobularia maritima 'white'

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