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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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California Lilac

California Lilac

Ceanothus

California Lilac

California Lilac

Ceanothus spp.

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Cholla

Cylindropuntia spp.

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Creeping Cotoneaster

Cotoneaster adpressus

Creeping Juniper

Creeping Juniper

Juniperus horizontalis

Dogwood

Dogwood

Cornus spp.

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Emerald Gaiety Euonymus

Euonymus fortunei 'Emerald Gaiety'

Creeping Hakea

Creeping Hakea

Hakea prostrata

Heather

Heather

Calluna vulgaris

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Hebe

Hebe spp.

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Juniper

Juniperus species

Creeping Mahonia

Creeping Mahonia

Mahonia repens

Ornamental Juniper Gold Coast

Ornamental Juniper Gold Coast

Juniperus horizontalis 'Gold Coast'

Ornamental Juniper

Ornamental Juniper

Juniperus spp.

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Pfitzer Juniper 'Old Gold'

Juniperus ×pfitzeriana 'Old Gold'

Senecio

Senecio

Senecio species

Trailing Juniper

Trailing Juniper

Juniperus horizontalis

Winter Heather Vivellii

Winter Heather Vivellii

Erica carnea 'Vivellii'

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