Native Ground Covers
Low-growing, spreading plants that carpet the ground, suppress weeds, and reduce erosion naturally.
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Clear filtersCarex
Carex spp.
Carex Sedge
Carex spp.
Drought-tolerant Sedums
Sedum spp.
Dragon's Blood Sedum
Sedum spurium 'Dragon's Blood'
October Daphne Sedum
Sedum sieboldii 'October Daphne'
Hen and Chicks
Sempervivum tectorum
Dwarf Sedum
Sedum spp. (dwarf cultivars)
Evergreen Sedum Coral Carpet
Sedum spathulifolium 'Coral Carpet'
Ice Plant
Delosperma nubigenum
Nitrogen-Fixing Ground Covers
Various species (e.g., Trifolium repens, Medicago lupulina, Vicia sativa)
Ornamental Grasses
Poaceae (family)
Sedum
Sedum spp.
Dragon's Blood Sedum
Sedum spurium 'Dragon's Blood'
Sedum Sunsparkler
Sedum × 'Sunsparkler'
Cobweb Houseleek
Sempervivum arachnoideum
Sempervivum 'Fire'
Sempervivum tectorum 'Fire'
Stonecrop Coral Carpet
Sedum spurium 'Coral Carpet'
Tricolor Sedum
Sedum spurium
White Dutch Clover
Trifolium repens
White Winter Wheat
Triticum aestivum
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