Native Ground Covers
Low-growing, spreading plants that carpet the ground, suppress weeds, and reduce erosion naturally.
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Jasminum sambac
Bamboo, Golden Striped
Pleioblastus viridistriatus
Bearberry
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Lowbush Blueberry Augusta
Vaccinium angustifolium 'Augusta'
Blueberry, Lowbush Ivanhoe
Vaccinium angustifolium 'Ivanhoe'
California Lilac
Ceanothus
Carex
Carex spp.
Foothill Sedge
Carex tumulicola
Carex Sedge
Carex spp.
California Lilac
Ceanothus spp.
Cholla
Cylindropuntia spp.
Creeping Cotoneaster
Cotoneaster adpressus
Creeping Fig
Ficus pumila
Creeping Juniper
Juniperus horizontalis
Creeping Juniper 'Bar Harbor'
Juniperus horizontalis 'Bar Harbor'
Creeping Juniper Wiltonii
Juniperus horizontalis 'Wiltonii'
Creeping Myrtle
Vinca minor
Cucumber
Cucumis sativus
Dichondra
Dichondra repens
Dogwood
Cornus spp.
Dwarf Hairgrass
Eleocharis acicularis
Dwarf Hairgrass
Eleocharis acicularis var. mini (Eleocharis mini)
Emerald Gaiety Euonymus
Euonymus fortunei 'Emerald Gaiety'
English Ivy
Hedera helix
Galax
Galax urceolata
Creeping Hakea
Hakea prostrata
Heather
Calluna vulgaris
Hebe
Hebe spp.
Ivy
Hedera helix
Juniper
Juniperus species
Juniper Savin
Juniperus sabina
Kinnikinnick
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Liriope
Liriope muscari
Liriope (Lilyturf)
Liriope muscari
Liriope Monroe White
Liriope muscari 'Monroe White'
Lilyturf
Liriope muscari
Variegated Lilyturf
Liriope muscari 'Variegata'
Lowbush Cranberry
Vaccinium angustifolium
Creeping Mahonia
Mahonia repens
Mondo Grass
Ophiopogon japonicus
Nitrogen-Fixing Ground Covers
Various species (e.g., Trifolium repens, Medicago lupulina, Vicia sativa)
Ornamental Grasses
Poaceae (family)
Ornamental Juniper Gold Coast
Juniperus horizontalis 'Gold Coast'
Ornamental Juniper
Juniperus spp.
Pfitzer Juniper 'Old Gold'
Juniperus ×pfitzeriana 'Old Gold'
Sedge Black Mondo
Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Nigrescens'
Evergold Sedge
Carex oshimensis 'Evergold'
Senecio
Senecio species
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