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
Carex
Carex spp.
Foothill Sedge
Carex tumulicola
Carex Sedge
Carex spp.
Creeping Fig
Ficus pumila
Creeping Myrtle
Vinca minor
Dichondra
Dichondra repens
Dwarf Hairgrass
Eleocharis acicularis
Dwarf Hairgrass
Eleocharis acicularis var. mini (Eleocharis mini)
English Ivy
Hedera helix
Ivy
Hedera helix
Liriope
Liriope muscari
Liriope (Lilyturf)
Liriope muscari
Liriope Monroe White
Liriope muscari 'Monroe White'
Lilyturf
Liriope muscari
Variegated Lilyturf
Liriope muscari 'Variegata'
Mondo Grass
Ophiopogon japonicus
Nitrogen-Fixing Ground Covers
Various species (e.g., Trifolium repens, Medicago lupulina, Vicia sativa)
Ornamental Grasses
Poaceae (family)
Sedge Black Mondo
Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Nigrescens'
Evergold Sedge
Carex oshimensis 'Evergold'
Variegated Ivy
Hedera helix var. variegata
White Clover
Trifolium repens
White Dutch Clover
Trifolium repens
White Winter Wheat
Triticum aestivum
Wintercreeper
Euonymus fortunei
Wintercreeper Coloratus
Euonymus fortunei 'Coloratus'
Wintercreeper Emerald Gaiety
Euonymus fortunei 'Emerald Gaiety'
Wintercreeper Emerald Green
Euonymus fortunei 'Emerald Green'
Wintercreeper Euonymus
Euonymus fortunei
Wintercreeper Gold Spot
Euonymus fortunei 'Gold Spot'
Wintercreeper Silver Queen
Euonymus fortunei 'Silver Queen'
Wintercreeper Vegetus
Euonymus fortunei 'Vegetus'
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