Plant Growing Guides

Giant Snowdrop

Galanthus elwesii

Galax

Galax urceolata

Garlic Mustard

Alliaria petiolata

Wintergreen, Checkerberry

Gaultheria procumbens

Ghost Spirit Hosta

Hosta 'Ghost Spirit'

Ginko Craig Hosta

Hosta 'Ginko Craig'

Glacier Ivy

Hedera helix 'Glacier'

Goat's Beard

Aruncus dioicus

Goatsbeard

Aruncus dioicus

Goatsbeard, Dwarf

Aruncus aethusifolius

Goldenseal

Hydrastis canadensis

Golden Star

Chrysogonum virginianum

Golden Tiara Hosta

Hosta 'Golden Tiara'

Goldie's Fern

Dryopteris goldiana

Goldie's Wood Fern

Dryopteris goldiana

Gold Standard Hosta

Hosta 'Gold Standard'

Goldthread

Coptis chinensis

Goutweed Variegatum

Aegopodium podagraria 'Variegatum'

Gracilis Pendula Yew

Taxus x media 'Gracilis Pendula'

Ornamental Grasses and Ground Covers

Poaceae (grasses) and various ground cover families

Shade-Tolerant Ground Cover & Grass Mix

Various species (Lolium perenne, Festuca rubra, Ajuga reptans, Vinca minor, et al.)

Gray's Sedge

Carex grayi

Great Solomon's Seal

Polygonatum biflorum var. commutatum

Great Wood Rush

Luzula luzuloides

Green Acres Hosta

Hosta 'Green Acres'

Green Hellebore

Helleborus viridis

Green Moss

Various species (e.g., Hypnum cupressiforme, Bryum capillare, Dicranum scoparium)

Green Shamrock

Oxalis acetosella

Green Spleenwort

Asplenium viride

Ground cover: Ferns and Wild Ginger

Pteridophyta (ferns) and Asarum canadense (wild ginger)

Groundcover Mix: Hellebore, Japanese Forest Grass, Ajuga

Helleborus spp., Hakonechloa macra, Ajuga reptans

Groundcover

Various species

Ground Covers for Vine Support

Multiple species (Hedera spp., Vinca spp., Sedum spp.)

Ground Cover - Ivy and Ferns

Hedera spp. (Ivy), Polypodiopsida (Ferns)

Vinca (Periwinkle)

Catharanthus roseus / Vinca minor

Ground Covers (Vinca & Ivy)

Catharanthus roseus & Hedera spp.

Groundcovers (Pachysandra, Vinca, Ajuga)

Pachysandra terminalis, Vinca minor, Ajuga reptans

Japanese Pachysandra

Pachysandra terminalis

Variegated Periwinkle, Variegated Vinca Minor

Vinca minor 'Ralph Shugert'

Groundcovers (Vinca & Ajuga)

Vinca minor / Ajuga reptans

Common Periwinkle

Vinca minor

Ground Covers: Vinca, Ivy, and Pachysandra

Vinca minor (Vinca), Hedera helix (English Ivy), Pachysandra terminalis (Pachysandra)

Groundcovers for Shade (Vinca & Liriope)

Vinca minor / Liriope muscari

Groundcover: Vinca, Ivy

Vinca minor (Common Periwinkle) / Hedera helix (English Ivy)

Groundmaster Hosta

Hosta 'Groundmaster'

Guacamole Hosta

Hosta 'Guacamole'

Oak Fern

Gymnocarpium dryopteris