Plant Growing Guides

Acid-loving Ground Covers

Various species (Gaultheria, Vaccinium, Euonymus, Ajuga, Lycopodium spp.)

Vinca (Periwinkle)

Vinca minor

Acid-loving shade perennials

Multiple species (e.g., Rhododendron spp., Pieris spp., Kalmia spp.)

Ajuga

Ajuga reptans

Alba Ajuga

Ajuga reptans 'Alba'

Ajuga Bugleweed

Ajuga reptans

Ajuga / Bugleweed

Ajuga reptans

Ajuga Black Scallop

Ajuga reptans 'Black Scallop'

Ajuga Bugleweed Burgundy Glow

Ajuga reptans 'Burgundy Glow'

Ajuga Burgundy Glow

Ajuga reptans 'Burgundy Glow'

Giant Bronze Ajuga

Ajuga reptans 'Atropurpurea'

White Ajuga

Ajuga reptans 'Alba'

Atropurpurea Bugleweed

Ajuga reptans 'Atropurpurea'

Ajuga 'Burgundy Glow'

Ajuga reptans 'Burgundy Glow'

Allegheny Pachysandra

Pachysandra procumbens

Allegheny Spurge

Pachysandra procumbens

Andromeda

Pieris japonica

Aoki

Aucuba japonica

Aphrodite Hosta

Hosta 'Aphrodite'

Apricot Hellebore

Helleborus × hybridus 'Apricot'

Silver-edged Houttuynia

Houttuynia cordata 'Argenteomarginata'

British Columbia Wild Ginger

Asarum caudatum

Astilbe

Astilbe × arendsii

Astilbe Bressingham Ruby

Astilbe × arendsii 'Bressingham Ruby'

Astilbe Bridal Veil

Astilbe × arendsii 'Bridal Veil'

Astilbe Fanal

Astilbe × arendsii 'Fanal'

Astilbe 'Fanal'

Astilbe × arendsii 'Fanal'

Astilbe Red Baron

Astilbe × arendsii 'Red Baron'

Athyrium Fern

Athyrium filix-femina

Painted Japanese Female Fern

Athyrium niponicum var. pictum (formerly Athyrium filix-femina 'Pictum')

Wavy-leaved Atrichum moss

Atrichum undulatum

Aucuba

Aucuba japonica

Japanese Aucuba

Aucuba japonica

Japanese Aucuba

Aucuba japonica

Dwarf Japanese Aucuba

Aucuba japonica 'Nana'

Japanese Aucuba 'Picturata'

Aucuba japonica 'Picturata'

Japanese Aucuba (Gold Dust Plant)

Aucuba japonica 'Variegata'

Aucuba Rozannie

Aucuba japonica 'Rozannie'

Aucuba 'Rozannie'

Aucuba japonica 'Rozannie'

Serrated Aucuba

Aucuba japonica var. serratifolia

August Lily Hosta

Hosta plantaginea

Australian Ferns

Various species (e.g., Dicksonia antarctica, Platycerium bifurcatum, Asplenium nidus)

Azalea Coral Bells

Heuchera × brizoides 'Azalea Coral Bells'

Baltica Ivy

Hedera helix 'Baltica'

Barrenwort

Epimedium grandiflorum

Hardy Begonia

Begonia grandis

Berry-producing Understory Shrubs

Various species (e.g., Sambucus, Ilex, Viburnum, Cornus)

Bishop's Hat

Epimedium grandiflorum