Drought Tolerant Ground Cover Plants

It is native to many of the warmer temperate, subtropical, and tropical regions of the world, including parts of Eurasia, Africa, and the Americas, and it is present in many other areas as a naturalized species , including Hawaii , Australia , and the...

It is native to many of the warmer temperate, subtropical, and tropical regions of the world, including parts of Eurasia, Africa, and the Americas, and it is present in many other areas as a naturalized species , including Hawaii , Australia , and the...

* The leaves are used for flavouring rice dumplings. * Requires a well-drained sandy soil and a sunny position. Established plants are drought tolerant.

* The leaves are used for flavouring rice dumplings. * Requires a well-drained sandy soil and a sunny position. Established plants are drought tolerant.

Panicles darken to bronze/chestnut brown in fall as they mature, later fading to gray. Indiangrass is a perennial bunchgrass , prominent in tallgrass prairie , along with big bluestem ( Andropogon gerardii ), little bluestem ( Schizachyrium scoparium...

Panicles darken to bronze/chestnut brown in fall as they mature, later fading to gray. Indiangrass is a perennial bunchgrass , prominent in tallgrass prairie , along with big bluestem ( Andropogon gerardii ), little bluestem ( Schizachyrium scoparium...

It is native to Africa , Asia and Europe and is commonly used throughout the United States and Canada for erosion control , roadside planting and soil rehabilitation. * Securigera varia , commonly known as Crown Vetch or Purple Crown Vetch , is a low-growing...

It is native to Africa , Asia and Europe and is commonly used throughout the United States and Canada for erosion control , roadside planting and soil rehabilitation. * Securigera varia , commonly known as Crown Vetch or Purple Crown Vetch , is a low-growing...

* Heart-shaped shiny dark green leaves with prominent veins, 9" x 5"; dark violet flowers in August; a 2' mound, flowers to almost 3'; native to China. * A good ground cover plant, succeeding in dense shade but rather slow to spread.

* Heart-shaped shiny dark green leaves with prominent veins, 9" x 5"; dark violet flowers in August; a 2' mound, flowers to almost 3'; native to China. * A good ground cover plant, succeeding in dense shade but rather slow to spread.

Grown mostly for its warm orange color and dense clump forming habit. Mass plantings are spectacular! * It is native to New Zealand where it grows on sand dunes proving its drought and salt tolerance.

Grown mostly for its warm orange color and dense clump forming habit. Mass plantings are spectacular! * It is native to New Zealand where it grows on sand dunes proving its drought and salt tolerance.

* Wild thyme is native to the palearctic zone of Europe and Asia. * Thymus serpyllum, known by the common names of Breckland thyme, wild thyme or creeping thyme, is a species of flowering plant in the mint family Lamiaceae, native to most of Europe and...

* Wild thyme is native to the palearctic zone of Europe and Asia. * Thymus serpyllum, known by the common names of Breckland thyme, wild thyme or creeping thyme, is a species of flowering plant in the mint family Lamiaceae, native to most of Europe and...

* Although purslane is considered a weed in the United States, it may be eaten as a leaf vegetable. About 40 varieties are currently cultivated. The species status in the New World is uncertain: it is generally considered an exotic weed; however, there...

* Although purslane is considered a weed in the United States, it may be eaten as a leaf vegetable. About 40 varieties are currently cultivated. The species status in the New World is uncertain: it is generally considered an exotic weed; however, there...

* Kennedia prostrata, commonly known as Running Postman or Scarlet Runner, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, endemic to Australia. * It is a prostrate or twining shrub which can spread to a width of 1.5 metres and has light green...

* Kennedia prostrata, commonly known as Running Postman or Scarlet Runner, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, endemic to Australia. * It is a prostrate or twining shrub which can spread to a width of 1.5 metres and has light green...

* It is grown for the edible leaves, and can be used as food or an ornamental plant for ground cover. * The species, rarely used by indigenous people as a leaf vegetable, was first mentioned by Captain Cook.

* White flowers, tasty black berries; substantial arching canes; can spread rapidly in good soil; may stay as low as 2' in dry soil; native from Nova Scotia to North Carolina, Missouri.

* White flowers, tasty black berries; substantial arching canes; can spread rapidly in good soil; may stay as low as 2' in dry soil; native from Nova Scotia to North Carolina, Missouri.

* It is grown for the edible leaves, and can be used as food or an ornamental plant for ground cover. * The species, rarely used by indigenous people as a leaf vegetable, was first mentioned by Captain Cook.

* The flowers are generous with their sweet perfume whatever the weather. It bears compound, alternate, toothed leaflets which resemble ferns or sumac . It's Chinese name is zhen zhu mei.

* The flowers are generous with their sweet perfume whatever the weather. It bears compound, alternate, toothed leaflets which resemble ferns or sumac . It's Chinese name is zhen zhu mei.

* Tall fescue is a long-lived perennial bunchgrass species. The color is a beautiful dark green with fine leaf texture. * It is often used on sports fileds aznd parks where high trafic is common.

* Tall fescue is a long-lived perennial bunchgrass species. The color is a beautiful dark green with fine leaf texture. * It is often used on sports fileds aznd parks where high trafic is common.

Unlike many other spreading groundcover shrubs, the 'Parsonii' Juniper delivers the height of a traditional shrub at 2 ft. Blue-green foliage with a silvery tint decorates the landscape all year long, as this evergreen never fades.