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Ophiopogon planiscapus, Black Mondo
Prices start at : 12.99 USD / 1 Plant

Thrilling shade garden plant with various applications, use as purple-black ground cover for exotic Asian gardens, fine texture color for containers, and stunning contrast for the front of the shade border.
  • Height: 5-6 inches
  • Genus: Ophiopogon planiscapus
  • Sun: Full Shade, Full Sun
  • Ornamental Use: Beds, Borders
  • Planting Time: Fall, Spring
  • Life Cycle: Perennial
Pennsylvania
Warminster
Quest for the Ultimate Ground Cover
I have some in a dry area that stays more behaved. The gold color plays off darker foliage plants very well. They will take a few years to reach mature size, but planted with the correct spacing, they will provide a virtual canopy that will completely...
California
El Segundo
London Pride and their Kin
Also commonly available is the yellow-spotted leaf version called. It is a very carefree groundcover for shady spots. However, for the most part, it is an under-used plant. Let me re-open your eyes to the beauty of London Pride.
California
El Segundo
Rock Cress for the Rockery...and Elsewhere!
Shear the spent flowers to keep the plants more compact as well as to curb their enthusiasm to self-seed. In the wild they grow in full sun on gravelly, limestone soils often in alpine zones.
California
El Segundo
Mossy Saxifrages
Named varieties are easily propagated by softwood cuttings taken just after blooming or by dividing larger plants.Some modern-day hybrids inlcude 'Flower Carpet' (top left), 'Red Robe' (top right), 'Snow Carpet' (bottom left) and 'Elf' (bottom right)There...
California
El Segundo
Amur Daylily, Chinese Daylilly, Middendorf Daylilly, Daylily Hemerocallis middendorffii
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

Flower scapes 20–90 cm. Flowers in July for 2–3 weeks and often reblooms in September.Two varieties are recognized: var. Flowers 5–6, golden yellow to clear orange, large in a terminal head.
  • Germination: 98%
  • Height: 2-3 ft
  • Common Name: Amur Daylily, Chinese Daylilly, Middendorf Daylilly, Daylily
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 10
  • Botanical Name: Hemerocallis middendorffii
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 3
New York
Locke
2.5 Qt. Parsoni Juniper - Evergreen Groundcover Shrub
Prices start at : 16.1 USD / each

Blue-green foliage with a silvery tint decorates the landscape all year long, as this evergreen never fades. Unlike many other spreading groundcover shrubs, the 'Parsonii' Juniper delivers the height of a traditional shrub at 2 ft.
  • ✓ Prefers full or partial sun
  • ✓ USDA zone: 4-9
  • ✓ Prefers very well-drained soil, pH is flexible
  • ✓ Water regularly until established
  • Botanical Name: Juniperus squamata expansa 'Parsonii'
  • Container Size: 1 GA-Gallon
Georgia
Atlanta
English Ivy 3 1/4 in. Pots (18-Pack) - Live Groundcover Vine
★★★★★
Prices start at : 42.93 USD / each

Its evergreen foliage creates a great deal of visual attention. English Ivy is a vigorous grower so some precautions have to be used when planting near woodlands where it can become invasive if not properly groomed once or twice a year.
  • ✓ Drought tolerant once established
  • ✓ Water regularly until established
  • Common Name: Ivy
  • Annual / Perennial: Perennial
  • Optimal Soil Condition: Neutral
  • Botanical Name: Hedera helix
Georgia
Atlanta
Amur Daylily, Chinese Daylilly, Middendorf Daylilly, Daylily Hemerocallis middendorffii
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

Flower scapes 20–90 cm. Flowers in July for 2–3 weeks and often reblooms in September.Two varieties are recognized: var. Flowers 5–6, golden yellow to clear orange, large in a terminal head.
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 3
  • Common Name: Amur Daylily, Chinese Daylilly, Middendorf Daylilly, Daylily
  • Seeds Per Pound: 18,160
  • Species: middendorffii
  • Collection Locale: Vladivostok, Russia
  • Family: Liliaceae
New York
Locke
3 in. Coccineus Creeping Red Thyme Plant
★★★★★
Prices start at : 11.33 USD / each

Tall plants are densely covered with tiny, dark green, shiny leaves that are intensely aromatic when crushed. Red creeping thyme gives you brilliant crimson flowers carpeting a low, mat-forming plant in early summer.
  • Blossom Color: Magenta
  • Hardiness Zone: 3 (-40 to -30 F)
  • A carpet of color: Yes
  • Fragrance: Strong
  • Common Name: Thyme Plant
  • Container Size: 3 IN-Inch
Georgia
Atlanta
American Wood Sage, Germander, Canada Germander Teucrium canadense
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

Scorodonia), with yellow flowers, and Cutleaf Germander (T. * A tea made from the leaves is diaphoretic, diuretic and emmenagogue. The leaves are applied externally to cuts etc as an antiseptic dressing.
  • Height: 1-3ft
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 4
  • Genus: Teucrium
  • Germination: 83%
  • Botanical Name: Teucrium canadense
  • Collection Locale: Minnesota
New York
Locke
2.5 Qt. Variegated Asiatic Jasmine - Live Groundcover Plant
Prices start at : 16.56 USD / each

Glossy green and cream white oval foliage spreads quickly, and is perfect for covering a large area in a short period of time. This gorgeous groundcover can handle full sun or shade, and will perform reliably for years to come.
  • Water regularly until established: Yes
  • Blossom Color Family: Whites
  • Sun Tolerance: Part Sun
  • Mature Width (in.): 60
  • Fragrance: None
  • Returnable: 90-Day
Georgia
Atlanta
Dwarf Mondo Grass 3 1/4 in. Pots (18-Pack) - Groundcover Plant
★★★★★
Prices start at : 46.99 USD / each

Dwarf Mondo is often used as groundcover and as an accent mixed in with rock walkways. Dwarf Mondo will only get 3 in. It is considered evergreen in warmer climates, but will turn brown in cooler areas then come back out in spring.
  • ✓ Great choice for ground cover
  • ✓ Clumping growth habit
  • Botanical Name: Ophiopogon japonicus 'nana'
  • Blossom Color Family: Purples / Lavenders
  • Fragrance: None
  • Annual / Perennial: Perennial
Georgia
Atlanta
2.5 Qt. Dazzleberry Sedum, Live Perennial Plant, Red Flowers on Blue/Silver Foliage (1-Pack)
Prices start at : 22.98 USD / package

It is perfect for the front of a perennial border, planting en masse or highlighting the edge of a winding woodland garden path. This North American native provides early season food source for butterflies, and is loved by hummingbirds.
  • ✓ Bright pink variety lures beneficial pollinators to the landscape
  • ✓ Low-growing sedum ideal for small spaces, borders and paths
  • ✓ Includes 1 plant in a 2.50 Qt. plastic pot
  • Wildlife Deterred: No Wildlife Deterred
  • Best Time to Plant: Spring
  • Additional Characteristics: None Listed
Georgia
Atlanta
Variegated Liriope 3 1/4 in. Pots (18-Pack) - Live Groundcover Grass
★★★★★
Prices start at : 46.99 USD / each

In summer this Liriope will develop lilac blooms which stands out boldly against the foliage, then as the flowers fade dark berries will replace them on the bloom stalks in fall. It is considered evergreen in warmer climates, but will turn brown in cooler...
  • ✓ Not guaranteed to be in bloom on arrival
  • ✓ Clumping growth habit
  • ✓ Low maintenance once established
  • Blossom Color: Pink
  • Growth Habit: Clumping
  • Container Size: 3 IN-Inch
Georgia
Atlanta
American Wood Sage, Germander, Canada Germander Teucrium canadense
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

Scorodonia), with yellow flowers, and Cutleaf Germander (T. * A tea made from the leaves is diaphoretic, diuretic and emmenagogue. The leaves are applied externally to cuts etc as an antiseptic dressing.
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 118
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Seeds Per Pound: 217,920
  • Common Name: American Wood Sage, Germander, Canada Germander
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 4
  • Height: 1-3ft
New York
Locke
Asiatic Jasmine 3 1/4 in. Pots (18-Pack) - Live Groundcover Plant
★★★★★
Prices start at : 42.93 USD / each

This plant is usually evergreen, but will be drop leaves and brown when exposed to severe cold. In spring it is recommended to cut back and shape to help maintain neat look. Asiatic Jasmine is a fast growing dense groundcover with small oval leaves.
  • Wildlife Attracted: No Wildlife Attracted
  • Optimal Soil Condition: Neutral
  • Fragrance: None
  • Great choice for ground cover: Yes
  • Growth Habit: Climbing
  • Wildlife Deterred: No Wildlife Deterred
Georgia
Atlanta
Big Blue Liriope 3 1/4 in. Pots (18-Pack) - Live Groundcover Grass
Prices start at : 46.99 USD / each

In summer this Liriope will develop lavender blooms which stand out boldly against the foliage and then as the flowers fade dark, berries will replace them on the bloom stalks in fall.

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    • Sun Tolerance: Part Sun
    • Wildlife Deterred: No Wildlife Deterred
    • Common Name: Monkey Grass
    • Mature Width (in.): 18
    • Recommended Space Between Plantings (in.): 18
    • Wildlife Attracted: Butterflies
    Georgia
    Atlanta
    Woodland Plant Virginia Blue Bells Roots (Set of 3)
    ★★★★★
    Prices start at : 11.13 USD / package

    When planted against dense, deep greens of foundation plantings, it is a sight that is delicate and rare. 1 of the prettiest flowers in the garden is the Virginia Bluebells. Officially classified as Mertensia virginica, they are also called the Virginia...
    • Blossom Color: Blue
    • Botanical Name: Mertensia
    • Common Name: Virginia Blue Bell
    • Mature Width (in.): 12
    • Wildlife Attracted: No Wildlife Attracted
    • Returnable: 90-Day
    Georgia
    Atlanta
    2.5 Qt. Blue Pacific Juniper - Evergreen Groundcover Plant
    Prices start at : 17.49 USD / each

    Fragrant blue-green needles decorate this shrub and provide a pleasant Juniper aroma. The 'Blue Pacific' is ideal for erosion control, and is deer, drought, and disease resistant. The 'Blue Pacific' Juniper is a low-growing groundcover that is the perfect...
    • ✓ Creates a dense groundcover mat
    • ✓ Prefers full or partial sun
    • Recommended Space Between Plantings (in.): 48
    • Growth Habit: Creeping
    • Container Size: 1 GA-Gallon
    • Wildlife Deterred: No Wildlife Deterred
    Georgia
    Atlanta
    Big Blue Liriope 3 1/4 in. Pots (54-Pack) - Live Groundcover Grass
    Prices start at : 124.99 USD / each

    In summer this Liriope will develop lavender blooms which stand out boldly against the foliage and then as the flowers fade dark, berries will replace them on the bloom stalks in fall.
    • ✓ Grows best in part shade
    • ✓ Lavender\blue flowers in summer
    • Wildlife Deterred: No Wildlife Deterred
    • Mature Width (in.): 18
    • Hardiness Zone: 10 (30 to 40 F),6 (-10 to 0 F),7 (0 to 10 F),8 (10 to 20 F),9 (20 to 30 F)
    • Blossom Color Family: Purples / Lavenders
    Georgia
    Atlanta
    1 gal. Coloratus Purple-Leaf Wintercreeper Plant
    ★★★★★
    Prices start at : 13.76 USD / each

    Plant in full sun to partial shade in moist, well drained soil. Vigorous, woody groundcover with glossy, deep green, white-veined leaves, turning purple on their undersides in winter.

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      • Recommended Space Between Plantings (in.): 24
      • Mature Width (in.): 24
      • Growth Habit: Spreading
      • Botanical Name: Euonymus fortunei var. coloratus
      • 1 gal. pot - state or federal regulations may require this plant to ship as a bare root plant, without pot and without soil: Yes
      • Blossom Color Family: No Blossoms
      Georgia
      Atlanta
      2.5 Qt. Blue Rug Juniper - Evergreen Groundcover Plant
      ★★★★★
      Prices start at : 17.49 USD / each

      Flashy silver-blue evergreen tendrils create a dense, low-maintenance mat that is ideal for any landscape. This Juniper is deer and pest resistant, as well as drought tolerant. The 'Blue Rug' Juniper is a fantastic trailing juniper with a reliable centered...
      • ✓ Water regularly until established
      • ✓ Creates a dense groundcover mat and cascades over walls
      • Recommended Space Between Plantings (in.): 48
      • Container Size: 1 GA-Gallon
      • Additional Characteristics: Deer Resistant,Drought Tolerant,Erosion Control,Evergreen
      • Sun Tolerance: Full Sun
      Georgia
      Atlanta
      Mondo Grass 3 1/4 in. pots (18-Pack) - Groundcover Plant
      ★★★★★
      Prices start at : 42.93 USD / each

      In both warm and cooler climates it is recommended to mow this grass down in early spring to clear out any dead foliage before new leaves begin to develop. Mondo Grass, sometimes referred to as Monkey Grass, will get 8 in.
      • Common Name: Mondo Grass
      • Wildlife Attracted: Birds
      • Wildlife Deterred: No Wildlife Deterred
      • Returnable: 90-Day
      • Drought tolerant once established: Yes
      • Optimal Soil Condition: Neutral
      Georgia
      Atlanta
      2.5 Qt. Neon Sedum, Live Perennial Plant, Pink Flowers with Green Foliage (1-Pack)
      Prices start at : 19.98 USD / package

      Tall with a similar spread. Neon Sedum delivers brilliant neon pink color in late summer with dense masses of tiny, star-shaped neon-pink flowers that bloom in large, flattened heads up to 6 in.
      • ✓ Carefree bright pink sedum forms dense mats up to 24 in. wide
      • ✓ Flowering shrub lures butterflies and pollinators to the area
      • ✓ Tolerates drought attracts butterflies
      • Returnable: 90-Day
      • Common Name: Baby's Breath
      • Optimal Soil Condition: Neutral
      Georgia
      Atlanta
      Remembering Plumbago
      Sometime during the process, I discovered that the little blue flowers were very sticky when pulled from the plant, so I picked a couple to decorate the lobes of my ears, then one on my cheek, a couple in my hair, until I was told to quit dallying and...
      California
      El Segundo
      Guide To Groundcover Spacing – How Far To Plant Spreading Plants Apart
      Allow a little more space for fast-growing groundcovers. The tricky part is figuring out how to space groundcover plants so they fill in quickly, but optimal groundcover spacing depends on a number of factors.
      Ohio
      Willoughby
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