Polemonium Reptans

* It is boiled in olive oil to make black dyes and hair dressing. * The plant produces cup-shaped, lavender-coloured or white flowers. * The plant is native to damp grasslands, woodlands, meadows and rocky areas in temperate areas of Europe.

* It is boiled in olive oil to make black dyes and hair dressing. * The plant produces cup-shaped, lavender-coloured or white flowers. * The plant is native to damp grasslands, woodlands, meadows and rocky areas in temperate areas of Europe.

It tolerates light foot traffic so you can plant it in between stepping stones too.freestar.queue.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-300x250-ATF-1"); });Creeping mazus plants need a location in full sun or partial shade.

Divide creeping avens every two or three years. Cut creeping avens plants back after blooming to refresh and rejuvenate the plant. Some sources say the plant is hardy only to zone 6, while others say it is tough enough for climates as low as zone 2.

If you are after a pop of deep color to cover your ground, this is the perennial for you! Picture dark-green foliage splashed with chocolate and burgundy highlights blanketing your landscape and then exploding with deepblue ,2-inch flower spikes from...

They enjoy moist soils but are somewhat drought resistant once well established. A low growing member of the Verbena family Frogfruit makes a beautiful, easy groundcover that is covered by tiny heads of dainty, nectar filled white flowers from late spring...

The effect is stunning when planted en masse. Fantastic tricolored foliage in shades of creamy-white, rose-burgundy, and dark green make this ajuga different than all the others. 'Burgundy Glow' tends to spread more slowly than many other varieties in...

This attractive small-scale groundcover has glossy, near-black, scalloped leaves and a dense habit. Reptans is an evergreen groundcover that can grow in the shade of large trees where grass is hard to establish.

Such a colorful pleasure in the border! This Jacob's Ladder was discovered by chance in a French nursery, and immediately became the Polemonium of choice, thanks to its lovely gold-edged leaves and abundant blue blooms in early summer.

* Deep, dark foliage * Spring flowers * Foot traffic tolerant * Deer and rabbit resistant * Fast growing Though it does fine in partial shade, the best and deepest color comes in a sunny location.

The only downside to this plant is that it may be a few years until it really takes off, but if you're willing to wait, it is worth the time and effort. Mazus spreads quickly and is easy to move around by simply digging up a chunk of the plant and finding...

Its versatile light tolerance makes it a good choice for large plantings that wind in and out of shade and sun. Among the most beautiful and useful of groundcovers for sun or shade, Ajuga reptans is a low, spreading evergreen perennial that thrives even...

The plant is covered with springtime blooms of blue, purple, violet, white or pink, depending on the variety.Although most varieties are relatively well-behaved, Ajuga reptans is a rambunctious cultivar that spreads by long runners.

These include the creeping heliotrope (Heliotropium amplexicaule), which flowers from summer through fall. This perennial's flowers have spiky, thin petals and upright stamens. Bergamot grows from 2 to 4 feet tall and attracts bees, hummingbirds and butterflies.

Snapdragons (Antirrhinum majus), hardy in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 7 through 10 but generally grown as annuals, are another species that rabbits avoid. Both zinnias and snapdragons will self-seed under the right conditions.In...

When I went out to look at this plant again this morning I realized that it had spread itself into the nervous system spoke and had cozied up to—yep, you guessed it—the lemon balm plants.

Native German Malvaceae are Malva alcea, neglecta and sylvestris.This family contains 600 species of woody shrubs and climbers, as well as trees. Shooting Stars are in this family, which typically has white, yellow and pink flowers.

Ajuga, commonly called bugleweed, is a fast, yet controlled, spreader that prefers full to partial shade. In spring it bears yellow, star-shaped flowers and in the cooler temperatures of fall and winter the foliage turns a beautiful reddish-amber color.

It is perfectly acceptable to leave your Echinacea alone and just harvest the leaves and flowers for their benefit in the immune system. Pansies ( Viola tricolor ) Medicinal Parts: flowers and roots In the early spring and late fall it is common in my...

Starter fertilizer is the best product to use at the time of planting. We highly recommend that you mulch your Ajuga Bronze Beauty with either a ground hardwood mulch or a ground cypress mulch depending on your local availability.