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Ground covers
Moneywort Golden This easy growing Lysimachia is perfect for brightening any garden. With a plant height of 6”, ‘Golden Moneywort’ is known as being a little invasive. It does need moist soil in a well-drained area, not allowing it to dry out between waterings. ‘Golden Moneywort’ is a great ground cover and looks wonderful planted in perennial gardens or around water gardens. The Lysimachia ‘Golden Moneywort’, Lysimachia nummularia 'Aurea', also known as Creeping Jenny, has dime sized, wonderful evergreen and yellow veined foliage with bright yellow blooms. Lysimachia should be planted in full sun, but can tolerate some afternoon shade. The sun will help it maintain its golden color.
Bigleaf Periwinkle The Bigleaf Periwinkle, Vinca major, is also known as Greater (rosy) Periwinkle, Big Perwinkle and Large Periwinkle. It has solitary violet flowers at the end of the stem. This ornamental plant is fast growing. The leaves are shiny, bright-green and broad with a blunt base with hairy margins. It can be used on banks or in other rough locations provided soil is suitable. Cut it back hard in the spring to rid plants of discolored foliage and to enjoy new growth.
Dwarf Mondo Grass It is also known as Dwarf Lilyturf, Mondo Grass Dwarf and Monkey Grass. This plant is widely used in rock gardens, seashore plantings, borders and groundcovers. It is intolerant of full sun. Mondo Grasses are symmetrical with a fine texture and has a dense crown. Tiny, pale lavender flowers on short stalks bloom in summer are often hidden by the leaves.
Japanese Spurge The Japanese Spurge plant, Pachysandra terminalis, and also known as Pachysandra, is a shrubby, evergreen ground cover which grows 8-12" high and spreads by rhizomes to form a dense carpet of rich, dark green foliage. Oval leaves (2-4" long) appear primarily in whorls at the stem ends. Flowers are not particularly showy, but on close inspection are quite attractive. Pachysandra can be used as a lawn substitute in shaded non-traffic areas and ground cover for shade areas. Plant 6 inches apart. This perennial plant needs partial shade to full shade to prosper.
Purple Wintercreeper Euonymus It is similar in habit to English ivy, in that it spreads along the ground, rooting as it goes, until it reaches a vertical surface which it then begins to climb. Purple Wintercreeper Euonymus, Euonymus fortunei 'Coloratus', also known as Wintercreeper and Wintercreeper Eunonymus, is a dense, woody-stemmed, broadleaf evergreen plant which comes in a variety of forms. The flowers are at best sparse, but are usually not present. It features lustrous, ovate to elliptic, dark green leaves (1-2" long) which turn dark purple in fall and winter. Purple Wintercreepers have inconspicuous, greenish-white flowers that may appear in June.
Virginia Creeper Virginia creeper will thrive in most soils, in sun or partial shade, with or without a structure to climb on. The berries are blue-black, less than a half-inch across and much relished by birds. When allowed to clamber over trees or other tall structures, it develops elongated leafy festoons that are especially showy. The leaves turn fiery red in fall and are very showy. The individual flowers are tiny and inconspicuous, and arranged in elaborate long-stemmed clusters, with each flower at the tip of its own flower stem.
Chameleon Plant Small white flowers appear from July to August, but sometimes hard to see because of its foliage. Houttuynia requires light shade and needs a consistently moist soil in a well-drained area. Use Houttuynia ‘Chameleons’ as a ground cover, in rock gardens, with water plants or in scented gardens.
Lambs Ears Big Ears With spikes of purplish pink small flowers, it has a wonderful effect on any garden. (Lamb’s Ear is not known for its flowering, but however its foliage.
Liriope Big Blue The Liriope 'Big Blue', Lirope muscari 'Big Blue', also known as Lirope,is a grass-like foliage set with tall spikes of lavender-blue, hyacinth-like blooms in late summer. It is a very versatile ornamental grass that can be used as a groundcover or garden accent or even in a container. Place in location that is well drained.
Liriope Spicata An excellent groundcover and accent grass. Liriope gracefully fills those spots where nothing else will grow.
Liriope Variegated The grassy foliage is edged with creamy yellow.
Moneywort Goldilocks The Moneywort 'Goldilocks', Lysimachia nummularia, also known as Creeping Jenny, displays trailing discs of greenish gold that turn-bright yellow in sun.
Oriental Limelight An aggressive grower with variegated lemon yellow and green foliage.
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