Groundcover Varieties
(sorted by growth height)
Plant
Name & 'Common Name'
Zone
Growth Height
VERONICA repens
'Sunshine'
6 - 9
1" tall
FICUS pumila
'Creeping Fig'
7 - 10
1 - 2"
FICUS pumila 'Variegata'
(Variegated Creeping Fig)
7 - 10
1 - 2"
DELOSPERMA nubigena
Trailing Iceplant
5 - 10
2"
SEDUM makinoi
'Ogon'
7 - 9
2"
EUONYMUS fortunei
'Kewensis'
4 - 8
1 - 3"
THYMUS serpyllum
'Pink Chintz'
4 - 9
1 - 3"
VERBENA peruviana
'Creeping Red'
7 - 9
1 - 3"
LAURENTIA fluviatilis
'Blue Star Creeper'
7 - 11
2 - 3"
OPHIOPOGON japonicus
'Nana'
Dwarf Mondo Grass
7 - 10
2 - 3"
SEDUM album
'Coral Carpet'
NEW!
4 - 7
2 - 3"
THYMUS citriodorus
Creeping Lemon Thyme
4 - 10
2 - 3"
THYMUS serpyllum
'Elfin'
4 - 9
2 - 3"
VERONICA
'New Century'
4 - 9
2 - 4"
PHLOX subulata
'Scarlet Flame'
3 - 9
2 - 6"
MAZUS reptans
Mazus
4 - 9
Up to 3"
MAZUS reptans
'Albus'
4 - 9
Up to 3"
SEDUM spurium
'Dragon's Blood'
3 - 9
3"
SEDUM spurium
'John Creech'
NEW!
3 - 8
Up to 4"
SEDUM tetractinum
'Chinese sedum'
4 - 8
3"
AJUGA pyramidalis
'Metallica Crispa'
3 - 9
3 - 4"
AJUGA reptans
'Bronze'
4 - 9
3 - 4"
AJUGA reptans
'Burgundy Glow'
4 - 9
3 - 4"
AJUGA reptans
'Chocolate Chip'
4 - 9
3 - 4"
CHRYSOGONUM
'Green and Gold'
5 - 9
3 - 4"
SEDUM spurium
'Tricolor'
3 - 8
3 - 4"
SEMPERVIVUM
(Hardy Hens & Chicks)
NEW!
5 - 8
3 - 4"
DELOSPERMA cooperi
'Iceplant'
7 - 10
3 - 5"
HEDERA helix
'Teardrop'
3 - 8
3 - 5"
ACORUS gramineus
'Minimus Aureus'
(Mini Ogon)
NEW!
5 - 9
3 - 6"
COTONEASTER dammeri
'Mooncreeper'
NEW!
5 - 8
4 - 6"
DIANTHUS
'Bath's Pink'
4 - 8
4 - 6"
DIANTHUS
'Firewitch'
4 - 8
4 - 6"
SEDUM rupestre
'Angelina'
3 - 9
4 - 6"
SEDUM rupestre
'Blue Spruce'
3 - 9
4 - 6"
SEDUM sarmentosum
'Yellow Moss'
3 - 9
4 - 6"
SEDUM spurium
'Voodoo'
3 - 8
4 - 6"
VINCA minor (traditional)
6 - 9
4 - 6"
VINCA minor
'Alba'
6 - 9
4 - 6"
VINCA minor 'Bowlesii'
6 - 9
4 - 6"
VINCA minor 'Ralph Shugart'
6 - 9
4 - 6"
ECHEVERIA runyonii
'Topsy Turvy'
NEW!
9 - 11
4 - 8"
EUONYMUS fortunei
'Gracillis'
4 - 8
4 - 12"
AJUGA reptans
'Catlins Giant'
4 - 9
5 - 7"
SEDUM kamtschaticum
(Kamschatka)
NEW!
3 - 9
Up to 6"
LYSIMACHIA nummularia
'Aurea'
('Creeping Jenny')
5 - 8
6"
SEDUM sieboldii
October Daphne
3 - 10
6"
VERBENA canadenis
'Ron Deal'
6 - 10
6"
HEDERA helix
'Gold Child'
6 - 10
6 - 8"
OPHIOPOGON japonicus
Mondo Grass
7 - 10
6 - 8"
OPHIOPOGON japonicus
'Silver Mist'
Variegated Mondo Grass
7 - 10
6 - 8"
PHLOX subulata
'Candy Stripe'
3 - 9
6 - 8"
PHLOX subulata
'Thrift'
3 - 9
6 - 8"
SEDUM
'Vera Jameson'
3 - 9
6 - 8"
AJUGA pyramidalis
'Metallica Crispa'
3 - 9
3 - 4"
DIANTHUS
'Fire Star'
NEW!
5 - 9
Up to 8"
PACHYSANDRA terminalis
'Green'
4 - 8
6 - 10"
PACHYSANDRA terminalis
'Silver Edge'
4 - 8
6 - 10"
COREOPSIS rosea
'American Dream'
NEW!
4 - 7
Up to 10"
CAREX c.
'Hime Kawasuga'
5 - 9
6 - 12"
HEDERA helix
'Ann Marie'
5 - 10
6 - 12"
HEDERA helix
'Ingelise'
6 - 10
6 - 12"
HEDERA helix
'Ivalace'
6 - 10
6 - 12"
HEDERA helix
'Needlepoint'
4 - 10
6 - 12"
LANTANA montevidensis
'Trailing Purple'
9 - 11
6 - 12"
VERBENA x.
'Homestead'
NEW!
6 - 8
6 - 12"
TRACHELOSPERUM asiaticum 'Tricolor'
Variegated Asiatic Jasmine
7- 9
6 - 24"
COREOPSIS auriculata
'Nana'
4 - 9
8"
VERONICA peduncularis
'Georgia Blue'
4 - 9
8"
ACORUS gramineus 'Variegata'
6 - 10
8 - 10"
RUBUS calcinoides
'Creeping Raspberry'
5 - 10
8 - 10"
ARDISIA japonica
Japanese ardisia
'Marlberry'
7 - 9
8 - 12"
CAREX hachinoensis
'Evergold'
6 - 9
8 - 12"
CERATOSTIGMA plumbaginoides
'Plumbago'
5 - 10
8 - 12"
HOSTA
'Golden Tiara'
3 - 10
8 - 12"
LIROPE spicata
'Silver Dragon'
7 - 10
8 - 16"
Fern
POLYSTICHUM tsussimense
Korean Rock Fern
6 - 8
8 - 18"
VINCA major (green)
6 - 9
8 - 18"
VINCA major
'Vareigata'
6 - 9
8 - 18"
EUONYMUS fortunei
'Coloratus'
4 - 8
8 - 24"
PHLOX nivalis
'Eco Flirtie Eyes'
5 - 9
10"
ACORUS gramineus 'Ogon'
6 - 10
10 - 12"
HEMEROCALLIS
'Stella de Oro'
3 - 10
10 - 12"
LIROPE muscari
'Variegata'
5 - 10
10 - 16"
LIROPE spicata
4 - 10
10 - 16"
ASTILBE 'Sprite'
3 - 8
Up to 12"
CAREX morrowii
'Ice Dances'
5 - 9
12"
HEDERA helix English
4 - 10
12"
IBERIS Sempervirens
'Candytuft'
3 - 9
12"
ASTER novi-belgii
'Woods' series
NEW!
4 - 8
12 - 14"
HYPERICUM calycinum
'St. Johnswort'
6 - 9
12 - 14"
IRIS tectorum 'Rooftop'
(Japanese Rooftop iris)
NEW!
5 - 9
12 - 14"
COTONEASTER dammeri
'Lowfast'
4 - 8
12 - 15"
LAMIASTRUM galeobdolon
'Herman's Pride'
3 - 9
12 - 15"
LAMIASTRUM galeobdolon
'Yellow Archangel'
3 - 9
12 - 15"
LIROPE muscari
'Big Blue'
5 - 10
12 - 15"
LIROPE muscari
'Samantha'
6 - 10
12 - 15"
HOSTA
'Halcyon'
3 - 9
12 - 16"
HEDERA algerienensis
'Algerian Ivy'
7 - 10
12 - 18"
HEDERA algerienensis
'Gloire de Marengo'
Variegated Algerian Ivy
7 - 10
12 - 18"
TRADESCANTIA pallida
'Purple Heart'
7 - 11
12 - 18"
Fern
POLYSTICHUM acrostichoides
'Christmas Fern'
6 - 10
12 - 24"
Fern
POLYSTICHUM polyblepharum
'Tassel'
5 - 8
12 - 24"
COTONEASTER dammeri
'Coral Beauty'
4 - 10
12 - 30"
Fern
ARACHNIODES s.'Variegata'
or East Indian Holly
7 - 10
12 - 30"
HEMEROCALLIS
'Happy Returns'
3 - 10
14 - 18"
LIROPE muscari
'Majestic'
5 - 10
14 - 20"
LIROPE muscari
'Monroe's White'
6 - 10
14 - 20"
LIROPE muscari
'Royal Purple'
6 - 10
14 - 20"
HELLEBORUS orientalis
'Lenten Rose'
3 - 10
15 - 18"
COREOPSIS x.
'Jethro Tull'
NEW!
4 - 9
Up to 18"
COTONEASTER adpressus
'Tom Thumb'
4 - 9
Up to 18"
ECHINACEA x.
'Harvest Moon'
NEW!
5 - 8
Up to 18"
SALVIA nemorosa
'May Night'
NEW!
4 - 9
Up to 18"
SALVIA nemorosa
'Snow Hill'
NEW!
4 - 9
Up to 18"
SCABIOSA columbaria
'Butterfly Blue'
NEW!
4 - 8
Up to 18"
HEMEROCALLIS
'Little Business'
5 - 10
15 - 20"
HOSTA
'Royal Standard'
3 - 10
16 - 24"
HEMEROCALLIS
'Pardon Me'
3 - 10
Up to 18"
Fern
ATHYRIUM niponicum
'Pictum'
(Japanese Painted Fern)
4 - 9
18 - 20"
Fern
DRYOPTERIS marginalis (Eastern)
'Marginal Wood Fern'
2 - 8
18 - 20"
HOSTA
'Francee'
3 - 10
18 - 21"
Fern
DRYOPTERIS erythrosora
'Autumn Fern'
5 - 8
18 - 24"
HEMEROCALLIS
'Fairy Tale Pink'
3 - 9
18 - 24"
LIROPE muscari
'Evergreen Giant'
7B - 10
18 - 24"
Fern
THELYPTERIS kunthii
'Southern Shield Fern'
7 - 10
18 - 28"
Fern
CYRTOMIUM falcatum
'Rochfordianum'
(Japanese Holly Fern)
6 - 10
18 - 30"
GUARA lindheimeri
'Siskiyou Pink'
5 - 9
24"
ASTILBE arendsii
'Fanal'
3 - 8
Up to 24"
ASTILBE 'Deutschland'
4 - 9
Up to 24"
ECHINACEA x.
'Sundown'
NEW!
5 - 8
Up to 24"
IRIS siberica
'Caesar's Brother'
3 - 9
24"
LANTANA camara
'Mozelle'
7 - 11
24"
LANTANA camara
'Silver Mound'
7 - 10
24"
ABELIA x 'Rose Creek'
4 - 9
24 - 30"
HEMEROCALLIS
'Personal Appearance'
3 - 10
24 - 30"
ASPIDISTRA elatior
'Cast Iron plant'
7 - 9
24 - 36"
COTONEASTER salicifolius
'Scarlet Leader'
6 - 9
24 - 36"
ECHINACEA purpurea 'Magnus'
Purple Coneflower
5 - 8
24" - 36"
LANTANA camara
'Athens Rose'
7 - 11
24 - 36"
LANTANA x.
'New Gold'
7 - 10
24 - 36"
RUDBECKIA filgida
var. sullivantii 'Goldsturm'
Black Eyed Susan
5 - 9
24 - 36"
SEDUM
'Autumn Fire'
3 - 9
24 - 36"
ECHINACEA purpurea
'White Swan'
3 - 9
24 - 48"
HOSTA
'Guacamole'
3 - 10
24" - 54"
HOSTA
Sieboldiana 'Elegans'
3 - 8
28"
LEUCANTHEMUM x. superbum
'Becky'
(Becky Shasta Daisy)
NEW!
4 - 9
Up to 36"
NEPETA x.
'Walker's Low'
(Catmint
NEW!
4 - 7
30 - 36"
HOSTA
'Sum and Substance'
3 - 10
36"
LANTANA camara
'Dallas Red'
8 - 11
36 - 48"
Fern
OSMUNDA cinnamomea
'Cinnamon Fern'
2 - 10
30" - 60"
LANTANA camara
'Miss Huff'
7 - 11
36 - 60"
Plant
Name & 'Common Name'
Zone
Growth Height
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