AJUGA
reptans 'Burgundy Glow' Bugle Weed Spreading low evergreen with green, pink and
cream-colored dappled leaves, turning to more of a burgundy color
during winter. Blue flowers appear on 5” stems. Deer resistant.
AJUGA
reptans 'Bronze Beauty' Bugleweed Spreading low evergreen with bronze-tinted foliage.
Prefers shade to partial sun. Produces short spikes of blue flowers.
Deer resistant.
COTONEASTER Cotoneaster Most Cotoneasters can be sheared into a nice uniform
groundcover. Sun to partial shade. Royal Beauty ('dammeri') is
considered an excellent ground cover with a height of 18-inches.
EUONYMUS
fortunei 'Colorata' Purpleleaf Wintercreeper Hardy evergreen groundcover with reddish-purple fall color. Sun
or shade. Monitor for scale insects.
HEDERA
canariensis 'Variegata' Algerian Ivy Variegated ground cover. Prefers moist soil and grows in sun or
shade.
HEDERA
helix English Ivy Shade loving evergreen ground cover. Requires periodic cutting
back around ornamentals and along walks/edges.
HEDERA
helix 'Baltica' Baltic Ivy
Hardy variety of ivy that also tolerates drought. Shade to partial
shade, plant on 12" to 18" centers. Prominent white veins in the
leaves.
HEDERA
helix 'Gold Child' Variegated English Ivy Shade to partial sun.
Hardy
in mild climates. Gray-green, triple-lobed leaves have yellow
margins.
HEDERA
helix 'Thorndale' Thorndale Baltic Ivy Very hardy type of Baltic Ivy. Grows in sun or shade.
HOSTA Plantain Lily or Funkia
Usually considered as a Perennial, but close enough spacing allows
it to qualify as a ground cover in our book. Grown for the
attractive foliage. Prefer some afternoon shade. Don't plant in deer
browse areas.
LAMIUM 'White Nancy' White Nancy Lamium
Used as a spreading ground cover or in a hanging basket.
Silver-green foliage with purple blooms in early summer.
LIRIOPE
muscari 'Big Blue' Big Blue Lily Turf
Growth to 1 ft across x 2 ft tall with
bluish-green foliage. Lilac colored flower in summer. Prefers sun.
Green-white variegated Liriope is bright colored, adding additional
interest to a planting.
PACHYSANDRA terminalis Pachysandra Spreading evergreen groundcover. Our favorite for shade to
partial sun in our northeastern landscapes.
Deer leave it alone.
PARTHENOCISSUS tricuspidata Boston Ivy
Partial shade to sun. Clinging vine we
see more on walls than as a groundcover.
SEDUM
reflexum 'Angelina' Stone Orpine or Orpin Interesting shape and texture for rock gardens.
SEDUM
spathulifolium 'Cape Blanco' Stonecrop or Orpin Nice color contrast for rock gardens.
SEDUM
spectabile 'Variegatum' Stonecrop
Good for rock gardens and hardy in sunny, dry locations.
SEDUM
spurium 'Dragon's Blood'
Good for rock gardens and hardy in sunny, dry locations.
STACHYS
byzantina Lamb's Ear
Silver-gray, wooly foliage. Often used
in rock gardens and perennial beds.
VINCA
minor Myrtle Shiny evergreen foliage with attractive lilac-blue
colored flowers in spring. Best in partial sun to shade. Grass and
weeds can be a problem in the weaker plantings we've seen.