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Groundcovers

Living carpets that fill the gaps and hold the soil.

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Groundcovers5 to 9

Acorus gramineus ‘Ogon’

Golden Variegated Sweet Flag

Blooms greenish-yellow

Partial to full shade

GroundcoversUSDA zones 3 to 9

Aegopodium podagraria ‘Variegatum’

Variegated Bishop’s Weed

Blooms delicate clusters of tiny white flowers held above the foliage in airy, umbrella-like blooms

Full sun to part shade

GroundcoversZones 5-8

Aethionema grandiflorum

Persian Stonecress

Blooms soft pink

Full sun

GroundcoversUSDA Zones 7 to 10

Agave parryi var. parryi ssp. Huachucensis

Parry's Agave

Blooms yellow-green

Full sun

GroundcoversUSDA zones 3 to 9

Ajuga reptans

Bugleweed

Blooms rich blue to violet flower spikes rise above the foliage

Part shade to full shade

GroundcoversUSDA zones 3 to 9

Ajuga reptans ‘Burgundy Glow’

Burgundy Glow Bugleweed

Blooms blue-violet spikes

Partial shade to full shade

GroundcoversUSDA Hardiness Zones 3 to 10

Ajuga reptans ‘Mahogany’

Mahogany Bugleweed

Blooms small tubular flowers in shades of blue-purple

Partial to full shade

GroundcoversUSDA zones 4 to 9

Ajuga reptans ‘Pink Lightning’

Pink Lightning Bugleweed

Blooms pink-lavender spikes

Partial shade to full shade

GroundcoversUSDA zones 5 to 9

Alyssum spinosum

Spiny Madwort

Blooms white to pale pink four petaled flowers

Full sun

GroundcoversUSDA zones 4 to 8

Anemone apennina 'Plena'

Plena Wood Anemone

Blooms soft blue to cornflower-blue double blooms with layered petals

Partial shade to light shade

GroundcoversUSDA zones 4 to 8

Anemone blanda 'Violet Star'

Violet Star Grecian Windflower

Blooms violet-purple with white center “star” flares on each petal

Full sun to partial shade

GroundcoversUSDA Zones 4 to 8

Anemone nemorosa

Wood Anemone

Blooms white, sometimes tinged with pink or blue

Part shade to full shade

GroundcoversUSDA zones 4 to 8

Anemone nemorosa 'Allenii'

Allenii Wood Anemone

Blooms soft periwinkle blue blooms with layered, prominent yellow sepals

Part shade

GroundcoversUSDA zones 4 to 9

Anemone nemorosa 'Bracteata Plena'

Bracteata Plena Wood Anemone

Blooms white flowers surrounded by a ruff of green bracts

Part shade to full shade

GroundcoversUSDA zones 4 to 8

Anemone nemorosa 'Green Dragon'

Green Dragon Wood Anemone

Blooms soft green-tinged white blossoms with a subtle hint of green at the petal bases, creating a “greenish” floral cast

Part shade

GroundcoversUSDA zones 4 to 8

Anemone nemorosa ‘Robinsoniana’

Wood Anemone ‘Robinsoniana’

Blooms pale lavender-blue

Part shade to full shade

GroundcoversUSDA zones 4 to 8

Anemone nemorosa ‘Vestal’

Vestal Wood Anemone

Blooms white

Part shade to full shade

GroundcoversUSDA zones 3 to 8

Anemone ranunculoides

Yellow Wood Anemone

Blooms bright yellow, cup-shaped flowers held above the foliage

Part shade to full shade

GroundcoversUSDA zones 4 to 8

Anemone x lipsiensis

Lipsi's Anemone

Blooms soft yellow blossoms, sometimes with yellow center; petals may be slightly ruffled

Part shade

GroundcoversUSDA zones 4 to 8

Anemonella thalictroides

Rue Anemone

Blooms soft white to pale pink, solitary saucer-shaped blooms with contrasting yellow centers

Partial shade to light shade

GroundcoversUSDA zones 4 to 8

Anemonoides blanda

Grecian Windflower

Blooms bright blue, violet-blue, white, or pale pink, with a contrasting yellow center

Full sun to part shade

Groundcovers4 to 7

Arabis alpina subsp. caucasica ‘Snowcap’

Snowcap Rock Cress

Blooms pure white

Full sun to partial shade

GroundcoversUSDA Zones 8 to 10

Arctostaphylos 'Pacific Mist'

Pacific Mist Manzanita

Blooms small, pale pink to white, urn-shaped flowers

Full sun to partial shade

GroundcoversUSDA Hardiness Zones 2 to 7

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi ‘Vancouver Jade’

Kinnickinnick, Bearberry

Blooms urn-shaped flowers are pink or white

Full sun to partial shade