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Groundcovers

Living carpets that fill the gaps and hold the soil.

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GroundcoversUSDA zones 5 to 9

Sedum pluricaule ‘Isle of Sakhalin’

Isle of Sakhalin Stonecrop

Blooms pink, star-shaped flowers

Full sun

GroundcoversUSDA Zones 4 to 9

Sedum reflexum 'Spanish Blue Select'

Blue Spanish Stonecrop

Blooms yellow

Full sun to partial shade

GroundcoversUSDA zones 5 to 9

Sedum rupestre ‘Angelina’

Angelina Stonecrop

Blooms yellow

Full sun to partial shade

GroundcoversUSDA Zones 3 to 9

Sedum sieboldii

October Daphne Stonecrop

Blooms pink to rosy-pink clusters

Full sun to partial shade

GroundcoversUSDA zones 5 to 9

Sedum spathulifolium ‘Cape Blanco’

Cape Blanco Stonecrop

Blooms bright yellow

Full sun to partial shade

GroundcoversUSDA zones 3 to 9

Sedum spurium

Two-Row Stonecrop

Blooms pink, red, or white star-shaped flowers

Full sun to partial shade

GroundcoversUSDA Zones 3 to 8

Sedum spurium ‘John Creech’

Caucasian Stonecrop

Blooms pink

Full sun to partial shade

GroundcoversUSDA Zones 3 to 9

Sedum spurium ‘Red Carpet’

Red Carpet Stonecrop

Blooms bright pink to red

Full sun to partial shade

GroundcoversUSDA Zones 4 to 9

Sedum Sunsparkler ‘Lime Twister’

Lime Twister Stonecrop

Blooms pink to reddish-pink

Full sun

GroundcoversUSDA zones 3 to 9

Sedum telephium 'Marina'

Marina Sedum

Blooms dusky rose-pink to soft mauve flower clusters

Full sun

GroundcoversUSDA Zones 4 to 9

Sedum tetractinum ‘Coral Reef’

Chinese Stonecrop

Blooms yellow

Full sun to partial shade

GroundcoversUSDA zones 3 to 8

Sempervivum 'Cobwebs'

Cobwebs Hens and Chicks

Blooms star shaped pink flowers borne on upright stems above rosettes

Full sun

GroundcoversUSDA zones 4 to 9

Sempervivum 'Green Wheel'

Green Wheel Hens and Chicks

Blooms star shaped pink flowers borne on upright stems above the rosettes

Full sun

GroundcoversUSDA Zones 3 to 8

Sempervivum tectorum ‘Emerald Express’

Emerald Express Hens and Chicks

Blooms pink, red, or white

Full sun to partial shade

GroundcoversUSDA Zones 5 to 9

Senecio halleri ‘Dandy’

Dandy Ragwort

Blooms yellow

Full sun

GroundcoversUSDA zones 4 to 8

Sisyrinchium angustifolium 'Devon Skies'

Devon Skies Blue-eyed Grass

Blooms clear sky blue to lavender-blue petals with a bright yellow eye, creating a star-like appearance

Full sun to partial shade

GroundcoversUSDA zones 4 to 7

Soldanella alpina

Alpine Snowbell

Blooms nodding violet-purple to lilac bells with finely fringed petal edges

Partial shade to full shade

GroundcoversZones 5 to 9

Thymus pulegioides 'Foxley'

Foxley Thyme

Blooms pale pink to lilac

Full sun

GroundcoversUSDA Zones 4 to 8

Thymus serpyllum ‘Alba’

White Thyme

Blooms white

Full sun

GroundcoversUSDA Zones 4 to 8

Thymus serpyllum ‘Coccineus’

Red Creeping Thyme

Blooms deep magenta to crimson red

Full sun

GroundcoversUSDA Hardiness Zones 5 to 9

Thymus x citriodorus

Lemon Thyme

Blooms tiny flowers range in color from pale pink to lavender

Full sun to partial shade

GroundcoversUSDA zones 4 to 9

Tiarella ‘Starfish’

Starfish Foamflower

Blooms soft white to very pale blush pink in airy, bottlebrush-like spikes held above the foliage

Partial shade to full shade

GroundcoversUSDA Zones 9 to 12

Tradescantia fluminensis ‘Maiden’s Blush’

Maiden’s Blush Spiderwort

Blooms small white flowers

Partial shade to full shade

GroundcoversUSDA Zones 9 to 11 (often grown as a houseplant in cooler climates)

Tradescantia zebrina

Inch Plant

Blooms small, pink to purple flowers

Bright, indirect light to partial shade