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Groundcovers

Living carpets that fill the gaps and hold the soil.

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GroundcoversUSDA zones 5 to 9

Calluna vulgaris 'Firefly'

Firefly Heather

Blooms bright purple-pink

Full sun to part shade

GroundcoversUSDA Zones 4 to 6

Calluna vulgaris 'Silver Knight'

Silver Knight Scotch Heather

Blooms soft lavender to pale purple flowers

Full sun

GroundcoversUSDA Zones 4 to 9

Calluna vulgaris 'Skyline Barcelona'

Skyline Barcelona Heather

Blooms this variety does not produce flowers

Full sun

GroundcoversUSDA zones 3 to 8

Campanula carpatica ‘White Clips’

White Clips Carpathian Bellflower

Blooms pure white, bell-shaped flowers

Full sun to partial shade

GroundcoversUSDA zones 3 to 8

Campanula portenschlagiana

Dalmation Bellflower

Blooms violet-blue, bell-shaped flowers

Full sun to partial shade

Groundcovers4 to 8

Campanula x ‘Birch Hybrid’

Bellflower

Blooms bell-shaped blue, lavender, or white

Part shade to full sun

GroundcoversUSDA zones 3 to 8

Cardamine trifolia

Three-leaf Cardamine

Blooms white

Partial to full shade

GroundcoversUSDA Zones 8 to 10

Ceanothus gloriosus

Point Reyes Ceanothus

Blooms clusters of bright blue to lavender flowers

Full sun to partial shade

Groundcovers7 to 10

Ceanothus griseus var. horizontalis ‘Diamond Heights’

Diamond Heights Carmel Creeper

Blooms pale blue

Full sun to partial shade

GroundcoversUSDA zones 3 to 7

Cerastium tomentosum

Snow-in-Summer

Blooms white, small star-shaped flowers

Full sun

GroundcoversUSDA zones 3 to 8

Chrysosplenium alternifolium

Alternate-leaf Golden Saxifrage

Blooms golden yellow to chartreuse small, cup-like flowers tucked among the leaves

Partial shade to full shade

GroundcoversUSDA zones 2 to 7

Convallaria majalis

Lily-of-the-Valley

Blooms white

Part shade to full shade

GroundcoversUSDA zones 3 to 8

Convallaria majalis 'Golden Slippers'

Golden Slippers Lily-of-the-Valley

Blooms fragrant white bell-shaped flowers borne along graceful stems

Partial shade to full shade

GroundcoversUSDA zones 2 to 8

Convallaria majalis 'Prolificans'

Prolificans Lily of the Valley

Blooms classic white, bell-shaped, nodding flowers along arching stems

Partial shade to full shade

GroundcoversUSDA Zones 5 to 9

Coreopsis auriculata ‘Nana’

Dwarf Tickseed

Blooms deep yellow to light orange

Full sun

GroundcoversUSDA zones 2 to 7

Cornus canadensis

Canadian Bunchberry

Blooms white “petals” (bracts) surrounding a cluster of tiny greenish-white true flowers

Partial shade to full shade

GroundcoversUSDA zones 5 to 7

Cotoneaster dammeri

Bearberry Cotoneaster

Blooms small white to creamy white flowers

Full sun to partial shade

GroundcoversUSDA zones 3 to 9

Crocus tommasinianus 'Whitewell Purple'

Whitewell Purple Crocus

Blooms deep violet-purple with a white base and orange stamens

Full sun to partial shade

GroundcoversUSDA zones 3 to 8

Crocus vernus 'Jeanne d'Arc'

Jeanne d'Arc Dutch Crocus

Blooms pure white goblet-shaped flowers with upright petals

Full sun to partial shade

GroundcoversUSDA zones 3 to 8

Crocus vernus 'Pickwick'

Pickwick Dutch Crocus

Blooms rich deep violet-purple petals with a contrasting darker base and lighter throat

Full sun to partial shade

Groundcovers5 to 9

Cyclamen coum

Persian Violet

Blooms shades of pink, magenta, or white

Partial to full shade

GroundcoversUSDA zones 5 to 9

Cyclamen coum Pewter Group

Pewter Group Winter Cyclamen

Blooms soft to deep rosy-pink or pinkish-lavender blossoms

Partial shade to light shade

GroundcoversUSDA zones 4 to 8

Cyclamen coum subsp. coum f. pallidum 'Album'

Album Winter Cyclamen

Blooms pure white with pink shading at the base of the petals

Partial shade to full shade

GroundcoversUSDA zones 5 to 9

Cyclamen hederifolium

Ivy-leaved Cyclamen

Blooms shades of white to pink, often with darker markings

Partial to full shade