The Library

Groundcovers

Living carpets that fill the gaps and hold the soil.

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GroundcoversUSDA zones 4 to 9

Hylotelephium ‘Dazzleberry’

SunSparkler Dazzleberry Sedum

Blooms vibrant raspberry-pink

Full sun

GroundcoversUSDA Zones 5 to 9

Hypericum calycinum

St. John's Wort

Blooms bright golden yellow

Full sun to partial shade

Groundcovers3 to 9

Iberis sempervirens

Evergreen Candytuft

Blooms pure white

Full sun to partial shade

GroundcoversUSDA zones 6 to 9

Impatiens omeiana

Hardy Chinese Impatiens

Blooms yellow, tubular flowers

Partial shade to full shade

GroundcoversUSDA Zones 6 to 9

Impatiens omeiana 'Silver Pink'

Silver Pink Hardy Impatiens

Blooms yellow to salmon

Partial to full shade

GroundcoversUSDA Zones 4 to 9

Lamium galeobdolon

Golden Deadnettle

Blooms yellow

Partial shade to full shade

GroundcoversUSDA Hardiness Zones 4 to 8

Lamium maculatum ‘Anne Greenaway’

Spotted Deadnettle

Blooms clusters of tubular-shaped, hooded flowers in light pink to lavender hues

Partial to full shade

GroundcoversUSDA Zones 3 to 8

Lamium maculatum ‘Beacon Silver’

Beacon Silver Spotted Deadnettle

Blooms pink to purple

Partial shade to full shade

GroundcoversUSDA zones 3 to 8

Lamium maculatum 'Orchid Frost'

Orchid Frost Spotted Deadnettle

Blooms soft orchid pink flowers with lavender tones and hooded tubular blooms

Partial shade to full shade

GroundcoversUSDA zones 3 to 8

Lathyrus vernus

Spring Pea

Blooms deep purple to violet, often fading to blue tones with age

Partial shade to full sun

GroundcoversUSDA Zones 5 to 9

Laurentia fluviatilis

Blue Star Creeper

Blooms pale blue to white

Full sun to partial shade

GroundcoversUSDA Zones 5 to 9

Leptinella gruveri

Miniature Brass Buttons

Blooms small, inconspicuous yellow-green flowers

Full sun to partial shade

GroundcoversUSDA Zones 4 to 9

Leptinella squalida ‘Platt's Black’

Platt’s Black Brass Buttons

Blooms small, yellow-green, insignificant

Full sun to partial shade (darker foliage color in full sun)

GroundcoversUSDA zones 4 to 8

Lewisiopsis tweedyi

Tweedy's Lewisia

Blooms soft pink to deep rose with darker veining and a yellow center

Full sun to partial shade

GroundcoversUSDA zones 7 to 10

Limnanthes douglasii

Poached Egg Plant

Blooms white petals with yellow centers

Full sun to part shade

GroundcoversUSDA Hardiness Zones 6 to 9

Lithodora diffusa ‘Grace Ward’

Grace Ward Lithodora

Blooms vivid cobalt-blue

Full sun to partial shade

GroundcoversUSDA zones 6 to 9

Lysimachia congestiflora ‘Persian Carpet’

Persian Carpet Moneywort

Blooms bright yellow

Full sun to partial shade

GroundcoversUSDA Hardiness Zones 6 to 9

Lysimachia congestiflora ‘Persian Chocolate’

Persian Chocolate Moneywort

Blooms small, cup-shaped yellow flowers

Prefers partial to full shade

GroundcoversUSDA Zones 3 to 9

Lysimachia nummularia ‘Goldilocks’

Goldilocks Moneywort

Blooms yellow

Full sun to partial shade (brighter foliage in full sun)

GroundcoversUSDA Zones 4 to 8

Lysimachia paridiformis

Loosestrife

Blooms yellow

Partial to full shade

GroundcoversUSDA zones 4 to 9

Maianthemum dilatatum

False Lily of the Valley

Blooms white, fragrant star-shaped flower clusters

Partial shade to full shade

GroundcoversUSDA zones 3 to 8

Maianthemum stellatatum

Starry False Lily-of-the-Valley

Blooms white

Part shade to full shade

GroundcoversUSDA zones 3 to 8

Mertensia maritima

Oyster Leaf

Blooms pink buds opening to soft sky blue

Full sun to partial shade

GroundcoversUSDA zones 5 to 8

Omphalodes cappadocica 'Starry Eyes'

Starry Eyes Creeping Navelwort

Blooms bright blue flowers with distinct white margins and a pale central eye

Partial shade to full shade