Ground Covers

What is a ground cover?

A ground cover is a low-growing plant that spreads quickly to form a dense cover.

Why do landscapers use them?

They are good to hide parts of the ground. They grow will under trees where some other plants just won't grow. They help stop erosion on hills.

Other facts about them.

Most ground covers don't get very tall so they are normally planted in the foreground of other plants.


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Aspidistra elatior
Cast Iron Plant
Zones: 7, 8
Color:
Foliage: blackish-green
Flower: purple
Texture: coarse
Size:
Height: 1-2 feet
Spread: 2-3 feet
Form: upright clumps of foliage
Culture: shade.
Soil: very tolerant.
Mositure: medium.		 This is an image of a cast iron plant

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Hemerocallis hybrida
Daylily Hybrid
Zones: 6, 7, 8
Color:
Foliage: light green
Flower: yellow, orange, dark-red, pink
Texture: medium to coarse
Size:
Height: 18 inches
Spread: 3-4 feet
Form: herbaceous perennial
Culture: sun or shade.
Soil: tolerant.
Mositure: very tolerant.		 This is an image of daylily hybrids

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Dichondra repens carolinensis
Dichondra
Zones: 8
Color:
Foliage: medium green
Texture: medium to fine
Size:
Height: 2-3 inches
Spread: indeterminate
Form: creeping with leaves upright forming thick cover
Culture: sun or part shade.
Soil: tolerant.
Mositure: medium.		 This is an image of a dichondra

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Hosta plantaginea
Fragrant Plantain
Zones: 6, 7, 8
Color:
Foliage: green
Flower: white
Texture: coarse
Size:
Height: 1.5-2.5 feet
Spread: 4 feet
Form: perennial herb forming clumps
Culture: part shade.
Soil: medium drainage.
Mositure: high.		 This is an image of a fragrant plantain

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