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Home & Garden · October 29, 2013

11 of the Very Best Perennial Ground Cover

Looking for some awesome perennial ground cover? Check out these great suggestions and get your yard looking amazing!  

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1.Thyme

 Great smell and beautiful color in the spring and summer. 

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2. Sweet Woodruff

 Tends to not grow out of control.

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3. Bishop’s Weed

Thrives in shady areas.

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4.Thymus Coccineus

Grows well even in drought conditions.

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5. Lavender Hidcote

Fragrant hedge-like plant, drought-tolerant.

Lavender

 

6. Sedum Ellacombianum

Beautiful yellow blooms, grows even in poor soil.

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7. Bugle

Blue or white flowers with dark green foliage, grows well in well-drained soil in partial sun.

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8. Hart’s Tongue

Fern-type plant with long feathery fronds, effectively covers shady banks.

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9. Elephant’s Ear

Large, ear-like leaves and a clump of tiny bell-shaped flowers.

Elephants Ear

 

10. Jack Frost

Heart-shaped leaves and small pale blue flowers, spreads quickly.

Jack Frost

 

11. Glacier Ivy

Triangular leaves of green, gray, and cream, useful for wildlife, can be used as groundcover or climber.

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We hope these ideas have given you an idea of what to plant. Happy gardening!

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  1. Bridget Stokes says

    August 30, 2017 at

    Thanks for narrow down the playing field. I have my eye on various types of sedum. So far I have two varieties that are doing great in Hot DRY southern CA 40 miles east of LA

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