Groundcover Varieties (sorted by growth height)

Plant Name & 'Common Name' Zone Growth Height
FICUS pumila
Creeping Fig		 7 - 10 1 - 2"
FICUS pumila 'Variegata'
Variegated Creeping Fig		 7 - 10 1 - 2"
SEDUM acre var. aurea
Gold Moss		 3 - 8 1 - 2"
DELOSPERMA basuticum
'White Nugget'		 4 - 8 2"
DELOSPERMA nubigena
Hardy Iceplant		 5 - 10 2"
EUONYMUS fortunei
'Kewensis'		 4 - 8 1 - 3"
THYMUS serpyllum
'Pink Chintz'		 4 - 9 1 - 3"
VERBENA peruviana
Creeping Red		 7 - 9 1 - 3"
LAURENTIA fluviatilis
Blue Star Creeper		 7 - 11 2 - 3"
OPHIOPOGON japonicus
'Nana'
Dwarf Mondo Grass		 7 - 10 2 - 3"
THYMUS citriodorus
Creeping Lemon Thyme		 4 - 10 2 - 3"
THYMUS serpyllum
'Elfin'
Elfin Thyme		 4 - 9 2 - 3"
DELOSPERMA 'Kelaidis'
'Mesa Verde'		 4 - 8 2 - 6"
PHLOX subulata
'Scarlet Flame'		 3 - 9 2 - 6"
MAZUS reptans
Mazus		 4 - 9 Up to 3"
MAZUS reptans
'Albus'		 4 - 9 Up to 3"
SEDUM spurium
Dragon's Blood		 3 - 9 3"
SEDUM spurium
'John Creech'		 3 - 8 Up to 4"
SEDUM tetractinum
Chinese sedum		 4 - 8 3"
AJUGA pyramidalis
'Metallica Crispa'		 3 - 9 3 - 4"
AJUGA reptans
'Bronze Beauty'		 4 - 9 3 - 4"
AJUGA reptans
'Burgundy Glow'		 4 - 9 3 - 4"
AJUGA reptans
'Chocolate Chip'		 4 - 9 3 - 4"
CHRYSOGONUM virginianum
Green and Gold		 5 - 9 3 - 4"
SEDUM kamtschaticum var. floriferum
'Weihenstephaner Gold'		 3 - 8 3 - 4"
SEDUM spurium
'Tricolor'		 3 - 8 3 - 4"
SEMPERVIVUM
Hardy Hens & Chicks		 5 - 8 3 - 4"
DELOSPERMA cooperi
Iceplant		 7 - 10 3 - 5"
HEDERA helix
'Teardrop'		 3 - 8 3 - 5"
ACORUS gramineus
'Minimus Aureus'
Mini Ogon		 5 - 9 3 - 6"
COTONEASTER dammeri
'Mooncreeper'		 5 - 8 4 - 6"
DIANTHUS
'Bath's Pink'		 4 - 8 4 - 6"
DIANTHUS
'Firewitch'		 4 - 8 4 - 6"
SEDUM rupestre
'Angelina'		 3 - 9 4 - 6"
SEDUM rupestre
'Blue Spruce'		 3 - 9 4 - 6"
SEDUM sarmentosum
Yellow Moss		 3 - 9 4 - 6"
SEDUM spurium
'Voodoo'		 3 - 8 4 - 6"
VINCA minor (traditional)
Periwinkle		 6 - 9 4 - 6"
VINCA minor
'Alba'
Periwinkle (white)		 6 - 9 4 - 6"
VINCA minor 'Bowlesii'
Bowles Vinca		 6 - 9 4 - 6"
VINCA minor 'Ralph Shugart' 6 - 9 4 - 6"
ECHEVERIA runyonii
'Topsy Turvy'
Mexican Hens & Chicks		 9 - 11 4 - 8"
EUONYMUS fortunei
'Gracilis'		 4 - 8 4 - 12"
AJUGA reptans
'Catlin's Giant'		 4 - 9 5 - 7"
SEDUM kamtschaticum
Kamschatka		 3 - 9 Up to 6"
LYSIMACHIA nummularia
'Aurea'
Creeping Jenny		 5 - 8 6"
SEDUM sieboldii
October Daphne		 3 - 10 6"
HEDERA helix
'Gold Child'		 6 - 10 6 - 8"
OPHIOPOGON japonicus
Mondo Grass		 7 - 10 6 - 8"
OPHIOPOGON japonicus
'Silver Mist'
Variegated Mondo Grass		 7 - 10 6 - 8"
PHLOX subulata
'Candy Stripe'		 3 - 9 6 - 8"
PHLOX subulata
'Thrift'		 3 - 9 6 - 8"
AJUGA pyramidalis
'Metallica Crispa'		 3 - 9 3 - 4"
DIANTHUS x.
'Fire Star'		 4 - 8 Up to 7"
DIANTHUS x.
'Neon Star'		 4 - 8 Up to 7"
DIANTHUS x.
'Shooting Star'		 4 - 8 Up to 7"
PACHYSANDRA terminalis 4 - 8 6 - 10"
PACHYSANDRA terminalis
'Green Sheen'		 4 - 8 6 - 10"
PACHYSANDRA terminalis
'Silver Edge'		 4 - 8 6 - 10"
COREOPSIS rosea
'American Dream'		 4 - 7 Up to 10"
HEDERA helix
'Anne Marie'		 5 - 10 6 - 12"
HEDERA helix
'Ingelise'		 6 - 10 6 - 12"
HEDERA helix
'Ivalace'		 6 - 10 6 - 12"
HEDERA helix
'Needlepoint'		 4 - 10 6 - 12"
LANTANA montevidensis
'Trailing Purple'		 9 - 11 6 - 12"
VERBENA x.
'Homestead'		 6 - 8 6 - 12"
TRACHELOSPERMUM asiaticum
Asiatic Jasmine		 7- 9 6 - 24"
COREOPSIS auriculata
'Nana' Tickseed		 4 - 9 8"
VERONICA peduncularis
'Georgia Blue'		 4 - 9 8"
ACORUS gramineus 'Variegata' 6 - 10 8 - 10"
PENNISETUM alopecuroides
'Little Bunny'		 5 - 9 8 - 10"
RUBUS calycinoides
Creeping Raspberry		 5 - 10 8 - 10"
ARDISIA japonica
Japanese ardisia
'Marlberry'		 7 - 9 8 - 12"
CAREX hachijoensis
'Evergold'		 6 - 9 8 - 12"
CERATOSTIGMA plumbaginoides
Plumbago		 5 - 10 8 - 12"
HOSTA
'Golden Tiara'		 3 - 10 8 - 12"
LIROPE spicata
'Silver Dragon'		 7 - 10 8 - 16"
Fern POLYSTICHUM tsus-simense
Korean Rock		 6 - 8 8 - 18"
HEUCHERA
Coral Bells		 4 - 9 8 - 18"
VINCA major (green)
Big Leaf Periwinkle		 6 - 9 8 - 18"
VINCA major
'Vareigata'
Variegated Big Leaf Periwinkle		 6 - 9 8 - 18"
EUONYMUS fortunei
'Coloratus'
Purple Winter Creeper		 4 - 8 8 - 24"
LAMIUM maculatum
'Anne Greenaway'		 3 - 8 10"
LAMIUM maculatum
'Beacon's Silver'		 3 - 8 10"
PHLOX nivalis
'Eco Flirtie Eyes'
Trailing Phlox		 5 - 9 10"
ACORUS gramineus 'Ogon' 6 - 10 10 - 12"
HEMEROCALLIS
Stella de Oro		 3 - 10 10 - 12"
LIROPE muscari
'Variegata'		 5 - 10 10 - 16"
LIROPE spicata
Spicata
'Creeping Lilyturf'		 4 - 10 10 - 16"
ASTILBE 'Sprite' 3 - 8 Up to 12"
CAREX morrowii
'Ice Dances'		 5 - 9 12"
GAILLARDIA
'Goblin'		 3 - 10 12"
HEDERA helix English 4 - 10 12"
IBERIS sempervirens
Candytuft		 3 - 9 12"
ASTER novi-belgii
'Wood's' series		 4 - 8 12 - 14"
GAILLARDIA
'Arizona Sun'		 2 - 10 12 - 14"
HYPERICUM calycinum
St. Johnswort		 6 - 9 12 - 14"
IRIS tectorum 'Alba'
(Japanese Rooftop iris)		 5 - 9 12 - 14"
COTONEASTER dammeri
'Lowfast'		 4 - 8 12 - 15"
LAMIASTRUM galeobdolon
Herman's Pride		 3 - 9 12 - 15"
LAMIASTRUM galeobdolon
Yellow Archangel		 3 - 9 12 - 15"
LIROPE muscari
'Big Blue'		 5 - 10 12 - 15"
LIROPE muscari
'Samantha'		 6 - 10 12 - 15"
HOSTA
'Halcyon'		 3 - 9 12 - 16"
HEDERA algerienensis
'Algerian Ivy'		 7 - 10 12 - 18"
HEDERA algerienensis
'Gloire de Marengo'
Variegated Algerian Ivy		 7 - 10 12 - 18"
TRADESCANTIA pallida
Purple Heart		 7 - 11 12 - 18"
ECHINACEA x.
'Kim's Knee High' PP 12242		 3 - 8 12 to 24"
Fern POLYSTICHUM acrostichoides
Christmas		 6 - 10 12 - 24"
Fern POLYSTICHUM polyblepharum
Tassel		 5 - 8 12 - 24"
SANTOLINA virens
Green Santolina		 7 - 9 12 - 24"
COTONEASTER dammeri
'Coral Beauty'		 4 - 10 12 - 30"
Fern ARACHNIODES s.'Variegata'
or East Indian Holly		 7 - 10 12 - 30"
HEMEROCALLIS
Happy Returns		 3 - 10 14 - 18"
LIROPE muscari
'Majestic'		 5 - 10 14 - 20"
LIROPE muscari
'Monroe's White'		 6 - 10 14 - 20"
LIROPE muscari
'Royal Purple'		 6 - 10 14 - 20"
HELLEBORUS x. hybridus
Lenten Rose		 3 - 10 15 - 18"
LANTANA x.
'Chapel Hill Yellow'		 7 - 10 15 - 18"
LEUCANTHEMUM x. superbum
'Snow Cap'		 4 - 9 15 - 18"
COREOPSIS x.
'Jethro Tull'		 4 - 9 Up to 18"
ECHINACEA x.
'Harvest Moon'		 5 - 8 Up to 18"
SALVIA nemorosa
'May Night'		 4 - 9 Up to 18"
SALVIA nemorosa
'Snow Hill'		 4 - 9 Up to 18"
SCABIOSA columbaria
'Butterfly Blue'
Pincushion Flower		 4 - 8 Up to 18"
HEMEROCALLIS
Little Business		 5 - 10 15 - 20"
HOSTA
'Royal Standard'		 3 - 10 16 - 24"
HEMEROCALLIS
Pardon Me		 3 - 10 Up to 18"
Fern ATHYRIUM niponicum
'Pictum'
(Japanese Painted)		 4 - 9 18 - 20"
Fern DRYOPTERIS marginalis
Marginal Wood or Eastern Wood		 2 - 8 18 - 20"
HOSTA
'Francee'		 3 - 10 18 - 21"
Fern DRYOPTERIS erythrosora
Autumn		 5 - 8 18 - 24"
HEMEROCALLIS
Fairy Tale Pink		 3 - 9 18 - 24"
LIROPE muscari
'Evergreen Giant'		 7B - 10 18 - 24"
Fern THELYPTERIS kunthii
Southern Shield		 7 - 10 18 - 28"
Fern CYRTOMIUM falcatum
'Rochfordianum'
(Japanese Holly)		 6 - 10 18 - 30"
PENNISETUM alopecuroides
'Hameln'		 6 - 8 20 - 24"
ASTILBE arendsii
'Fanal'		 3 - 8 Up to 24"
ASTILBE 'Deutschland' 4 - 9 Up to 24"
ECHINACEA x.
'Sundown'		 5 - 8 Up to 24"
IRIS siberica
'Caesar's Brother'		 3 - 9 24"
LANTANA camara
'Mozelle'		 7 - 11 24"
LANTANA camara
'Silver Mound'		 7 - 10 24"
ABELIA x 'Rose Creek' 4 - 9 24 - 30"
HEMEROCALLIS
Personal Appearance		 3 - 10 24 - 30"
ASPIDISTRA elatior
'Cast Iron plant'		 7 - 9 24 - 36"
COTONEASTER salicifolius
'Scarlet Leader'		 6 - 9 24 - 36"
ECHINACEA purpurea 'Magnus'
Purple Coneflower		 5 - 8 24" - 36"
LANTANA camara
'Athens Rose'		 7 - 11 24 - 36"
LANTANA x.
'New Gold'		 7 - 10 24 - 36"
PENNISETUM alopecuroides
'Moudry'		 5 - 9 24 - 36"
RUDBECKIA fulgida
var. sullivantii 'Goldsturm'
Black Eyed Susan
(Gloriosa Daisy)		 5 - 9 24 - 36"
SEDUM
'Autumn Fire'		 3 - 9 24 - 36"
ECHINACEA purpurea
'White Swan'
White Coneflower		 3 - 9 24 - 48"
HOSTA
'Guacamole'		 3 - 10 24" - 54"
HOSTA
sieboldiana 'Elegans'		 3 - 8 28"
LEUCANTHEMUM x. superbum
'Becky'
Becky Shasta Daisy		 4 - 9 Up to 36"
MUHLENBERGIA capillaries
'Pink Muhly Grass'		 6 - 10 Up to 36"
NEPETA x.
'Walker's Low'
(Catmint		 4 - 7 30 - 36"
HOSTA
'Sum and Substance'		 3 - 10 36"
PANICUM virgatum
'Shenandoah'		 4 - 10 36"
LANTANA camara
'Dallas Red'		 8 - 11 36 - 48"
Fern OSMUNDA cinnamomea
Cinnamon		 2 - 10 30" - 60"
LANTANA camara
'Miss Huff'		 7 - 11 36 - 60"
LANTANA x.
'Chapel Hill Yellow'		 7 - 10 15 - 18"
Plant Name & 'Common Name' Zone Growth Height

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