GROUND COVERS RECOMMENDED FOR FULL SUN

Common Name

Scientific Name

Height

Zone*

Andorra Juniper

Juniperus horizontalis plumosa

18-24"

6, 7, 8

Big Leaf Periwinkle

Vinca major

12-15"

6, 7, 8

Blue Fescue

Festuca ovina glauca

4-6"

6, 7

Blue Rug Juniper

Juniperus horizontalis 'Wiltoni'

1-2"

6, 7, 8

Cotoneaster

Cotoneaster species

1-3'

6, 7

Daylily

Hemerocallis species

18-24"

6, 7, 8

Dwarf Japgarden Juniper

Juniperus procumbens 'Nana'

6-8"

6, 7, 8

Evergreen Candytuft

Iberis sempervirens

6-8"

6, 7

Hall's Honeysuckle

Lonicera japonica halliana

18-24"

6, 7, 8

Lavender Cotton

Santolina chamaecyparissus

18-24"

6, 7, 8

Liriope

Liriope muscari

14-20"

6, 7, 8

Mondo Grass (Dwarf Lilyturf)

Ophiopogon japonicus

6-10"

6, 7, 8

Moss Verbena

Verbena tenusecta

8-12"

8

Parsons Juniper

Juniperus davurica 'Expansa'

18-24"

6, 7, 8

Periwinkle

Vinca minor

3-6"

6, 7, 8a

Purple Wintercreeper

Euonymus fortunei coloratus

6"

6, 7

Sargent Juniper

Juniperus chinensis sargentii

12"

6, 7, 8

Shore Juniper

Juniperus conferta

18-24"

6, 7, 8

St. Johnswort (Arons Beard)

Hypericum calycinum

12"

6, 7

Thrift (Moss Pink)

Phlox subulata

2"

6, 7, 8

GROUND COVERS RECOMMENDED FOR SHADE

Common Name

Scientific Name

Height

Zone

Algerian Ivy

Hedera canariensis

8-10"

8

Ardisia

Ardisia japonica

6-8"

8

Asiatic Jasmine

Trachelospermum asiaticum

2-4"

7, 8

Bugleweed

Ajuga reptans

2-3"

6, 7, 8

English Ivy

Hedera helix

6-8"

6, 7, 8

Hall's Honeysuckle

Lonicera japonica halliana

18-24"

6, 7, 8

Holly Fern

Cyrtomium falcatum

24-30"

8b

Japanese Spurge

Pachysandra terminalis

6-8"

6, 7

Lenten Rose

Helleborus orientalis

12-15"

6, 7

Liriope

Liriope muscari

14-20"

6, 7, 8

Mondo Grass

Ophiopogon japonicus

6-10"

6, 7, 8

Plantain Lily

Hosta species

6"-3'

6, 7, 8

Periwinkle

Vina minor and Vinca major

3-6" (18")

6, 7

Purple Wintercreeper

Euonymus fortunei coloratus

6"

6, 7

St. Johnswort

Hypericum calycinum

12-15"

6, 7