Plant Reference Guide - Groundcovers

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AJUGA

REPTANS BLACK SCALLOP PP15815

BLACK SCALLOP BUGLEWEED

Code: 32641 Height: 15cm

Foliage: Black Zone: 3

Time: Spring

Deep-purple leaves with scalloped edges create a dense, compact groundcover. Great moisture tolerance.

REPTANS BRONZE BEAUTY

BRONZE BEAUTY BUGLEWEED

Code: 38700 Height: 15cm

Foliage: Purple Zone: 3

Time: Spring

A popular bronze-leaved variety, with bright blue flowers. Forms a fast spreading evergreen mat.

REPTANS

BURGUNDY GLOW

BURGUNDY GLOW BUGLEWEED

Code: 38701 Height: 15cm

Foliage: Variegated Zone: 3

Time: Spring

Brightly coloured leaves, variegated with scarlet, cream & green, and bright blue flowers. Remove any reverting shoots.

GROUNDCOVERS

REPTANS CATLIN’S GIANT

CATLIN’S GIANT BUGLEWEED

Code: 38702 Height: 20cm

Foliage: Purple Zone: 3

Time: Spring

Unusually tall spikes of blue flowers, over huge bronzy leaves. Largest leaves possible.

REPTANS METALLICA CRISPA

METALLICA CRISPA BUGLEWEED

Code: 32438 Height: 15cm

Foliage: Purple Zone: 3

Time: Summer

An excellent variety with deep bronze-purple foliage.

REPTANS PINK

LIGHTNING PP22255

PINK LIGHTNING BUGLEWEED

Code: 34767 Height: 15cm

Foliage: Variegated Zone: 3

Time: Late Spring/Summer

Forms a low carpet of attractive green and creamy-white leaves. Bubblegum-pink flowers are produced above the ruffled foliage in late spring.

REPTANS SILVER QUEEN

SILVER QUEEN BUGLEWEED

Code: 32495 Height: 10cm

Foliage: Variegated Zone: 3

Time: Spring

A smaller variety with green and white leaves. Can handle a bit of foot traffic.

TENORII CHOCOLATE CHIP

CHOCOLATE

CHIP CARPET BUGLE

Code: 38703 Height: 15cm

Foliage: Purple Zone: 3

Time: Spring

Leaves are narrow & chocolatebrown, forming a low mat, spikes of bright blue flowers in spring.

CONVALLARIA

MAJALIS

LILY-OF-THE-VALLEY

Code: 38708 Height: 15cm

Foliage: Green Zone: 1

Time: Spring

An old-fashioned favourite with fragrant, white bell-shaped flowers; an excellent groundcover for difficult shady sites. Site carefully, provide containment. CAUTION: toxic if eaten.

MAJALIS BORDEAUX

BORDEAUX LILY OF THE VALLEY

Code: 54073 Height: 20cm

Spread: 40cm Zone: 2

Shape: Spreading Time: Spring

Pure white, larger bell-shaped flowers held above foliage. 8-12 bells per stem. A tough, vigorous groundcover. Site carefully, provide containment.

CORNUS CANADENSIS BUNCHBERRY

Code: 38138 Height: 15cm

Foliage: Green Zone: 2

Time: Spring

Glossy dark green leaves in summer, turning a dark red in the fall. Tiny white clusters of flowers give way to small red fruit.

GALIUM

ODORATUM SWEET WOODRUFF

Code: 38711 Height: 20cm

Foliage: Green Zone: 3

Time: Spring

An attractive groundcover, with fragrant whorled green leaves and tiny clusters of white flowers.A fast spreader, best in moist shade.

AJUGA REPTANS BLACK SCALLOP image provided by Walters Gardens, Inc.
AJUGA REPTANS BURGUNDY GLOW
AJUGA TENORII CHOCOLATE CHIP
CONVALLARIA MAJALIS
GALIUM ODORATUM

GAULTHERIA PROCUMBENS

WINTERGREEN

Code: 32320

Height: 10cm

Foliage: Green Zone: 3

Time: Spring-summer

A native broadleaf evergreen shrublet, with aromatic foliage and small red fruit. Foliage turns a fantastic red colour in the fall.

HEDERA

HELIX BALTICA

ENGLISH IVY

Code: 38712

Height: 25cm

Foliage: Green Zone: 4

A hardy evergreen, self-clinging, graceful vine with dark green leaves Site carefully, provide containment.

HOUTTUYNIA

CORDATA CHAMELEON

CHAMELEON PLANT

Code: 38713

Height: 40cm

Foliage: Variegated Zone: 4

Time: Summer

Forms a thick, vigorous patch of brightly coloured leaves splashed with green, red, yellow, & cream. Has an intense copper & tangerine fragrance.

LAMIASTRUM

GALEOBDOLON

HERMANN’S PRIDE

HERMANN’S PRIDE

FALSE LAMIUM

Code: 38416

Foliage: Green/silver

Zone: 2

MACULATUM GHOST

GHOST LAMIUM

Code: 33972

Height: 30cm

Foliage: Silver Zone: 3

Time: Spring/Summer

Clusters of bright purple flowers top the clump of silver foliage in mid-late spring. The contrast is striking.

MACULATUM PINK PEWTER

PINK PEWTER

CREEPING LAMIUM

Code: 38718 Height: 20cm

Foliage: Silver/green Zone: 3

Time: Spring-fall

Height: 30cm

Time: Spring

Attractive pointy leaves heavily veined in metallic silver, forms a neat mound. Is drought tolerant with a non-running habit.

LAMIUM

MACULATUM AUREUM

YELLOW CREEPING LAMIUM

Code: 38714

Foliage: Yellow/silver

Zone: 3

Height: 20cm

Time: Spring-fall

Chartreuse-yellow leaves with faint silvery stripes & mauve pink flowers. Prefers moist well drained soil, and indirect sunlight.

MACULATUM BEACON SILVER

BEACON SILVER CREEPING

LAMIUM

Code: 38715

Foliage: Green/silver Zone: 3

Height: 20cm

Time: Spring-fall

Beautiful oval, grey-green to silverywhite leaves with green margin and spikes of pale pink flowers. Prefers moist well drained soil but will tolerate dry conditions.

MACULATUM CHEQUERS

CHEQUERS CREEPING LAMIUM

Code: 38717

Height: 20cm

Foliage: Green/silver/red Zone: 3

Time: Spring-fall

A very vigorous spreader with dark green leaves, veined with a silver stripe, bearing clusters of rosy-purple flowers. New leaves become tinged in red in the sun.

Silvery leaves with a narrow green edge, and soft salmon-pink flowers, less vigorous then other lamiums. Prefers moist well drained soil but will tolerate dry conditions.

MACULATUM PURPLE

DRAGON

PURPLE DRAGON

CREEPING LAMIUM

Code: 32628 Height: 30cm

Foliage: Silver/green Zone: 3

Time: Summer-fall

Lavender blooms over silver leaves rimmed in green. Prefers moist well drained soil but will tolerate dry conditions.

MACULATUM WHITE NANCY

WHITE NANCY

CREEPING LAMIUM

Code: 38719 Height: 20cm

Foliage: Silver/blue Zone: 3

Time: Spring-fall

Leaves almost completely silver, with a narrow blue-green edge, and clear white flowers. Has a low, dense habit, and prefers moist well drained soil.

LAMINUM MACULATUM CHEQUERS
HOUTTUYNIA CORDATA CHAMELEON
LAMIASTRUM GALEOBDOLON HERMANN’S PRIDE
LAMIUM MACULATUM PURPLE DRAGON image provided by Walters Gardens, Inc.
LAMIUM MACULATUM WHITE NANCY image provided by Walters Gardens, Inc.

LYSIMACHIA

NUMMULARIA

CREEPING JENNY, MONEYWORT

Code: 38473 Height: 10cm

Foliage: Green Zone: 2

Time: Summer

Low trailing stems form a bright green carpet, with golden-yellow flowers. Prefers moist soil, and can be invasive with many runners. Site carefully, provide containment.

NUMMULARIA

AUREA

GOLDEN CREEPING

JENNY, MONEYWORT

Code: 38474 Height: 10cm

Foliage: Yellow Zone: 2

Time: Summer

Rounded golden-yellow leaves, prefers a shady spot to avoid leaf scorching. Not as aggressive as species. Site carefully, provide containment.

PACHYSANDRA

TERMINALIS

JAPANESE SPURGE

Code: 32450 Height: 20cm

Foliage: Green Zone: 3

Time: Spring

An evergreen groundcover with dark-green glossy foliage, forming a dense spreading patch, with clusters of white flowers. Tolerant of poor, dry soils, but can be slow to establish. Site carefully, provide containment.

GROUNDCOVERS

SAGINA

SUBULATA

IRISH MOSS

Code: 38720 Height: 2cm

Foliage: Green Zone: 3

Time: Spring-summer

A creeping groundcover with bright green foliage studded with tiny white flowers. Perfect for between flagstone or a lawn substitute in shady spots. Does not like hot afternoon sun.

SUBULATA AUREA

SCOTCH MOSS

Code: 38721 Height: 2cm

Foliage: Yellow Zone: 3

Time: Spring-summer

A creeping groundcover with bright neon-yellow foliage studded with tiny white flowers. Perfect for between flagstone or a lawn substitute in shady spots. Does not like hot afternoon sun.

SEDUM

ALBUM GREEN ICE

GREEN ICE STONECROP

Code: 34526 Height: 10cm

Foliage: Green Zone: 4

Time: Summer

White, star-shaped flowers bloom early-mid summer on top of rich olive-green foilage.

ACRE

GOLDEN MOSSY STONECROP

Code: 38626 Height: 5cm

Foliage: Yellow Zone: 2 Time: Summer

Forms a brilliant neon-yellow carpet in spring, fading to soft green, with starry yellow clusters of flowers. Very vigorous.

COSMIC COMET

COSMIC COMET SEDUM

Code: 54238 Height: 8cm

Spread: 30cm Zone: 4

Shape: Spreading Time: Fall

Large clusters of hot pink flowers above gray-blue and light purple succulent foliage.

DAZZLING DYNAMITE

DAZZLING DYNAMITE SEDUM

Code: 54240 Height: 20cm

Spread: 45cm Zone: 4

Shape: Spreading Time: Fall

Clusters of pink flowers above interesting plum purple, orange and yellow succulent foliage.

SEDUM FIRECRACKER image provided by Walters Gardens, Inc.

FIRECRACKER

PP26595

FIRECRACKER STONECROP

Code: 35099 Height: 15cm

Foliage: Purple Zone: 4

Time: Summer

From the SunSparkler Series, this is a compact mound of shiny purple foliage with large bright pink flowers mid-summer. Great colour!

LYSIMACHIA NUMMULARIA AUREA
PACHYSANDRA TERMINALIS
SAGINA SUBULATA

HAKONENSE CHOCOLATE BALL

CHOCOLATE BALL STONECROP

Code: 35314 Height: 15cm

Foliage: Brown/Red Zone: 4

Time: Summer

Description: Uniquely coloured, succulent, needle-like leaves are topped by tiny yellow flowers in summer through fall.

KAMTSCHATICUM

RUSSIAN STONECROP

Code: 30468 Height: 15cm

Foliage: Green Zone: 2

Time: Summer

Low, spreading carpet of scalloped green leaves, with bright yellow starry flowers. Not overly invasive.

KAMTSCHATICUM

VARIEGATUM

VARIEGATED RUSSIAN STONECROP

Code: 38629 Height: 20cm

Foliage: Variegated Zone: 2

Time: Summer

More upright, forming a cushion or mound of light green foliage edged in creamy white, with golden-orange flowers.

LIME ZINGER

PP24632

LIME ZINGER SEDUM

Code: 35227 Height: 15cm

Foliage: Light Green Zone: 3

Time: Summer

From the SunSparkler series, this is a compact mound of shiny apple-green foliage with large clusters of soft pink flowers mid-summer.

PLUM DAZZLED

PLUM DAZZLED SEDUM

Code: 54242 Height: 20cm

Spread: 45cm Zone: 4

Shape: Upright spreading Time: Fall

Emerging blue-green foliage matures to deep plum purple in summer. Masses of pink flowers from dark red buds in fall.

REFLEXUM BLUE SPRUCE

BLUE SPRUCE STONECROP

Code: 30461

Height: 20cm

Foliage: Blue Zone: 4

Time: Summer

Brilliant solid golden-yellow foliage flushed with pink is a striking in a rock gardens, rock walls, or as a groundcover. Protect from hot afternoon sun.

REPESTRE

ANGELINA

ANGELINA STONECROP

Code: 32442

Height: 15cm

Foliage: Yellow Zone: 3

Time: Summer

Brilliant golden-yellow, evergreen like leaves form a low spreading carpet, excellent for rock gardens, or containers. Tips turn a brilliant red in cooler temperatures.

SEXANGULARE

SIX SIDED STONECROP

Code: 32446

Height: 10cm

Foliage: Green Zone: 3

Time: Summer

Forms a low carpet of tiny spiraling green leaves, spreading to form a thick patch. Tiny yellow star flowers appear in early summer. Excellent bronze colour for fall.

SIEBOLDII

STONECROP

Code: 30463

Height: 30cm

Foliage: Blue Zone: 5

Time: Summer-fall

Silver-blue scalloped foliage with clusters of star shaped bright pink flowers.

SPURIUM DRAGON’S BLOOD

DRAGON’S BLOOD STONECROP

Code: 38722

Height: 15cm

Foliage: Green/red Zone: 3

Time: Summer

Flowering with very showy clusters of red, pink or white. The foliage is thick & dense in shades from green to rich bronzy-red. Tolerant of some moisture.

SPURIUM RED CARPET

RED CARPET STONECROP

Code: 31080 Height: 15cm

Foliage: Red/green Zone: 3

Time: Summer

Foliage is dark red with green, featuring a contrasting pink starry flower in summer.

SPURIUM

TRICOLOR

TRICOLOR STONECROP

Code: 30926 Height: 15cm

Foliage: Variegated Zone: 3

Time: Summer

Foliage is dappled with pink and creamy white; remove any stems that emerge all green.

SPURIUM

VOODOO

VOODOO STONECROP

Code: 32496 Height: 15cm

Foliage: Red/green Zone: 3

Time: Spring-summer

Rich mahogany-red leaves with glowing rosy-red flowers provide bold, contrasting colour. A useful drought tolerant and easy care groundcover.

SEDUM SIEBOLDII
SEDUM REPESTRE ANGELINA
SEDUM LIME ZINGER image provided by Walters Gardens, Inc.
SEDUM SPURIUM TRICOLOR

GROUNDCOVERS

SEDUM VERA JAMESON

VERA JAMESON

VERA JAMESON STONECROP

Code: 38634 Height: 20cm

Foliage: Purple Zone: 2

Time: Summer

Rich mahogany-purple foliage, weighted down by heads of dusty pink flowers.

X BERTRAM ANDERSON

BERTRAM ANDERSON STONECROP

Code: 30129 Height: 15cm

Foliage: Purple Zone: 2

Time: Summer

Low, slow spreading clump of deep burgundy-black leaves with bright purple red flowers in summer. Prefers a dry sunny site.

SEMPERVIVUM

SEMPERVIVUM COBWEB

ARACHNOIDEUM COBWEB

COBWEB HENS AND CHICKS

Code: 33444 Height: 20cm

Foliage: Green Zone: 3

Time: Summer

An evergreen, forming low growing clusters of waxy rosettes. This variety appears to have cobwebs lacing the top.

HYBRID GREEN

GREEN HENS AND CHICKS

Code: 32900 Height: 20cm

Foliage: Green Zone: 3

Time: Summer

An old fashioned classic, perfect for any rock garden.

HYBRID RED

RED HENS AND CHICKS

Code: 32898 Height: 20cm

Foliage: Red/green Zone: 3

Time: Summer

The foliage of this selection is tinged in red.

THYMUS

DOERFLERI BRESSING -

HAM PINK

BRESSINGHAM PINK THYME

Code: 33138 Height: 10cm

Foliage: Silver Zone: 3

Time: Summer

Forms a low carpet of grey-green leaves, studded with dusty-pink flowers in early summer. Excellent for between stepping stones.

PRAECOX ARCTICUS

CREEPING PINK THYME

Code: 33199 Height: 5cm

Foliage: Green Zone: 3

Time: Summer

Very green almost succulent leaves, larger then other varieties. Studded with pink flowers.

PRAECOX COCCINEUS

RED CREEPING THYME

Code: 38726 Height: 5cm

Foliage: Green Zone: 3

Time: Summer

Deep magenta-red flowers smother the carpet of tiny dark green leaves.

PRAECOX

COCCINEUS MAJOR

RED CREEPING THYME

Code: 54201 Height: 5cm

Spread: 45cm Zone: 2

Shape: Spreading Time: Summer

A dense low mat covered in crimsonviolet flowers throughout summer. Fragrant foliage.

PRAECOX ELFIN

ELFIN CREEPING THYME

Code: 31609 Height: 10cm

Foliage: Green Zone: 3

Time: Summer

Very fine, compact growth of medium green tiny leaves, covered in pink blooms. Slower growing than other selections.

PRAECOX HIGHLAND CREAM

HIGHLAND CREAM THYME

Code: 33139 Height: 5cm

Foliage: Variegated Zone: 3

Time: Summer

This selection features green and cream variegated leaves and soft pink flowers in summer. Will tolerate light foot traffic.

PSEUDOLANUGINOSUS

WOOLLY THYME

Code: 38727 Height: 5cm

Foliage: Silver Zone: 3

Time: Summer

Fuzzy olive to grey-green foliage with sparse soft pink flowers. Very dense growth, can hold moisture and rot, do not overwater.

SERPYLLUM ALBA

WHITE MOSS THYME

Code: 30967 Height: 5cm

Foliage: Green Zone: 3

Time: Summer

Forms a flat mat of light green foliage with tiny white flowers. It is slower to establish but unforgettable when in bloom.

SERPYLLUM COCCINEUS

RED CREEPING THYME

Code: 38726 Height: 5cm

Foliage: Green Zone: 3

Time: Summer

Deep magenta-red flowers smother a carpet of tiny dark green leaves. Perfect for edging or rock gardens.

THYMUS PRAECOX ARCTICUS
THYMUS PSEUDOLANUGINOSUS
THYMUS SERPYLLUM COCCINEUS image provided by Walters Gardens, Inc.

SERPYLLUM PINK CHINTZ

PINK CHINTZ THYME

Code: 32859 Height: 10cm

Foliage: Green Zone: 3

Time: Summer

Forms a low dense carpet of fuzzy dark green leaves similar to woolly thyme, covered in pink flowers.

SERPYLLUM ROSEUS

PINK MOTHER-OF-THYME

Code: 31016 Height: 10cm

Foliage: Green Zone: 3

Time: Summer

Aromatic leaves, rose-purple flowers, green foliage, sprawling habit.

VINCA

MINOR

PERIWINKLE, VINCA

Code: 32947 Height: 15cm

Foliage: Green Zone: 4

Time: Spring

A popular ground cover, forming a thick mat of glossy evergreen leaves, studded with periwinkle blue flowers. Quick to establish. Site carefully, provide containment.

MINOR ALBA

WHITE PERIWINKLE, VINCA

Code: 32960 Height: 15cm

Foliage: Green Zone: 4

Time: Spring

Rich green, evergreen foliage studded with white flowers. Excellent for use in shady areas. Site carefully, provide containment.

MINOR ILLUMINATION

PP12132

ILLUMINATION

PERIWINKLE,VINCA

Code: 30107

Height: 15cm

Foliage: Variegated Zone: 4

Time: Spring

A brand new selection, with bright golden yellow variegation, on bold green leaves, dotted with a contrasting blue flower. The most vigorous of the variegated forms. Site carefully, provide containment.

MINOR MRS. BOWLES

MRS. BOWLES

PERIWINKLE,VINCA

Code: 33777 Height: 15cm

Foliage: Dark-Green Zone: 4

Time: Spring

An improved strain of common Vinca Minor with rich, glossy green foliage and larger blue flowers. Site carefully, provide containment.

MINOR RALPH SHUGERT

PP6960

RALPH SHUGERT

PERIWINKLE,VINCA

Code: 30846 Height: 15cm

Foliage: Variegated Zone: 4

Time: Spring

Light green leaves edged with a uniform thin white border and blue flowers can be used to brighten a shady area. Not as aggressive as the species. Site carefully, provide containment.

WALDSTEINIA TERNATA

SIBERIAN

BARREN STRAWBERRY

Code: 32469 Height: 15cm

Foliage: Green Zone: 4

Time: Spring

Forms a low, dense mat of shiny semi-evergreen foliage that resembles a strawberry leaf, dotted with yellow blooms in spring. Tough little plants, tolerant of various conditions.

VINCA MINOR RALPH SHUGERT
VINCA MINOR ALBA
VINCA MINOR ILLUMINATION
VINCA MINOR

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