Ground cover - non-evergreen plants
Simple colourful planting required for a large area? Colourful plants to separate areas of the garden? Non-evergreen ground cover could be the answer for you. Roses are useful^, such as Rosa 'Flower Carpet White' standing around 75cm in height, but thorny plants could be a deterrent. For low-growing plants the choice could run from dwarf but rampageous Campanula poscharskyana, through Ladies Mantle, to Astilbes, Geranium nodosum and autumn flowering anemones for lightly shaded positions. For smaller, sunny areas lively Agastache forms could be considered. If large plants are required, dogwoods such as Cornus alba, reaching around 1.5 metres could be an option. Also, spring bulbs, dormant in summer, but which look fantastic when grown in numbers. It is a question of thinking about your needs before making the commitment.
Plants (1287)
Acanthus mollis
Brank-ursine, Artist's acanthus, Oak leafed bear's breeches
Achillea 'Apricot Delight'
Ornamental yarrow
Achillea 'Pomegranate'
Ornamental yarrow
Achillea 'Summer Pastels'
Ornamental yarrow
Achillea millefolium
Bloodwort, Woundwort, Nosebleed, Thousand leaved yarrow, Sanguinary, Carpenter's weed
Acorus gramineus
Dwarf sweetflag, Grassy sweetflag
Acorus gramineus 'Ogon'
Dwarf sweetflag, Grassy sweetflag
Acorus gramineus 'Variegatus'
Dwarf sweetflag, Grassy sweetflag
Ageratina altissima 'Chocolate'
White snakeroot, Mist flower, Sanicle, Richweed, Snakeroot, Floss flower
Anemone hupehensis var. japonica 'Pamina'
Japanese anemone, Chinese anemone
Anemone hupehensis var. japonica 'Splendens'
Japanese anemone, Chinese anemone
Anemone x hybrida 'Andrea Atkinson'
Japanese anemone, Hybrid anemone
Anemone x hybrida 'Honorine Jobert'
Japanese anemone, Hybrid anemone
Anemone x hybrida 'Konigin Charlotte'
Japanese anemone, Hybrid anemone
Anemone x hybrida 'Lady Gilmour'
Japanese anemone, Hybrid anemone
Anemone x hybrida 'September Charm'
Japanese anemone, Hybrid anemone
Anemone x hybrida 'Serenade'
Japanese anemone, Hybrid anemone
Anemone x hybrida 'Whirlwind'
Japanese anemone, Hybrid anemone
Anthemis punctata subsp. cupaniana
Roman chamomile, Sicilian chamomile
Anthemis tinctoria 'E.C.Buxton'
Yellow chamomile, Dyer's chamomile, Ox-eye chamomile, Golden marguerite
Aquilegia vulgaris 'Winky Rose-Rose'
Columbine, Winky columbine
Aster 'Little Carlow'
Blue wood aster, Beeweed
Aster dumosus Sapphire = 'Kiesapphire'
Bushy aster, Rice button flower
Aster novi-belgii 'Schneekissen'
New York aster, Michaelmas daisy
Astilbe 'Cappucino'
False goatsbeard, False bucksbear, False spiraea
Astilbe 'Fanal'
Garden astilbe, False spiraea
Astilbe 'Irrlicht'
Garden astilbe, False spiraea
Astilbe 'Montgomery'
Garden astilbe, False spiraea
Astilbe 'Snowdrift'
Garden astilbe, False spiraea
Astilbe 'Sprite'
Garden astilbe, False spiraea
Astilbe chinensis 'Visions'
Chinese astilbe
Astilbe x rosea 'Peach Blossom'
Rose astilbe
Astrantia 'Hadspen Blood'
Masterwort
Astrantia 'Moulin Rouge'
Greater masterwort
Astrantia 'Roma'
Masterwort
Astrantia major 'Star of Beauty'
Greater masterwort
Berberis thunbergii
Japanese barberry, Thunberg's barberry
Berberis thunbergii 'Kobold'
Japanese barberry, Thunberg's barberry
Brunnera macrophylla
Siberian bugloss, Greater forget-me-not, Heartleaf brunnera, Dwarf anchusa
Buddleja davidii
Orange eye butterfly bush, Summer lilac, Butterfly bush, Buddleia
Campanula carpatica
Carpathian bellflower, Tussock bellflower, Carpathian harebell
Campanula carpatica 'Blaue Clips'
Carpathian bellflower, Tussock bellflower, Carpathian harebell
Campanula portenschlagiana
Dalmation Wall harebell
Campanula portenschlagiana
Dalmation bellflower, Wall harebell
Campanula portenschlagiana 'Catharina'
Dalmation bellflower, Wall harebell
Campanula poscharskyana
Serbian bellflower, Trailing bellflower
Campanula poscharskyana 'Stella'
Serbian bellflower, Trailing bellflower
Campanula punctata
Spotted bellflower