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)
Chrysanthemum coronarium
Garland chrysanthemum, Crown daisy
Chrysanthemum yezoense
Hokkaido chrysanthemum
Chrysogonum virginianum
Golden knee, Golden star, Green and gold
Cirsium rivulare 'Atropurpureum'
Plume thistle, Thistle, Brook thistle
Cirsium tuberosum
Tuberous thistle
Clematis 'Fukuzono'
Virgin's bower
Clematis 'Paul Farges'
Italian clematis
Clematis 'Praecox'
Herbaceous clematis
Clematis 'Saphyra® Nancy'
Virgin's bower
Clematis 'Saphyra® Violetta'
Virgin's bower
Clematis Giselle = 'Evipo051'
Boulevard clematis
Clematis heracleifolia
Hyacinth flowered clematis, Tube clematis, Herbaceous clematis
Clematis heracleifolia 'Cassandra'
Hyacinth flowered clematis, Tube clematis, Herbaceous clematis
Clematis integrifolia
Solitary clematis
Clematis integrifolia
Solitary clematis
Clematis recta
Herbaceous clematis, Erect clematis, Ground clematis
Clematis songarica
Herbaceous clematis, Songaria clematis
Clematis tubulosa Alan Bloom = 'Alblo'
Hyacinth flowered clematis
Clematis viticella
Purple clematis, Italian clematis
Convallaria majalis
Lily of the valley, Our lady's tears, May lily, Conval lily, Mayflower, Ladder to heaven
Convallaria majalis
Lily of the valley, Our lady's tears, May lily, Conval lily, Mayflower, Ladder to heaven
Convallaria majalis var. rosea
Lily of the valley, Our lady's tears, May lily, Conval lily, Mayflower, Ladder to heaven
Convolvulus cantabricus
Pink convolvulus
Cornus sanguinea 'Magic Flame'
Common dogwood, Bloodtwig, Pegwood, Dogberry
Cornus sericea Kelsey's Gold = 'Rosco'
Kelseys golden dwarf
Corydalis 'Blackberry Wine'
Fumitory
Corydalis 'Canary Feathers'
Fumitory
Corydalis 'Craigton Blue'
Fumitory
Corydalis shimienensis 'Berry Exciting'
Fumitory
Corydalis solida subsp. solida 'Beth Evans'
Bulbous fumitory, Solid-tubered corydalis, Bird-in-a-bush
Corynephorus canescens
Grey hair grass
Cytisus x kewensis 'Niki'
Kew broom, Broom
Delosperma hybrida 'Ocean Sunset™ Orange Glow'
Ice plant
Delphinium 'Summer Colours'
Deutzia Prettistars Pink Cloud = 'Botex 015'
Compact deutzia
Dicentra 'Aurora'
Wild bleeding heart, Pacific bleeding heart
Dicentra 'King of Hearts'
Wild bleeding heart, Pacific bleeding heart
Dicentra 'Luxuriant'
Bleeding heart
Dicentra 'Red Fountains'
Wild bleeding heart
Dicentra eximia
Turkey corn, Staggerweed, Fringed bleeding heart, Wild bleeding heart
Dicranostigma franchetianum
Eastern horned poppy
Dryopteris affinis
Gold shield fern, Scaly male fern, Golden scaled male fern
Dryopteris affinis
Gold shield fern, Scaly male fern, Golden scaled male fern
Dryopteris affinis 'Crispa Group'
Curled golden-scaled male fern, Wood fern, Buckler fern
Dryopteris affinis 'Pinderi'
Pinder's golden scaled male fern
Dryopteris erythrosora
Japanese shield fern, Copper shield fern, Autumn fern
Dryopteris erythrosora var. prolifica
Japanese shield fern, Copper shield fern, Lacy Autumn fern
Dryopteris filix-mas
Male fern, Sweet brake shield fern, Knotty brake, Bear's paw