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)
Hyssopus officinalis subsp. aristatus
Hyssop, Rock hyssop
Impatiens
Busy Lizzie, Patience plant, Balsam, Sultana, Snapweed
Impatiens schlechteri
Schlechter's Busy Lizzie, New Guinea Impatiens
Impatiens walleriana
Water fuschsia, Bedding impatiens, Patient pucy
Inula
Inula ensifolia
Narrow leaved inula, Sword leaf inula
Inula ensifolia 'Gold Star'
Narrow leaved inula, Sword leaf inula
Inula royleana
Himalayan elecampane, Fleabane, Blackbud inula
Ipomoea 'Sweet Caroline Light Green'
Ornamental sweet potato
Ipomoea 'Sweet Caroline Purple'
Ornamental sweet potato
Ipomoea 'Sweet Heart Jet Black'
Ornamental sweet potato
Ipomoea Sweet Caroline Series
Ornamental sweet potato
Jaborosa integrifolia
Entire leaf jaborosa
Jasione laevis 'Blaulicht'
Shepherd's scabious, Sheeps bit
Knautia
Leontodon rigens
Bristle leaved hawkbit
Leucanthemum vulgare
Oxeye daisy
Leucanthemum vulgare 'Filigran'
Oxeye daisy
Ligustrum
Privet
Limnanthes
Meadow foam
Limnanthes douglasii
Poached egg plant
Linaria
Toadflax, Spurred snapdragon
Linaria purpurea
Purple toadflax
Linaria purpurea 'Canon Went'
Purple toadflax
Linaria purpurea 'Springside White'
Purple toadflax
Linaria vulgaris
Common toadflax, Butter and eggs, Wild snapdragon, Brideweed, Calves snout
Lithospermum officinale
Common gromwell, Gromwell's puccoon
Lobelia erinus
Edging lobelia, Trailing lobelia, Blue lobelia
Lobelia erinus 'Crystal Palace'
Edging lobelia, Trailing lobelia, Blue lobelia
Lobelia erinus 'Riviera Lilac'
Spring lobelia
Lobelia erinus Blue Star = 'Wesstar'
Edging lobelia, Trailing lobelia, Blue lobelia
Lobelia erinus Purple Star = 'Wespurstar'
Edging lobelia, Trailing lobelia, Blue lobelia
Lobelia erinus Super Star = 'Weslosu'
Edging lobelia, Trailing lobelia, Blue lobelia
Lobelia erinus Waterfall Blue = 'Balobwablu'
Edging lobelia, Trailing lobelia, Blue lobelia
Lobularia
Sweet alyssum, Sweet Alison
Lobularia maritima
Sweet alyssum, Sweet Alison
Lobularia maritima 'Snowdrift'
Sweet alyssum, Sweet Alison
Lobularia maritima 'Violet Queen'
Sweet alyssum, Sweet Alison
Lonicera pileata
Privet honeysuckle, Box honeysuckle, Royal carpet honeysuckle
Lotus
Bird's foot trefoil
Lotus corniculatus
Bird's foot trefoil, Bacon and eggs, Cats clover, Shoes and stockings, Crow toes
Lotus hirsutus 'Little Boy Blue'
Hairy canary clover
Lunaria annua
Honesty, Silver dollar, Penny flower, Money plant, Dollar plant, Moneywort, Bolbonac
Lunaria annua 'Variegata'
Honesty, Silver dollar, Penny flower, Money plant, Dollar plant, Moneywort, Bolbonac
Lunaria annua var. albiflora
Honesty, Silver dollar, Penny flower, Money plant, Dollar plant, Moneywort, Bolbonac
Lunaria annua var. albiflora 'Alba Variegata'
Honesty, Silver dollar, Penny flower, Money plant, Dollar plant, Moneywort, Bolbonac
Lunaria rediviva
Honesty, Perennial honesty, Moonwort
Lysimachia atropurpurea 'Beaujolais'
Purple loosestrife