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)
Lysimachia clethroides
Gooseneck loosestrife, Chinese loosestrife, Shepherds crook
Lysimachia punctata
Yellow loosestrife, Circle flower, Dotted loosestrife
Lythrum
Loosestrife
Lythrum salicaria
Purple loosestrife, Spiked loosestrife
Matricaria recutita
Wild chamomile, Scented mayweed, Geranium chamomile
Melica altissima
Melic grass, Siberian melic grass, Tall melic grass
Melica ciliata
Silky spike mellic, Hairy melic, Eyelash pearl grass
Melica uniflora
Wood melic
Melica uniflora 'Variegata'
Wood melic
Mentha
Mint
Mentha pulegium
Pennyroyal, Pudding grass
Mentha spicata
Spearmint, Common mint, Garden mint, Lamb mint, Sage of Bethlehem
Mentha x gracilis
Ginger mint, Red mint, Bushy mint
Mesembryanthemum criniflorum
Livingstone daisy, Fig marigold, Ice plant
Modiolastrum lateritium
False mallow
Molinia
Moor grass
Molinia caerulea
Purple moor grass, Mountain's friend
Molinia caerulea subsp. arundinacea 'Bergfreund'
Purple moor grass, Mountain's friend, Tall purple moor grass
Mukdenia rossii
Mapleleaf
Mukdenia rossii 'Karasuba'
Mapleleaf
Myosotis My Oh My = 'MYOMARK'
Forget-me-not
Nepeta 'Leeds Castle'
Long stalked catmint
Nepeta 'Six Hills Gold'
Catmint, Variegated catmint
Nepeta cataria
Native catmint, Catnip
Nepeta grandiflora 'Bramdean'
Caucasus catmint, Giant catmint
Nepeta grandiflora 'Dawn to Dusk'
Caucasus catmint, Giant catmint
Nepeta nervosa
Veined catmint
Nepeta nervosa 'Blue Moon'
Veined catmint
Nepeta nervosa 'Pink Cat'
Veined catmint
Nepeta racemosa
Persian catmint
Nepeta racemosa 'Amelia'
Persian catmint
Nepeta racemosa 'Little Titch'
Persian catmint
Nepeta racemosa 'Snowflake'
Persian catmint
Nepeta sibirica
Siberian catmint, Siberian catnip
Nepeta sibirica 'Souvenir d'Andre Chaudron'
Siberian catmint, Siberian catnip
Nepeta subsessilis 'Sweet Dreams'
Short-stalked catmint
Nepeta tuberosa
Tuberous catmint
Nepeta x faassenii
Blue catmint, Faassen's nepeta, Mauve catmint
Oenothera
Evening primrose, Suncups
Oenothera biennis
Common evening primrose, German rampion, Field primrose
Oenothera macrocarpa
Ozark sundrops, Missouri evening primrose
Omphalodes
Navelwort, Navelseed
Omphalodes verna
Creeping forget-me-not, Creeping navelseed
Omphalodes verna 'Alba'
Creeping forget-me-not, Creeping navelseed
Osteospermum 'Nairobi Purple'
African daisy
Osteospermum 'Picasso Success'
African daisy
Osteospermum 'Weetwood'
African daisy
Oxalis adenophylla
Sauer klee, Silver shamrock, Glandular leaved wood sorrel