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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)

Oxalis depressa

Flattened sorrel

Panicum

Panic grass, Crab grass, Millet

Panicum virgatum

Switch grass, Wild red top, Thatch grass, Wobsqua grass, Black bent grass

Panicum virgatum

Switch grass, Wild red top thatch grass, Wobsqua grass, Black bent grass

Paradisea lusitanica

St Bruno's lily, Paradise lily

Parahebe catarractae 'Blue Avalanche'

Waterfall parahebe

Pelargonium

Tender geranium

Pennisetum alopecuroides

Swamp foxtail grass, Chinese pennisetum, Chikara shiba

Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Cassian's Choice'

Fountain grass, Swamp foxtail grass, Chinese pennisetum, Chikara shiba

Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Herbstzauber'

Fountain grass, Swamp foxtail grass, Chinese pennisetum, Chikara shiba

Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Little Bunny'

Fountain grass, Swamp foxtail grass, Chinese pennisetum, Chikara shiba

Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Moudry'

Fountain grass, Swamp foxtail grass, Chinese pennisetum, Chikara shiba

Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Weserbergland'

Fountain grass, Swamp foxtail grass, Chinese pennisetum, Chikara shiba

Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Woodside'

Fountain grass, Swamp foxtail grass, Chinese pennisetum, Chikara shiba

Pennisetum incomptum

Spreading fountain grass, Meadow fountain grass

Pennisetum massaicum 'Red Buttons'

Fountain grass

Pennisetum orientale

Oriental fountain grass

Pennisetum orientale

Oriental fountain grass

Pennisetum setaceum 'Burgundy Blaze'

Tender Fountain Grass

Penstemon hirsutus var. pygmaeus

Dwarf hairy beard tongue

Penstemon hirsutus var. pygmaeus f. albus

White-flowered hairy beard tongue

Pericallis

Florist's cineraria

Perovskia

Russian sage

Persicaria 'Pink Elephant'

Knotweed, Hybrid knotweed

Persicaria affinis

Himalayan fleece flower, Knotweed

Persicaria amplexicaulis

Mountain fleece, Red bistort

Persicaria amplexicaulis 'Alba'

Mountain fleece, Red bistort

Persicaria amplexicaulis 'Atrosanguinea'

Mountain fleece, Red bistort

Persicaria amplexicaulis 'Fat Domino'

Mountain fleece, Red bistort

Persicaria amplexicaulis 'Firedance'

Mountain fleece, Red bistort

Persicaria amplexicaulis 'Firetail'

Mountain fleece, Red bistort

Persicaria amplexicaulis 'Golden Arrow'

Mountain fleece, Red bistort

Persicaria amplexicaulis 'Inverleith'

Mountain fleece, Red bistort

Persicaria amplexicaulis 'Rosea'

Mountain fleece, Red bistort

Persicaria amplexicaulis Orange Field = 'Orangofield'

Mountain fleece, Red bistort

Persicaria amplexicaulis Taurus = 'Blotau'

Mountain fleece, Red bistort

Persicaria bistorta

Snakeweed, Mad dog skullcap, Adderwort, Red legs, Bistort, Snake root

Persicaria campanulata

Lesser knotweed

Persicaria runcinata 'Purple Fantasy'

Knotweed

Persicaria vacciniifolia

Blueberry leaved fleece flower

Petasites fragrans

Winter heliotrope, Scented coltsfoot

Petasites japonica var. giganteus

Giant butterbur, Fuki, Japanese butterbur

Phacelia

Scorpion weed, Bluebell

Phacelia campanularia

California bluebell, Scorpion weed, Desert bluebell, Wild Cantebury bell

Phlox douglasii 'Waterloo'

Alpine phlox, Moss phlox, Columbia phlox

Phlox douglasii 'White Admiral'

Alpine phlox, Moss phlox, Columbia phlox

Phlox stolonifera 'Home Fires'

Cherokee phlox

Phlox subulata 'Emerald Cushion Blue'

Moss phlox, Mountain phlox, Moss pink