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)
Phlox subulata 'Oakington Blue Eyes'
Moss phlox, Mountain phlox, Moss pink
Phlox subulata 'White Delight'
Moss phlox, Mountain phlox, Moss pink
Phuopsis stylosa
Caucasian crosswort
Phyla nodiflora
Frogfruit
Physalis
Cape gooseberry
Pilosella aurantiaca
Orange hawkweed, Fox and cubs, Grim the collier
Poa
Meadowgrass, Blue grass, Spear grass
Poa labillardierei
Australian blue grass, New Zealand blue grass
Podophyllum peltatum
May apple, American mandrake, Devil's apple, Wild mandrake, Raccoon berry
Polemonium
Jacob's ladder, Sky pilot, Greek valerian
Polemonium 'Hannah Billcliffe'
Jacob's ladder
Polemonium carneum
Salmon Jacob's ladder
Polemonium carneum 'Apricot Delight'
Salmon Jacob's ladder
Polemonium reptans 'Stairway to Heaven'
American Greek valerian, Creeping polemonium, Jacob's ladder
Polemonium reptans 'Touch of Class'
American Greek valerian, Creeping polemonium, Jacob's ladder
Polemonium yezoense 'Purple Rain'
Jacob's ladder
Polemonium yezoense Bressingham Purple = 'Polbress'
Jacob's ladder
Polypodium vulgare
Polypody, Adders fern, Common polypody, Golden maidenhair, Wall fern
Polystichum
Holly fern
Polystichum munitum
Sword fern, Western holly fern
Polystichum setiferum
Soft shield fern, Hedge fern, English hedge fern
Polystichum setiferum 'Herrenhausen'
Soft shield fern, Hedge fern, English hedge fern
Polystichum setiferum 'Pulcherrimum Bevis'
Soft shield fern, Hedge fern, English hedge fern
Polystichum setiferum Congestum Group 'Congestum'
Soft shield fern, Hedge fern, English hedge fern
Polystichum setiferum Divisibolum Group 'Dahlem'
Dahlems shield fern
Potentilla atrosanguinea
Himalayan Cinquefoil, Red cinquefoil
Potentilla atrosanguinea var. argyrophylla
Silver-leaved potentilla
Potentilla fruticosa 'Chelsea Star'
Shrubby cinquefoil, Golden hardhack, Widdy, Bush cinquefoil
Potentilla fruticosa 'Groneland'
Shrubby cinquefoil, Golden hardhack, Widdy, Bush cinquefoil
Potentilla fruticosa 'Klondike'
Shrubby cinquefoil, Golden hardhack, Widdy, Bush cinquefoil
Potentilla fruticosa 'Limelight'
Shrubby cinquefoil, Golden hardhack, Widdy, Bush cinquefoil
Potentilla fruticosa 'Manchu'
Shrubby cinquefoil, Golden hardhack, Widdy, Bush cinquefoil
Potentilla fruticosa 'Mount Everest'
Shrubby cinquefoil, Golden hardhack, Widdy, Bush cinquefoil
Potentilla fruticosa 'Red Lady'
Shrubby cinquefoil, Golden hardhack, Widdy, Bush cinquefoil
Potentilla fruticosa 'Snowbird'
Shrubby cinquefoil, Golden hardhack, Widdy, Bush cinquefoil
Potentilla fruticosa 'Yellow Bird'
Shrubby cinquefoil, Golden hardhack, Widdy, Bush cinquefoil
Potentilla fruticosa Mango Tango = 'Uman'
Shrubby cinquefoil, Golden hardhack, Widdy, Bush cinquefoil
Potentilla thurberi 'Monarch's Velvet'
Red cinquefoil, Scarlet cinquefoil, Thurber's cinquefoil
Primula 'Chameleon'
Primrose
Primula denticulata 'Blue-flowered'
Drumstick primula
Prunella
Selfheal, Heal all
Prunella grandiflora
Large self heal
Prunella grandiflora 'Freelander Blue'
Selfheal
Prunella grandiflora 'Freelander'
Selfheal
Prunella grandiflora 'Loveliness'
Large self heal
Prunella grandiflora 'Pink Loveliness'
Large self heal
Prunus tenella
Dwarf Russian almond, Russian almond
Prunus tenella 'Fire Hill'
Dwarf Russian almond, Russian almond