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)
Achillea 'Apricot Beauty'
Ornamental yarrow
Achillea 'Peter Cottontail'
Yarrow
Acorus calamus 'Argenteostriatus'
Sweet flag, Myrtle flag, Flagroot
Acorus gramineus 'Golden Delight'
Japanese rush
Agastache mexicana
Mexican giant hyssop
Alopecurus pratensis 'Aureus'
Golden foxtail, Meadow foxtail, Common foxtail grass
Anemone tomentosa
Hairy anemone
Anemone x hybrida
Japanese anemone, Hybrid anemone
Anemone x hybrida 'Loreley'
Japanese anemone, Hybrid anemone
Anemone x lipsiensis
Creamy anemone
Anthemis 'Tetworth'
Dog fennel, Dog daisy
Anthemis tinctoria 'Alba'
Yellow chamomile, Dyer's chamomile, Ox-eye chamomile, Golden marguerite
Aquilegia 'Dwarf Fairyland'
Columbine, Granny's bonnet
Aquilegia 'Swan Yellow'
Columbine, Swan columbine
Aquilegia vulgaris 'Adelaide Addison'
Common columbine, Granny's bonnet
Aquilegia vulgaris 'Clementine Red'
Columbine, Clementine columbine
Aquilegia vulgaris 'Winky Pink-White'
Columbine, Clementine columbine
Aster cordifolius 'Ideal'
Blue wood aster, Bee weed, Heart-leaf aster
Aster ericoides 'Erlkonig'
White heath aster, Frost-weed aster, Heath aster
Aster ericoides 'White Heather'
White heath aster, Frost-weed aster, Heath aster
Aster subspicatus
Leafy bract aster, Douglas aster
Astilbe 'Else Shluck'
Garden astilbe, False spiraea
Astilbe 'Europa' (japonica hybrid)
Japanese astilbe
Astilbe 'Koblenz'
Garden astilbe, False spiraea
Astilbe 'Koln'
Garden astilbe, False spiraea
Astilbe 'Salland'
Garden astilbe, False spiraea
Astilbe 'Straussenfeder' (thunbergii hybrid)
Thunberg's astilbe
Astilbe 'Zuster Theresa'
False goatsbeard, False bucksbear, False spiraea
Astilbe chinensis 'Intermezzo'
Chinese astilbe, False goatsbeard, False bucksbear, False spiraea
Astilbe chinensis 'Veronica Klose'
Chinese astilbe, False goatsbeard, False bucksbear, False spiraea
Astilbe japonica 'Catherine Gladstone'
False goatsbeard, False bucksbear, False spiraea
Astilbe simplicifolia 'White Sensation'
Star astilbe, Simple leaved astilbe
Astrantia 'Snow Star'
Masterwort
Begonia 'Big Red Bronze Leaf'
Ever-Flowering Big Bronze Leaf Red Begonia
Begonia Nonstop Series
Trailing begonia
Berberis thunbergii 'Fireball'
Japanese barberry, Thunberg's barberry
Borago officinalis
Borage
Calendula officinalis 'Calypso Orange'
Scotch marigold, Pot marigold
Calendula officinalis 'Cheddar'
Scotch marigold, Pot marigold
Calendula officinalis 'Citrus Cocktail'
Scotch marigold, Pot marigold
Calendula officinalis 'Radio Extra Selected'
Scotch marigold, Pot marigold
Calendula officinalis Little Ball 'Little Ball Orange'
Scotch marigold, Pot marigold
Campanula glomerata 'Bellefleur Blue'
Clustered bellflower, Danesblood bellflower
Campanula punctata
Spotted bellflower
Centaurea cyanus 'Midget Mixture'
Cornflower, Blue-bottle, Batchelor's buttons
Centaurea montana 'Joyce'
Mountain knapweed, Perennial cornflower, Mountain bluet, Perennial bachelor's buttons
Chrysanthemum segetum
Corn marigold
Chrysogonum virginianum
Golden knee, Golden star, Green and gold