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)
Lupinus
Lupin
Lysimachia
Loosestrife
Lysimachia ciliata 'Firecracker'
Yellow loosestrife, Fringed loosestrife, Hairy loosestrife
Lythrum salicaria
Purple loosestrife, Spiked loosestrife
Nepeta
Catmint, Catnip
Nepeta 'Six Hills Giant'
Catmint, Catnip
Nepeta grandiflora 'Summer Magic'
Caucasus catmint, Giant catmint
Nepeta racemosa 'Walker's Low'
Persian catmint
Nepeta subsessilis
Short stalked catmint
Osteospermum
African daisy
Oxalis
Sorrel, Shamrock
Parthenocissus
Virginia creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Virginia creeper, Woodbine, American ivy, Five leaved ivy
Pennisetum
Fountain grass
Pennisetum alopecuroides
Fountain grass, Swamp foxtail grass, Chinese pennisetum, Chikara shiba
Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Hameln'
Fountain grass, Swamp foxtail grass, Chinese pennisetum, Chikara shiba
Pennisetum alopecuroides f. viridescens
Fountain grass, Swamp foxtail grass, Chinese pennisetum, Chikara shiba
Penstemon
Beard tongue
Pericallis lanata
Woolly cineraria
Perovskia atriplicifolia 'Little Spire'
Russian sage, Azure sage
Perovskia Lacey Blue = 'Lisslitt'
Russian sage
Persicaria
Knotweed
Persicaria affinis 'Darjeeling Red'
Himalayan fleece flower, Knotweed
Phlox
Physalis alkekengi var. franchettii
Chinese lantern, Winter cherry, Bladder cherry
Polemonium 'Lambrook Mauve'
Jacob's ladder
Potentilla
Cinquefoil, Five finger
Potentilla fruticosa
Shrubby cinquefoil, Golden hardhack, Widdy, Bush cinquefoil
Potentilla fruticosa Princess = 'Blink'
Shrubby cinquefoil, Golden hardhack, Widdy, Bush cinquefoil
Primula
Primrose
Prunus
Cherry
Rhododendron
Rosa Bonica = 'Meidomonac'
Ground cover rose
Rosa Flower Carpet Amber = 'Noa97400a'
Ground cover rose
Rosa Flower Carpet Gold = 'Noulesa'
Ground cover rose
Rosa Flower Carpet Red Velvet = 'Noare'
Ground cover rose
Rosa Flower Carpet Ruby = 'Noafeuer'
Ground cover rose
Rosa Flower Carpet White = 'Noaschnee'
Ground cover rose
Rosa Flower Power = 'Frycassia'
Patio rose
Rosa Flower Power Gold = 'Fryneon'
Patio rose
Rosa Peter Pan = 'Chewpan'
Miniature rose
Rosa Pink Flower Carpet = 'Noatraum'
Ground cover rose
Rosa Pretty Polly = 'Meitonje'
Miniature rose
Rosa Red Finesse = 'Korvillade'
Floribunda (cluster-flowered) rose
Rosa Wiltshire = 'Kormuse'
Ground cover rose
Rubus
Blackberry, Bramble
Rudbeckia
Coneflower
Salvia
Sage