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)
Salvia nemorosa
Wild sage, Violet sage, Wodland sage, Perennial salvia
Salvia nemorosa 'Sensation Blue'
Wild sage, Violet sage, Woodland sage, Perennial salvia
Scabiosa
Pincushion flower, Scabious, Mourning bride
Sedum
Stonecrop
Spiraea
Spiraea japonica 'Firelight'
Japanese spiraea, Japanese meadowsweet
Spiraea japonica 'Genpei'
Japanese spiraea, Japanese meadowsweet
Spiraea japonica Double Play Artisan = 'Galen'
Japanese spiraea
Stachys macrantha 'Robusta'
Big betony, Big sage
Symphytum 'Goldsmith'
Comfrey
Vaccinium
Bilberry, Blueberry, Cranberry
Verbena
Vervain
Veronica
Speedwell, Bird's eye
Viola
Pansy
Weigela
Acanthus hirsutus
Hairy bear's breeches
Acanthus hirsutus subsp. syriacus
Syrian hairy bear's breeches
Acanthus mollis Latifolius Group 'Sjaak'
Tall oak-leaf bear's breeches
Achillea 'Desert Eve Light Yellow'
Ornamental yarrow
Achillea 'Desert Eve Terracotta'
Ornamental yarrow
Achillea 'Pineapple Mango'
Ornamental yarrow
Achillea 'Pink Grapefruit'
Ornamental yarrow
Achillea 'Pretty Belinda'
Ornamental yarrow
Achillea Desert Eve Cream = 'Deseve'
Ornamental yarrow
Achillea Desert Eve Deep Rose = 'Desderos'
Ornamental yarrow
Achillea Desert Eve Red = 'Desred'
Ornamental yarrow
Achillea millefolium 'Color Burst Red'
Ornamental yarrow
Achillea millefolium 'Lilac Beauty'
Yarrow, Bloodwort, Woundwort, Thousand leaved yarrow, Milfoil, Woundwort
Achillea millefolium 'Peggy Sue'
Bloodwort, Woundwort, Nosebleed, Thousand leaved yarrow, Sanguinary, Carpenter's weed
Achillea millefolium 'Rose Madder'
Bloodwort, Woundwort, Nosebleed, Thousand leaved yarrow, Sanguinary, Carpenter's weed
Achillea millefolium 'Wonderful Wampee'
Bloodwort, Woundwort, Nosebleed, Thousand leaved yarrow, Sanguinary, Carpenter's weed
Acorus gramineus
Dwarf sweetflag, Grassy sweetflag
Actaea pachypoda Misty Blue = 'Lk05'
Baneberry
Adonis vernalis
Spring adonis
Agastache 'Black Adder'
Hyssop
Agastache 'Blue Fortune'
Hyssop
Agastache foeniculum
Anise hyssop, Fragrant nettle, Blue giant hyssop, Fragrant giant hyssop, Anise mint
Agastache mexicana 'Sangria'
Mexican giant hyssop
Agastache rugosa
Korean mint
Agastache rugosa 'Liquorice Blue'
Korean mint
Agastache rugosa Beelicious Pink = 'Agapk'
Mexican giant hyssop, Korean mint
Agastache rugosa f. albiflora 'Alabaster'
Korean mint
Ageratina altissima
White snakeroot, Mist flower, Sanicle, Richweed, Snakeroot, Floss flower
Agrimonia eupatoria
Agrimony, Sticklewort, Sweethearts, Common agrimony
Agrostemma githago
Corn cockle, Rose of heaven
Alstroemeria aurea
Golden Inca lily
Althaea cannabina
Armenium mallow
Althaea officinalis
Marsh mallow, White mallow