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)
Buddleja 'Lilac Chip'
Orange eye butterfly bush, Summer lilac, Butterfly bush, Buddleia
Buddleja 'White Chip'
Orange eye butterfly bush, Summer lilac, Butterfly bush, Buddleia
Buddleja davidii 'African Queen'
Orange eye butterfly bush, Summer lilac, Butterfly bush, Buddleia
Buddleja davidii 'Buzz Lavender'
Orange eye butterfly bush, Summer lilac, Butterfly bush, Buddleia
Buddleja davidii 'Buzz Pink'
Orange eye butterfly bush, Summer lilac, Butterfly bush, Buddleia
Buddleja davidii 'White Bouquet'
Orange eye butterfly bush, Summer lilac, Butterfly bush, Buddleia
Buddleja davidii Buzz Ivory = 'Tobuivo'
Orange eye butterfly bush, Summer lilac, Butterfly bush, Buddleia
Buddleja davidii Buzz Magenta = 'Tobudpipur'
Orange eye butterfly bush, Summer lilac, Butterfly bush, Buddleia
Buddleja davidii Buzz Sky Blue = 'Tobuskyblu'
Orange eye butterfly bush, Summer lilac, Butterfly bush, Buddleia
Buddleja davidii Buzz Velvet = 'Tobudvelve'
Orange eye butterfly bush, Summer lilac, Butterfly bush, Buddleia
Bulbinella hookeri
Hooker's bulbinella
Calendula officinalis
Scotch marigold, Pot marigold
Calendula officinalis 'Needles and Pins'
Scotch marigold, Pot marigold
Calendula officinalis 'Porcupine'
Scotch marigold, Pot marigold
Campanula 'Burghaltii'
Bellflower
Campanula carpatica
Carpathian Tussock bellflower, Carpathian harebell
Campanula carpatica f. alba
Carpathian bellflower, Tussock bellflower, Carpathian harebell
Campanula garganica
Adriatic bellflower, Dalmation bellflower, Gargano bellflower
Campanula glomerata
Clustered bellflower, Danesblood bellflower
Campanula glomerata 'Bellefleur White'
Clustered bellflower, Danesblood bellflower
Campanula glomerata 'Caroline'
Clustered bellflower, Danesblood bellflower
Campanula glomerata 'Genti Blue'
Clustered bellflower
Campanula glomerata 'Genti White'
Clustered bellflower, Danesblood bellflower
Campanula glomerata 'Purple Pixie'
Clustered bellflower, Danesblood bellflower
Campanula glomerata var. acaulis
Clustered bellflower, Danesblood bellflower
Campanula glomerata var. alba
Clustered bellflower, Danesblood bellflower
Campanula medium 'Champion Blue'
Canterbury bells
Campanula portenschlagiana 'Resholt's Variety'
Dalmation bellflower, Wall harebell
Campanula poscharskyana
Serbian bellflower, Trailing bellflower
Campanula punctata 'Pink Chimes'
Spotted bellflower
Campanula punctata f. rubriflora
Spotted bellflower
Cardamine pratensis
Ladies smock, Cuckoo flower, Meadow cress
Carex dolichostachya 'Kaga-nishiki'
Miyama kan suge
Carex montana
Mountain sedge
Celastrus scandens
Bittersweet vine, Staff tree, Waxwork, American bittersweet
Centaurea 'Jordy'
Knapweed
Centaurea cyanus 'Black Ball'
Cornflower, Blue-bottle, Batchelor's buttons
Centaurea cyanus 'Polka Dot Mix'
Cornflower, Blue-bottle, Batchelor's buttons
Centaurea montana 'Alba'
Mountain knapweed, Perennial cornflower, Mountain bluet, Perennial bachelors buttons
Centaurea montana 'Amethyst Dream'
Mountain knapweed, Perennial cornflower, Mountain bluet, Perennial bachelor's buttons
Centaurea montana 'Gold Bullion'
Mountain knapweed, Perennial cornflower, Mountain bluet, Perennial bachelor's buttons
Centaurea montana 'Purple Heart'
Mountain knapweed, Perennial cornflower, Mountain bluet, Perennial bachelor's buttons
Centaurea ruthenica
Ruthenia knapweed
Centaurea simplicicaulis
Unbranched knapweed
Ceratostigma willmottianum Forest Blue = 'Lice'
Chinese plumbago, Leadwort
Chamaecytisus purpureus
Purple broom
Chamaenerion angustifolium 'Album'
Rose bay willowherb, Fireweed willow herb
Chenopodium amaranticolor
Tree spinach, Magenta lamb's quarters