Arctostaphylos uva-ursi 'Massachusetts'
Bearberry, Kinnikinick
Size: 2-6"
Hardiness: Zones 2-6
Growth Habit: Low-growing, mat-forming.
Evergreen, leathery, dark green leaves on woody stems form thick mats. Fall and winter foliage is plum colored. Pinkish-white flowers, followed by red fruit. Dune plants . Excellent ground cover for sandy, well-drained soil .
Cymbalaria aequitriloba
Pennywort, Kenilworth Ivy
Size : 1-2"
Hardiness:
Zones 6-10
Growth Habit : Clump- and carpet-forming.
Purple-pink flowers. Extremely low-growing ground cover which forms a dense mat of tiny, mostly 3-lobed, medium green leaves.
Cymbalaria pallida
Pennywort
Size: 2-3”
Hardiness:
Zone 5
Growth Habit: Spreading carpet.
Small scale ground cover. Leaves are gray-green. Container plant.
Fragaria ‘Tribute'
Everbearing Strawberry
Size: 3-4”
Hardiness:
Zones 4-8
Growth Habit: Low-growing.
Medium moisture, edible fruit.
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Gaultheria procumbens
Wintergreen
Size:
2-6”
Hardiness: Zones 3-8
Growth Habit: Mat-forming.
Leathery, glossy green evergreen foliage. Plants are vigorous with prostrate stems. Leaves turn red in the fall. Flowers appear in leaf axis in summer, white to pinkish followed by aromatic, scarlet fruit, which frequently persists until spring.
Houstonia serpyllifolia
Bluets
Size: 2”
Hardiness:
Zone 5
Growth Habit: Carpeting.
A mass of delicate, periwinkle blue, star-like flowers. Tiny, glossy leaves.
Hydrocotyle sieboldii ‘Variegata'
Pennywort
Size: 1-2”
Hardiness:
Zone 6
Growth Habit: Prostrate creeper.
Small leaves with a white margin. Nice cascader for shade containers. Also good as a groundcover, edger, or between stepping stones.
Lamium maculatum ‘Chequers'
Dead Nettle
Size: 4-6”
Hardiness:
Zone 4
Growth Habit: Spreading ground cover.
Green leaves have silver marking in the center. Violet-pink blooms May through August.
Mazus radicans
Swamp Musk
Size: 1-3”
Hardiness:
Zones 6-8
Growth Habit: Evergreen, creeping perennial native to New Zealand.
Its white and purple summer flowers are followed by reddish capsules enclosed by persistent calyces. Likes moist to boggy sites. Aggressive, mat-like cover for massing.
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Meehania cordata
Creeping Mint
Size: 4-6”
Hardiness:
Zone 5
Growth Habit: Spreading.
A blue-flowered groundcover for a shady location with deep green, heart-shaped leaves. Long, trailing stems that root as they creep. Blooms late spring. Also good in containers.
Meehania urticifolia ‘Silver Sprinter'
Japanese Dead Nettle
Size: 6”
Hardiness:
Zones 4
Growth Habit: Fast-growing.
Gray-green leaves with splashed-white edges. Looks great in shade. Summer flowers are lavender blue. Great in mixed containers. Likes good drainage.
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Mentha requienii
Corsican Mint
Size : ½”
Hardiness:
Zones 6-9
Growth Habit: Creeping, flat mats. Small groundcover.
Strong peppermint aroma. Tiny, purple flowers. Prefers moist, well-drained soil.
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Pachysandra terminalis ‘Silver Edge'
Silver Edge
Size: 6-10”
Hardiness:
Zones 4-8
Growth Habit: Upright stems, spreading, colonizing.
Variegated foliage. Will tolerate most soil conditions except salt. Prefers in moist soil. Growth can be stimulated in early spring by clipping.
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Pachysandra terminalis ‘Green Sheen'
Green Sheen
Size: 6-10”
Hardiness:
Zones 4-8
Growth Habit: Upright stems, spreading, colonizing.
Grows in most soil conditions except salt, but prefers moist soil. Oh, such shiny green leaves!
Vinca Minor ‘Bowles Variety'
Periwinkle, Creeping Myrtle
Size: 2-6”
Hardiness:
Zones 4-9
Growth Habit: Prostrate, mat forming.
Dark, evergreen leaves. Bears larger, deep lavender blue flowers than the common species. Flowers from mid spring until autumn.
Vinca minor ‘Emily Joy'
Periwinkle
Size: 2-6”
Hardiness:
Zones 4-9
Growth Habit: Prostrate, mat forming.
Bears large, white flowers from mid spring until autumn.