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Achlys triphylla ssp. triphylla

Vanilla Leaf

An appealing west coast native, growing in woodland shade. Spring-flowering with bottlebrush-like white flowers but the main interest in this plant are the large, scallop-edged leaves. Although when fresh the leaves are not fragrant, when picked, dried and crushed, a sweet vanilla scent is released. AKA: 'Sweet after death' & ‘Deer Foot’ Surprisingly drought tolerant but loves a moist site. A memorable sight in a mass planting. Picture taken at Chase Gardens by Mikey Chance.
Stock #: 599-001
Zone: 7-9     Height: 12''     Part-Shade Ground-Cover Low-Water-Req Native Americans
$7.99 each
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Acorus gramineus 'Ogon'

Ogon Sweetflag

The striking chartreuse foliage makes this grass groundcover an excellent choice for borders, containers or at the waters edge. It slowly spreads by creeping roots to form a mat of golden foliage. Foliage is sweetly fragrant. Loves constant moisture or shallow water.
Stock #: 407-004
Zone: 6-10     Height: 12''     Full-Sun Part-Shade Bog-Water-Plant Ground-Cover Great-Plant-Pick
$6.99 each
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Aegopodium podagraria 'Variegatum'

Bishop's Weed

Also called Snow-on-the-Mountain and Goutweed. Beautiful bright white and green foliage with umbels of white flowers in the spring. The variegated is less invasive than the species but it is still a very vigorous spreader. Before ordering, check your state's banned plant list. Can choke out perennials and smaller plants but can be a good spreading groundcover for under trees and shrubs. Shear back or even mow whenever looking poor to get a fresh flush of growth.
Stock #: 826-001
Zone: 4-9     Height: 6-12''     Part-Shade Full-Shade Ground-Cover
$3.99 each
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Ajuga 'Black Scallop'

Bugleweed

Wow! This stunning ebony perennial is very dark and glossy with scalloped edges. Deep blue flower spikes glow over the foliage. An excellent container and accent plant. Takes everything from full sun to shade. A dense, spreading ground cover that will grow in shade where grass won't. Dense foliage chokes out weeds. Benefits from occasional mowing to keep tidy. Very tough, yet beautiful plant for difficult areas.
Stock #: 498-009
Zone: 4-9     Height: 3-6''     Full-Sun Part-Shade Full-Shade Ground-Cover Low-Water-Req
$4.99 each
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Ajuga 'Bronze Beauty'

Bugleweed

Blue flowers spikes over semi-evergreen glossy bronze foliage. An excellent fast growing ground cover, great for erosion control or lawn replacement in sun or shade. Can be mowed and needs very little water in summer. Looks great all year.
Stock #: 498-001
Zone: 3-9     Height: 4-6''     Full-Sun Part-Shade Full-Shade Ground-Cover Low-Water-Req
$3.99 each
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Ajuga 'Burgundy Glow'

Bugleweed

This is part of the Discount Groundcover Program sold in 4 packs only. So 'Quantity - 2' would be an order of 8 plants. Bright blue flower spikes over the burgundy red foliage with cream and green variegation. An excellent container and accent plant. Takes everything from full sun to shade. A dense, spreading ground cover that will grow in shade where grass won't. Dense foliage chokes out weeds. Benefits from occasional mowing to keep tidy. Very tough, yet beautiful plant for difficult areas.
Stock #: 498-p10
Zone: 4-9     Height: 3-6''     Full-Sun Part-Shade Full-Shade Ground-Cover Low-Water-Req Discount-GroundCovers
$2.24 x 4 = $8.96 each
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Ajuga 'Catlin's Giant'

Bugleweed

A dense, rapidly spreading ground cover with low, large, bronze-green foliage and whorls of blue flowers on spikes up to 8'' tall. Does very well in shady areas where lawn will not grow. Dense foliage will choke out weeds. Benefits from occasional mowing to keep tidy. Very tough, tolerant plant for difficult areas. 4-inch pot.
Stock #: 498-002
Zone: 4-9     Height: 3-9''     Full-Sun Part-Shade Full-Shade Ground-Cover Low-Water-Req
$3.99 each
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Ajuga 'Chocolate Chip'

Bugleweed

This is a truly dwarf Ajuga that has small shiny-green foliage with chocolate highlights. Wonderful blue flower spikes occur in late spring. A dense, rapidly spreading ground cover that does very well in shady areas where lawn will not grow. Dense foliage will choke out weeds. Benefits from occasional mowing to keep tidy. Very tough, tolerant plant for difficult areas.
Stock #: 498-006
Zone: 4-9     Height: 6''     Full-Sun Part-Shade Full-Shade Ground-Cover Low-Water-Req
$3.99 each
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Ajuga 'Chocolate Chip'

Bugleweed

This is part of the Discount Groundcover Program sold in 4 packs only. So 'Quantity - 2' would be an order of 8 plants. This is a truly dwarf Ajuga that has small shiny-green foliage with chocolate highlights. Wonderful blue flower spikes occur in late spring. A dense, rapidly spreading ground cover that does very well in shady areas where lawn will not grow. Dense foliage will choke out weeds. Benefits from occasional mowing to keep tidy. Very tough, tolerant plant for difficult areas.
Stock #: 498-p06
Zone: 4-9     Height: 6''     Full-Sun Part-Shade Full-Shade Ground-Cover Low-Water-Req Discount-GroundCovers
$2.24 x 4 = $8.96 each
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Ajuga 'Metallica Crispa'

Bugleweed

Unbelievable texture on this one! Deeply pleated and wrinkled foliage in deep green and metallic burgundy. Short spikes of pretty blue flowers. An excellent container and accent plant. A dense, spreading ground cover that will grow in shade where the grass won't. Dense foliage chokes out weeds. Very tough, yet beautiful plant for difficult areas. 4-inch pot.
Stock #: 498-012
Zone: 4-9     Height: 6''     Part-Shade Full-Shade Ground-Cover Low-Water-Req
$3.99 each
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Ajuga 'Silver Queen'

Bugleweed

This brightly variegated ajuga has gray-green leaves with a creamy-white edge and is covered for months with short spikes of beautiful blue flowers. The effect is stunning when planted en masse. An excellent, fast spreading, evergreen groundcover that quickly forms a dense, lustrous mat. Able to withstand damp, shaded soil yet also holds color well in full sun.
Stock #: 498-005
Zone: 3-10     Height: 4-5''     Full-Sun Part-Shade Full-Shade Ground-Cover Low-Water-Req
$3.99 each
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Alchemilla alpina

Lady's Mantle, Dwarf

Found in Greenland and the Alps this tough, compact little charmer has the same beauty as its bigger relatives. Clusters of small chartreuse flowers keep their beauty all summer. The pale green foliage beads rain and dew like pools of mercury. Stays low but spreads nicely.
Stock #: 208-003
Zone: 3-7     Height: 5''     Full-Sun Part-Shade Butterfly-Hummingbird Ground-Cover Deer-Resistant
$6.99 each
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Alchemilla erythropoda

Lady's Mantle, Dwarf

A dwarf form of A. mollis with interesting foliage and red stems. Eye-catching and unique, the felted foliage is bluish-green and lobed and is topped by frothy balls of green-yellow blooms. By autumn, these turn to a rich flame red, creating an unusual contrast. Perfect for small spaces. Provide a moist soil and a shaded growing area. The flowers can be used in fresh or dried arrangements.
Stock #: 208-001
Zone: 3-7     Height: 6-10''     Full-Sun Part-Shade Full-Shade Cut-Flower Butterfly-Hummingbird Ground-Cover Deer-Resistant
$6.99 each
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Alchemilla mollis 'Auslese'

Lady's Mantle

Auslele' means 'Select' Wonderful variety with greenish-yellow veil-like flowers, gray-green pleated foliage. This is a very desirable restrained form of the species. Fast growing and easy.
Stock #: 208-005
Zone: 3-8     Height: 12''     Full-Sun Part-Shade Full-Shade Cut-Flower Butterfly-Hummingbird Ground-Cover Deer-Resistant
$6.99 each
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Alchemilla mollis 'Thriller'

Lady's Mantle

Citrus-yellow flowers over a cushion-like bush of rounded, gray-green woolly-textured foliage.
Stock #: 208-002
Zone: 4-8     Height: 12-18''     Full-Sun Part-Shade Full-Shade Cut-Flower Butterfly-Hummingbird Ground-Cover Deer-Resistant
$6.99 each
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Arctostaphylos uva ursi 'Massachusetts'

Kinnikinnick

A cultivar from one of our best natives. Pink-white flowers in clusters at the ends of long thin branches followed by red fruit in autumn. Bright green glossy leaves. Excellent, low growing, evergreen ground cover. Drought-resistant and grows well in well-drained exposed sites. An easy, no to low maintenance plant.
Stock #: 525-002
Zone: 2-8     Height: 4-6''     Full-Sun Ground-Cover Low-Water-Req Deer-Resistant
$6.99 each
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Arenaria balearica

Sandwort, Corsican

Charming moss-looking evergreen perennial with tiny shiny light green leaves and pretty little white star-shaped flowers in late spring-summer. Forms a dense mat in moist shady areas. Beautiful filler around ferns and ponds.
Stock #: 529-001
Zone: 4-9     Height: 1/2 ''     Part-Shade Ground-Cover
$3.99 each
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Armeria maritima 'Dusseldorf Pride'

Sea Thrift

Compact foliage with dark pink, bubble-like flowers. This is great as a mixer in any container, for the garden or patio, or placed in a rockery, walls or paving. Ideal for any conditions, but needs free draining soil or compost. Good cut flower. Commonly called sea thrift because it can be found growing along sea coasts in salty environments where few other plants can survive.
Stock #: 215-004
Zone: 4-9     Height: 4-6''     Full-Sun Part-Shade Cut-Flower Ground-Cover Low-Water-Req
$6.99 each
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Arum italicum

Arum

Lovely 4-8'' silvery marbled leaves that hold up well. Very interesting lily-looking flowers followed by brilliant clusters of bright red berries in the Autumn. Has been called the aristocrat of shade foliage plants. An Old World species with arrow shaped leaves and although the foliage has a tropical look, it emerges from summer dormancy in the fall and stays evergreen through the winter. In all climates, foliage goes dormant in summer. At least one bulb per pot.
Stock #: 451-001
Zone: 6-10     Height: 18''     Part-Shade Full-Shade Ground-Cover
$6.99 each
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Arum italicum ssp. italicum 'Winter White'

Lords and Ladies

An Arum with a difference! Each leaf is an artwork with dramatic, sculptured foliage and an overlay of bright marbling. Leaves appear in late fall and are showy throughout the cold months to early summer. Shiny orange jellybean berries give color in summer after the leaves go dormant. Has an exotic, tropical look and is an excellent ground cover.
Stock #: 451-004
Zone: 5-10     Height: 12''     Part-Shade Full-Shade Ground-Cover
$14.99 each
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Asarum canadense

Wild Ginger

Heart-shaped deciduous foliage is somewhat fuzzy and velvety green. Unusual purple-brown flowers are at ground level for b eetle pollination. If conditions are right, they spread and colonize quickly and vigorously. Among the most beautiful and unusual of ground covers for the shade.
Stock #: 219-001
Zone: 3-9     Height: 6-12''     Part-Shade Full-Shade Ground-Cover Native Americans
$6.99 each
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Asarum caudatum (Hexastylis)

Wild Ginger

Evergreen heart-shaped, glossy foliage, velvety green and interesting brownish-purple bell shaped flowers with long, tail-like tips at ground level for b eetle pollination. This is one of the most easiest to grow spreading about a foot a year. Among the most beautiful and elegant of our native plants and an excellent ground cover for the shade.
Stock #: 219-010
Zone: 4-9     Height: 7-10''     Part-Shade Full-Shade Ground-Cover Great-Plant-Pick Native Americans
$10.99 each
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Asarum europaeum (Hexastylis)

Wild Ginger

Our most popular Asarum and most difficult to keep in stock. A choice evergreen with dark green, polished foliage. The small greenish-brown drooping flowers are inconspicuous. Among the most beautiful and unusual of ground covers for the shade. A well deserved Great Plant Pick!
Stock #: 219-008
Zone: 4-9     Height: 6-8''     Part-Shade Full-Shade Ground-Cover Great-Plant-Pick
$11.99 each
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Asarum maximum 'Ling Ling' (Hexastylis)

Wild Ginger

Like the face of a panda, these stunning black and white 2 inch velvety blooms peek out from under its fabulous foliage. The leaves are heart shaped and glossy dark green mottled with silvery blotches. This evergreen is among the most beautiful and unusual of ground covers for the shade and one of the most sought after of all the asarum species. Exotic looking but easy to grow.
Stock #: 219-011
Zone: 7-8     Height: 8''     Part-Shade Full-Shade Ground-Cover
$9.99 each
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Asarum splendens 'Quick Silver'

Wild Ginger

Stunning, large, silver mottled evergreen leaves. Huge, 3-inch wide flowers are brown, purple and cream. Plants spread readily. This vigorous and superbly easy-to-grow Chinese ginger makes a great groundcover for the woodland garden. Variegation can be quite variable from plant to plant.
Stock #: 219-012
Zone: 6-10     Height: 6-8''     Part-Shade Full-Shade Ground-Cover Great-Plant-Pick
$9.99 each
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