Difference between revisions of "Ground Cover"
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| − | ''' | + | '''Allegheny Spurge'''<br> |
| − | '' | + | ''Pachysandra procumbens''<br> |
| − | - | + | -6-12 in. tall<br> |
| − | - | + | -requires partial or full shade<br> |
| − | - | + | -prefers humus rich, fertile loam soil<br> |
| − | -flowers | + | -flowers in early spring<br> |
| − | http://www. | + | http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/groundcovers/directory/images/images/slide26.jpg |
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'''Barren Strawberry'''<br> | '''Barren Strawberry'''<br> | ||
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http://www.greenmountainaccess.net/~hkarlson/oca/Barren%20strawberry%201.jpg | http://www.greenmountainaccess.net/~hkarlson/oca/Barren%20strawberry%201.jpg | ||
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| − | ''' | + | '''Big Bluestem'''<br> |
| − | '' | + | ''Andropogon gerardii''<br> |
| − | - | + | -can grow to 2-6 ft.<br> |
-prefers full sun<br> | -prefers full sun<br> | ||
| − | -prefers well drained | + | -prefers well drained. deep, fertile, dry soils<br> |
| − | -blooms late | + | -flowers in late summer<br> |
| − | http://www. | + | http://www.marion.ohio-state.edu/prairie/cBig%20Bluestem.jpg |
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| + | '''Bunchberry'''<br> | ||
| + | ''Cornus canadensis''<br> | ||
| + | -grows 2-8 in. tall<br> | ||
| + | -thrives in partial shade<br> | ||
| + | -prefers moist, well drained, acidic soils<br> | ||
| + | -blooms in late summer<br> | ||
| + | http://www.cycop.org/images/bunchberry.jpg | ||
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| + | '''Canada Anemone'''<br> | ||
| + | ''Anemone canadensis''<br> | ||
| + | -grows 12-20 in. tall<br> | ||
| + | -prefers full sun to partial shade<br> | ||
| + | -prefers slighty acidic, moist, sandy loam soils<br> | ||
| + | -bloom mid summer<br> | ||
| + | http://www.wiseacre-gardens.com/plants/wildflower/anemone.jpg | ||
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| + | '''Common Cinquefoil'''<br> | ||
| + | ''Potentilla simplex''<br> | ||
| + | -less than 1 in. in height<br> | ||
| + | -perfers partial to full sun<br> | ||
| + | -tolerant of loam, clay-loam, or gravelly soils, tolerant of moist or dry conditions<br> | ||
| + | -flowers bloom in mid spring<br> | ||
| + | http://www.colby-sawyer.edu/images/image_1189.jpg | ||
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'''Creeping Phlox'''<br> | '''Creeping Phlox'''<br> | ||
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-blooms in april and may<br> | -blooms in april and may<br> | ||
http://www.trotting-horse.com/garden/creeping_Phlox.jpg | http://www.trotting-horse.com/garden/creeping_Phlox.jpg | ||
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| + | '''Dwarf Crested Iris'''<br> | ||
| + | ''Iris cristata''<br> | ||
| + | -4-8 in. in height<br> | ||
| + | -prefers light shade with some sun<br> | ||
| + | -prefers infetile, well drained soil<br> | ||
| + | -blooms in mid spring<br> | ||
| + | http://www.tva.gov/river/landandshore/stabilization/plants/images/iris_cristata.jpg | ||
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| + | '''Foam Flower'''<br> | ||
| + | ''Tiarella cordifolia''<br> | ||
| + | -6-10 in. tall<br> | ||
| + | -requires partial to full shade<br> | ||
| + | -prefers well drained moist soils<br> | ||
| + | -blooms in late spring<br> | ||
| + | http://www.nps.gov/plants/alien/pubs/midatlantic/img/tico1a.jpg | ||
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| + | '''Fragrant Sumac'''<br> | ||
| + | ''Rhus aromatica''<br> | ||
| + | -2-6 ft. tall<br> | ||
| + | -prefers full sun to partial shade<br> | ||
| + | -tolerates fairly alkaline soils, tolerates dry soils<br> | ||
| + | -blooms in spring<br> | ||
| + | http://www.tva.gov/river/landandshore/stabilization/plants/images/rhus_aromatica.jpg | ||
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| + | '''Goldthread'''<br> | ||
| + | ''Coptis groenlandica''<br> | ||
| + | -grows 4-6 in. tall<br> | ||
| + | -prefers shade<br> | ||
| + | -prefers moist, humus-rich, acidic soils<br> | ||
| + | -blooms in early summer<br> | ||
| + | http://www.herbsnhoney.com/Images/goldthread.gif | ||
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| + | '''Green and Gold'''<br> | ||
| + | ''Chrysogonum virginianum''<br> | ||
| + | -grows 6-12 in.<br> | ||
| + | -prefers sun to partial shade<br> | ||
| + | -prefers moist, well drained soils<br> | ||
| + | -blooms in late spring<br> | ||
| + | http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consumer/factsheets/groundcover/images/common%20names/green-and-gold-2.jpg | ||
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'''Moss Phlox'''<br> | '''Moss Phlox'''<br> | ||
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-blooms in april and may<br> | -blooms in april and may<br> | ||
http://www.suite101.com/files/topics/19613/files/moss%20phlox.jpg | http://www.suite101.com/files/topics/19613/files/moss%20phlox.jpg | ||
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| + | '''Partridge Berry'''<br> | ||
| + | ''Mitchella repens''<br> | ||
| + | -grows 6-12 in. long<br> | ||
| + | -requires partial to full shade<br> | ||
| + | -requires moist, acidic soils rich in humus<br> | ||
| + | -blooms in late spring<br> | ||
| + | http://www.asergeev.com/pictures/archives/compress/2004/413/jpeg/17.jpg | ||
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| + | '''Prairie Cordgrass'''<br> | ||
| + | ''Spartina pectinata<br> | ||
| + | -can grow to 4-10 ft.<br> | ||
| + | -prefers full sun<br> | ||
| + | -prefers wet soils, needs frequent watering<br> | ||
| + | -flowers in late summer<br> | ||
| + | http://www.prairienursery.com/images/Species/SPP1.jpg'' | ||
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'''Pussytoes'''<br> | '''Pussytoes'''<br> | ||
''Antennaria plantaginifolia''<br> | ''Antennaria plantaginifolia''<br> | ||
-grows to 3-16 in.<br> | -grows to 3-16 in.<br> | ||
| − | -<br> | + | -prefers mostly shade, partial sun<br> |
| − | -<br> | + | -can grow in dry, poor soils<br> |
-blooms from april to june<br> | -blooms from april to june<br> | ||
http://www.mailbag.com/users/mnofsing/antennariaspecies.jpg | http://www.mailbag.com/users/mnofsing/antennariaspecies.jpg | ||
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| − | Sand/Cleft Phlox<br> | + | '''Sand/Cleft Phlox'''<br> |
''Phlox bifida''<br> | ''Phlox bifida''<br> | ||
| + | -3-10 in. tall<br> | ||
| + | -prefers full to partial sun<br> | ||
| + | -prefers sandy or rocky soil<br> | ||
| + | -blooms in mid spring<br> | ||
http://plants.usda.gov/gallery/standard/phbi3_002_shp.jpg | http://plants.usda.gov/gallery/standard/phbi3_002_shp.jpg | ||
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| − | + | '''Sweetgrass'''<br> | |
| − | '' | + | ''Hierochloe odorata''<br> |
| − | http://www. | + | -can grow 18-24 in. in height<br> |
| + | -prefers partial shade<br> | ||
| + | -prefers moist, sandy soils<br> | ||
| + | http://www.b-and-t-world-seeds.com/sweetgrass.jpg | ||
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| − | Switchgrass<br> | + | '''Switchgrass'''<br> |
''Panicum virgatum''<br> | ''Panicum virgatum''<br> | ||
| + | -grow 5-9 ft. tall<br> | ||
| + | -grows well in partial shade<br> | ||
| + | -prefers deep, sandy, loam soils, tolerant of drought, flooding and poor soils<br> | ||
http://www.nps.gov/miss/restoration/images/sedges/switchgrass.jpg | http://www.nps.gov/miss/restoration/images/sedges/switchgrass.jpg | ||
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| − | + | '''Trailing Arbutus'''<br> | |
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| − | Trailing Arbutus<br> | ||
''Epigaea repens''<br> | ''Epigaea repens''<br> | ||
| − | acidic soil<br> | + | -grows to a height of 1-2 in.<br> |
| + | -requires shade<br> | ||
| + | -prefers acidic, sandy soil<br> | ||
| + | -blooms in early spring<br> | ||
http://www.lynnbenevento.com/images/FLOW-Trailing-Arbutus.jpg | http://www.lynnbenevento.com/images/FLOW-Trailing-Arbutus.jpg | ||
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| − | + | '''Wild Ginger'''<br> | |
| − | '' | + | ''Asarum canadense''<br> |
| − | + | -4-9 in. in height<br> | |
| − | http://www. | + | -prefers shade<br> |
| + | -prefers loam soils, but will grow in well drained humus rich soils<br> | ||
| + | -blooms in late spring<br> | ||
| + | http://www.sunfarm.com/images/med/asarumcanadense-m.jpg | ||
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| − | + | '''Wild Strawberry'''<br> | |
| − | '' | + | ''Fragaria virginiana''<br> |
| − | http://www. | + | -can grow to 6 in. in height<br> |
| + | -thrives in full sun<br> | ||
| + | -prefers well drained, fertile soil<br> | ||
| + | -bloom in late spring thru mid summer<br> | ||
| + | http://www.siskiyous.edu/beartrail/strawberry3.JPG | ||
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| − | + | '''Wine Cups/Poppy Mallow'''<br> | |
| − | '' | + | ''Callirhoe involucrata''<br> |
| − | http://www. | + | -grows 6-12 in. in height<br> |
| + | -prefers full sun<br> | ||
| + | -prefers well drained soil, is drought tolerant<br> | ||
| + | -blooms late spring thru early fall<br> | ||
| + | http://www.northcreeknurseries.com/Plants/Images/CallirInvo.jpg | ||
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| − | + | '''Wintergreen'''<br> | |
| − | '' | + | ''Gaultheria procumbens''<br> |
| − | + | -2-5 in. tall<br> | |
| − | + | -prefers partial to full shade<br> | |
| − | + | -prefers sandy, acidic, moist soil<br> | |
| − | + | -blooms mid summer<br> | |
| − | http://www. | + | http://www.phytochemicals.info/pictures/plants/wintergreen.jpg |
Latest revision as of 17:12, 25 January 2006
Allegheny Spurge
Pachysandra procumbens
-6-12 in. tall
-requires partial or full shade
-prefers humus rich, fertile loam soil
-flowers in early spring
http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/groundcovers/directory/images/images/slide26.jpg
Barren Strawberry
Waldsteinia fragarioides
-maximum height is 6-8 in.
-prefers full sun or partial shade
-prefers well drained soil, tolerates most soil types and can handle drought
-blooms in early summer
http://www.greenmountainaccess.net/~hkarlson/oca/Barren%20strawberry%201.jpg
Big Bluestem
Andropogon gerardii
-can grow to 2-6 ft.
-prefers full sun
-prefers well drained. deep, fertile, dry soils
-flowers in late summer
http://www.marion.ohio-state.edu/prairie/cBig%20Bluestem.jpg
Bunchberry
Cornus canadensis
-grows 2-8 in. tall
-thrives in partial shade
-prefers moist, well drained, acidic soils
-blooms in late summer
http://www.cycop.org/images/bunchberry.jpg
Canada Anemone
Anemone canadensis
-grows 12-20 in. tall
-prefers full sun to partial shade
-prefers slighty acidic, moist, sandy loam soils
-bloom mid summer
http://www.wiseacre-gardens.com/plants/wildflower/anemone.jpg
Common Cinquefoil
Potentilla simplex
-less than 1 in. in height
-perfers partial to full sun
-tolerant of loam, clay-loam, or gravelly soils, tolerant of moist or dry conditions
-flowers bloom in mid spring
http://www.colby-sawyer.edu/images/image_1189.jpg
Creeping Phlox
Phlox stolonifera
-maximum height of 6 in.
-prefers full sun
-prefers well drained, loamy or sandy acidic to alkaline soils, will tolerate most soils and drought
-blooms in april and may
http://www.trotting-horse.com/garden/creeping_Phlox.jpg
Dwarf Crested Iris
Iris cristata
-4-8 in. in height
-prefers light shade with some sun
-prefers infetile, well drained soil
-blooms in mid spring
http://www.tva.gov/river/landandshore/stabilization/plants/images/iris_cristata.jpg
Foam Flower
Tiarella cordifolia
-6-10 in. tall
-requires partial to full shade
-prefers well drained moist soils
-blooms in late spring
http://www.nps.gov/plants/alien/pubs/midatlantic/img/tico1a.jpg
Fragrant Sumac
Rhus aromatica
-2-6 ft. tall
-prefers full sun to partial shade
-tolerates fairly alkaline soils, tolerates dry soils
-blooms in spring
http://www.tva.gov/river/landandshore/stabilization/plants/images/rhus_aromatica.jpg
Goldthread
Coptis groenlandica
-grows 4-6 in. tall
-prefers shade
-prefers moist, humus-rich, acidic soils
-blooms in early summer
http://www.herbsnhoney.com/Images/goldthread.gif
Green and Gold
Chrysogonum virginianum
-grows 6-12 in.
-prefers sun to partial shade
-prefers moist, well drained soils
-blooms in late spring
http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consumer/factsheets/groundcover/images/common%20names/green-and-gold-2.jpg
Moss Phlox
Phlox subulata
-grows to a height of 2-5 in.
-prefers full sun
-prefers neutral to slightly alkaline soil but will do well in any well drained soils
-blooms in april and may
http://www.suite101.com/files/topics/19613/files/moss%20phlox.jpg
Partridge Berry
Mitchella repens
-grows 6-12 in. long
-requires partial to full shade
-requires moist, acidic soils rich in humus
-blooms in late spring
http://www.asergeev.com/pictures/archives/compress/2004/413/jpeg/17.jpg
Prairie Cordgrass
Spartina pectinata
-can grow to 4-10 ft.
-prefers full sun
-prefers wet soils, needs frequent watering
-flowers in late summer
http://www.prairienursery.com/images/Species/SPP1.jpg
Pussytoes
Antennaria plantaginifolia
-grows to 3-16 in.
-prefers mostly shade, partial sun
-can grow in dry, poor soils
-blooms from april to june
http://www.mailbag.com/users/mnofsing/antennariaspecies.jpg
Sand/Cleft Phlox
Phlox bifida
-3-10 in. tall
-prefers full to partial sun
-prefers sandy or rocky soil
-blooms in mid spring
http://plants.usda.gov/gallery/standard/phbi3_002_shp.jpg
Sweetgrass
Hierochloe odorata
-can grow 18-24 in. in height
-prefers partial shade
-prefers moist, sandy soils
http://www.b-and-t-world-seeds.com/sweetgrass.jpg
Switchgrass
Panicum virgatum
-grow 5-9 ft. tall
-grows well in partial shade
-prefers deep, sandy, loam soils, tolerant of drought, flooding and poor soils
http://www.nps.gov/miss/restoration/images/sedges/switchgrass.jpg
Trailing Arbutus
Epigaea repens
-grows to a height of 1-2 in.
-requires shade
-prefers acidic, sandy soil
-blooms in early spring
http://www.lynnbenevento.com/images/FLOW-Trailing-Arbutus.jpg
Wild Ginger
Asarum canadense
-4-9 in. in height
-prefers shade
-prefers loam soils, but will grow in well drained humus rich soils
-blooms in late spring
http://www.sunfarm.com/images/med/asarumcanadense-m.jpg
Wild Strawberry
Fragaria virginiana
-can grow to 6 in. in height
-thrives in full sun
-prefers well drained, fertile soil
-bloom in late spring thru mid summer
http://www.siskiyous.edu/beartrail/strawberry3.JPG
Wine Cups/Poppy Mallow
Callirhoe involucrata
-grows 6-12 in. in height
-prefers full sun
-prefers well drained soil, is drought tolerant
-blooms late spring thru early fall
http://www.northcreeknurseries.com/Plants/Images/CallirInvo.jpg
Wintergreen
Gaultheria procumbens
-2-5 in. tall
-prefers partial to full shade
-prefers sandy, acidic, moist soil
-blooms mid summer
http://www.phytochemicals.info/pictures/plants/wintergreen.jpg
