Type: Evergreen
Exposure: Sun/Shade
Water Use: Medium
Mature Size: 10” x 18”
This low growing tidy evergreen groundcover is great for garden beds. It spreads nicely under trees. Dark green glossy foliage is topped with magenta flower spikes that attract pollinators in late spring and early summer.
Type: Semi-Evergreen
Exposure: Sun/Shade
Water Use: Low
Mature Size: 1’ x 3’
This native primrose is a cheerful, easy-to-care-for perennial that brightens up any garden with its delicate, rosy blooms. It thrives in a variety of conditions — especially dry ones — making it perfect for water-wise gardening. From April to June, it puts on a stunning show, creating vibrant carpets of soft pink and white flowers that are irresistible to bees and butterflies, making it a wonderful addition to pollinator gardens! Just keep in mind that this little beauty loves to spread, so thoughtful placement will help it serve as an excellent ground cover.
Type: Evergreen Shrub
Exposure: Full sun
Water Use: Low
Mature Size: 2’ x 5’
This evergreen shrub loves extreme heat and sun. It looks beautiful mass planted. This species is male, therefore you’ll have fewer dropped seed heads. Leathery green leaves on the stems keep the plant looking full year-round. It’s long-lived, low maintenance and low water use, making it a win as an evergreen groundcover for the hot summer.
Type: Groundcover
Exposure: Full sun
Water Use: Low
Mature Size: H 6"-18" x W 4'-8'
Carpet juniper is a beautiful, low growing, evergreen groundcover that does great in partial shade. The species Juniperus horizontalis “Plumosa Compacta’, common name Andorra Juniper, is low growing 6”-18”, spreads 4’-8’, green during growing season, burgundy in winter, looks great when planted in mass. Blue Chip is another great spreader that has beautiful year-round, silver-blue foliage.
Type: Groundcover
Exposure: Full Sun
Water Use: Low
Mature Size: 2’ x 6’
Gro-Low Sumac is a low-growing shrub that offers a spectacular display of red in the fall. A fast-growing groundcover, it is an excellent choice for quickly covering unstable soils. It is adaptable to a variety of soil types and does well in the harshest of circumstances. Like its larger cousin (the native fragrant sumac), it has aromatic leaves and produces small red berries that make an excellent lemon-flavored tea and are attractive to birds.
Exposure: Full Sun
Water: Medium
Height and Spread: H 6” X W 18”
Blooming Season: Summer
Description:
This drought-tolerant groundcover enjoys the heat from adjacent boulders and is wide spreading along walkways. The silver evergreen foliage is a welcome addition in winter. Lavender-purple flowers bloom from spring to summer, attracting pollinators.