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Ground Cover Plants
Whether you want to cover a bank, adorn an area that is difficult to access, create a low border or define boundaries... ground-covering plants are ideal for showing off your garden.
Ground covering plants recommended with the use of weed suppressing membrane:
These plants are perfect for defining exactly the area required without the risk of propagation. The membrane is put in place prior to planting and will prevent the appearance of weeds in the early years.Weed Control Fabrics - Color Green: 1m05 / 1m25 / 1m50 / 2m10 / 3m25
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Density per m² * |
Exposure |  |
Remarks | |
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| Alum root 'Berry smoothie' Heuchera Berry smoothie |
Evergreen | -20°C | 6 |   |
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| Alum root 'Black beauty' Heuchera Black beauty |
Evergreen | -20°C | 6 | |
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| Alum root 'Caramel' Heuchera Caramel |
Evergreen | -20°C | 6 | |
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| Alum root 'Citronnelle' Heuchera Citronnelle |
Evergreen | -20°C | 6 | |
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| Alum root 'Golden Zebra' Heuchera Golden Zebra |
Evergreen | -20°C | 6 | |
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| Alum root 'Marmalade' Heuchera Marmalade |
Evergreen | -20°C | 6 | |
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| Alum root 'Midnight rose' Heuchera Midnight rose |
Evergreen | -20°C | 6 | |
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| Alum root 'Pluie de feu' Heuchera Pluie de feu |
Evergreen | -20°C | 6 | |
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| Alum root 'Plum royale' Heuchera Plum royale |
Evergreen | -20°C | 6 | |
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| Alum root 'Stoplight' Heuchera Stoplight |
Evergreen | -20°C | 6 | |
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| Angel's fishing rod, hair bell Dierama pulcherrimum |
Evergreen | -10°C | |
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Ideal in flower beds | |
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| Astilbe Pink Astilbe rosea |
Deciduous | -20°C |  |
6 |  |
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Ideal in flower beds | |
| Astilbe Red Astilbe rubra |
Deciduous | -20°C | |
6 | |
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Ideal in flower beds | |
| Astilbe White Astilbe alba |
Deciduous | -20°C | |
6 | |
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Ideal in flower beds | |
| Aztec Sweet Herb Lippia dulcis |
Deciduous | -5°C | 9 | |
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| Barberry 'Green carpet' Berberis thunbergii Green carpet |
Deciduous | -15°C | 1 | |
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| Bellflower, White Trailing Campanula porscharskyana alba |
Semi-evergreen | -25°C | 10 | |
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Ideal in flower beds | |
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| Bellflower, Violet Wall Campanula porscharskyana |
Semi-evergreen | -25°C | 10 | |
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Ideal in flower beds | |
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| Birch, Dwarf Betula nana |
Deciduous | -20°C | 1 | |
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| Bleeding Heart 'Gold Heart' Dicentra spectabilis 'Gold Heart' |
Deciduous | -20°C | |
6 | |
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| Bluebeard 'First Choice' Caryopteris cl. First Choice |
Deciduous | -20°C | 4 | |
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Ideal in flower beds | |
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| Bluebeard 'Worcester Gold' Caryopteris cl. Worcester Gold |
Deciduous | -20°C | 4 | |
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Ideal in flower beds | |
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| Blueblossom, creeping Ceanothus thyrsiflorus Repens |
Evergreen | -12°C | |
4 | |
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| Bugbane 'Atropurpurea' Actaea simplex 'Atropurpurea' |
Deciduous | -25°C | 3 | |
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| Bugbane 'Brunette' Actaea simplex 'Brunette' |
Deciduous | -25°C | 3 | |
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| Bugbane 'White Pearl' Actaea simplex 'White Pearl' |
Deciduous | -25°C | 3 | |
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| Chinese mint shrub Elsholtzia stauntonii |
Deciduous | -17°C | |
5 | |
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Ideal in flower beds | |
| Christmas Rose Helleborus niger |
Deciduous | -15°C | 6 | |
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| Coralberry, Hancock Chenault Symphoricarpos chenaultii Hancock |
Deciduous | -23°C | 6 | |
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| Cotoneaster, rockspray Cotoneaster horizontalis |
Deciduous | -17°C | 4 | |
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| Curry plant Helichrysum italicum serotinum |
Evergreen | -10°C | 6 | |
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Ideal in flower beds | |
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| Distylium 'Blue Cascade' Distylium myricoides X racemosus 'Blue Cascade' |
Evergreen | -18°C | |
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Ideal in flower beds | |
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| Elymus Agropyron magellanicum |
Evergreen | -20°C | |
8 | |
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| Euphorbia, purple Euphorbia amygd. Purpurea |
Evergreen | -23°C | 5 | |
Ideal in flower beds | |
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| Fescue, Bearskin Festuca gautieri |
Evergreen | -20°C | 9 | |
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| Fescue, Elijah's Blue Festuca glauca Elijah Blue |
Evergreen | -15°C | 9 | |
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| Forsythia, Border Forsythia x intermedia 'Marée d'or'® |
Deciduous | -29°C | |
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| Geranium, 'Ann Folkard' Geranium 'Ann Folkard' |
Deciduous | -23°C | 6 | |
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| Geranium, 'Dusky Crûg' Geranium 'Dusky Crûg' |
Deciduous | -15°C | 9 | |
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| Geranium, 'Espresso' Geranium 'Espresso' |
Deciduous | -25°C | 3 | |
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| Geranium, Johnson Blue Geranium Johnson Blue |
Deciduous | -23°C | 6 | |
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| Geranium, Nimbus Geranium Nimbus |
Deciduous | -25°C | 4 | |
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| Geranium, Patricia Geranium Patricia |
Deciduous | -23°C | 5 | |
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| Geranium, Rozanne Geranium Rozanne |
Deciduous | -23°C | 6 | |
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| Geranium, Russel Prichard Geranium r. Russel Prichard |
Deciduous | -25°C | 4 | |
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| Geranium, 'Samobor' Geranium phaeum Samobor |
Deciduous | -23°C | 6 | |
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| Geranium, sanguineum 'Album' Geranium sanguineum 'Album' |
Deciduous | -25°C | 5 | 5 |
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| Geranium, Tiny Monster Geranium Tiny Monster |
Deciduous | -25°C | 3 | |
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| Grass, Japanese Hakonechloa macra |
Deciduous | -20°C | 6 | |
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| Grass, Japanese 'Aureola' Hakonechloa macra 'Aureola' |
Deciduous | -20°C | 6 | |
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| Grass, Pheasant’s tail Stipa arundinacea |
Deciduous | -15°C | 3 | |
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| Gypsophila, Creeping Gypsophila repens |
Semi-evergreen | -30°C | 6 | |
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| Gypsophila, Pink Creeping Gypsophila repens rosea |
Semi-evergreen | -30°C | 6 | |
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| Honeysuckle, box leaved Lonicera nitida |
Evergreen | -17°C | 4 | |
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| Ivy, Boston Veitchii Parthenocissus tricuspidata Veitchii |
Deciduous | -15°C | 4 | |
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| Vigne vierge vraie Parthenocissus quinquefolia |
Deciduous | -15°C | 4 | |
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| Japanese Grass 'All gold' Hakonechloa macra All gold |
Deciduous | -20°C | 6 | |
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| Jasmine, star Trachelospermum jasminoides |
Evergreen | -15°C | 6 | |
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| Jasmine, star variegated Trachelospermum jasminoides 'Variegatum' |
Evergreen | -15°C | 6 | |
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| Jasmine, star Pink Trachelospermum asiaticum rosea |
Evergreen | -10°C | 6 | |
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| Juniper, Chinese hybrid 'old Gold' Juniperus x media 'old Gold' |
Evergreen | -24°C | 1 | |
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| Juniper, Chinese hybrid 'Pfitzeriana Aurea' Juniperus x media 'Pfitzeriana Aurea' |
Evergreen | -24°C | 1 | |
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| Juniper, Chinese hybrid 'Pfitzeriana Glauca' Juniperus x media 'Pfitzeriana Glauca' |
Evergreen | -30°C | 1 | |
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| Lenten Rose Helleborus orientalis |
Deciduous | -15°C | 6 | |
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| Lenten Rose 'Red Hybrids' Helleborus orientalis Red Hybrids |
Deciduous | -15°C | 6 | |
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| Lenten Rose 'White lady spotted' Helleborus orientalis White lady spotted |
Deciduous | -15°C | 6 | |
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| Lingonberry, Mountain cranberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea |
Evergreen | -40°C | 2 | |
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Ideal in flower beds | |
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| Mexican Fleabane, Karwinsky’s Fleabane Erigeron Karvinskianus |
Deciduous to Semi-Evergreen | -5°C | 6 | |
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Ideal in flower beds | |
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| Morning glory Convolvulus mauritanicus |
Evergreen | -15°C | 4 | |
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| Oregano 'Aureum' Origanum 'Aureum' |
Evergreen | -12°C | 6 | |
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| Oregano 'Compactum' Origanum 'Compactum' |
Evergreen | -12°C | 6 | |
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| Pine, dwarf mugo mughus Pinus mugo mughus |
Evergreen | -40°C | 1 | |
Ideal in flower beds | |
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| Potentilla, Orange Potentilla fruticosa flammea |
Evergreen | -20°C | |
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Ideal in flower beds | |
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| Potentilla, Pink Potentilla fruticosa rosea |
Evergreen | -20°C | |
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Ideal in flower beds | |
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| Potentilla, Red Potentilla fruticosa rubra |
Evergreen | -20°C | |
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Ideal in flower beds | |
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| Potentilla, White Potentilla fruticosa alba |
Evergreen | -20°C | |
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Ideal in flower beds | |
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| Potentilla, Yellow Potentilla fruticosa lutea |
Evergreen | -20°C | |
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Ideal in flower beds | |
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| Rose, Pablito Rosa Pablito |
Deciduous | -15°C | 6 | |
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| Rosemary prostratus Rosmarinus officinalis Prostratus |
Evergreen | -10°C | 4 | |
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| Russian Sage 'Blue spire' Perovskia Blue spire |
Deciduous | -15°C | 4 | |
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Ideal in flower beds (marvelous when grown with the Pablito rose) |
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| Sedge 'Aurea' Carex stricta Aurea |
Evergreen | -15°C | 9 | |
Ideal in flower beds | |
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| Sedge 'Evergold'' Carex oshimensis Evergold |
Evergreen | -15°C | 9 | |
Ideal in flower beds | |
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| Sedge 'Frosted Curls' Carex comans Frosted Curls |
Evergreen | -15°C | 9 | |
Ideal in flower beds | |
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| Silver Bush Convolvulus cneorum |
Evergreen | -7°C | 4 | |
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| Thyme, wild Thymus serpyllumk |
Evergreen | -15°C | 6 | |
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| Variegated porcelain berry Ampelopsis brevipedunculata 'Elegans' |
Deciduous | -10°C | 1 | |
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| Bugle Lily, Pink Watsonia borbonica |
Semi-evergreen | -7°C | 3 | |
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Ground covering plants recommended for use without weed suppressing membrane:
Certain plants are able to multiply themselves by runners or via their root systems…This allows them to quickly cover large areas and reduce the level of maintenance needed.However to reduce tedious weeding in the first few years biodegradable mulch (bark or hemp) can be used...
| Plants | Foliage | |
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Density per m² * |
Exposure | |
Remarks | |
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| Bamboo Pleioblastus auricomus Bambou Pleioblastus auricomus |
Evergreen | -26°C | |
6 | |
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| Bamboo Pleioblastus chino elegantis. Bambou Pleioblastus chino elegantis. |
Evergreen | -20°C | |
4 | |
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| Bamboo Pleioblastus distichus Bambou Pleioblastus distichus |
Evergreen | -20°C | |
6 | |
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| Bamboo Pleioblastus pumilus Bambou Pleioblastus pumilus |
Evergreen | -20°C | |
6 | |
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| Bamboo Pleioblastus pygmaeus Bambou Pleioblastus pygmaeus |
Evergreen | -20°C | |
6 | |
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| Bearberry Arctostaphylos uva-ursi |
Evergreen | -15°C | 2 | |
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| Black Lilyturf Ophiopogon planiscapus Nigres. |
Evergreen | -15°C | |
9 | |
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| Cotoneaster dammeri Cotoneaster dammeri |
Evergreen | -30°C | 4 | |
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Used for consolidating sandy soils | |
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| Grass, Chinese fountain Pennisetum alopecuroides |
Deciduous | -15°C | 6 | |
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| Grass, Cogon Imperata cylindrica Red Baron |
Deciduous | -15°C | |
4 | |
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| Grass, Common cotton Eriophorum angustifolium |
Evergreen | -20°C | 6 | |
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Suitable for damp areas | |
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| Grass, Sea Lyme Leymus arenarius |
Evergreen | -15°C | 4 | |
Used for consolidating sandy soils | |
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| Gunnera Magellanica Gunnera magellanica |
Deciduous | -15°C | 6 | |
Suitable for damp areas | |
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| Heath Pearlwort Lawn Sagina subulata |
Evergreen | -15°C | 10 à 15 | |
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| Heath, Dwarf Limoncello Erica nana Limoncello |
Evergreen | -5°C | 6 | |
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| Heath, Winter Pink Erica x darleyensis rosea |
Evergreen | -20°C | 4 | |
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| Heath, Winter Red Erica x darleyensis rosea |
Evergreen | -20°C | 4 | |
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| Heath, Winter White Erica x darleyensis alba |
Evergreen | -20°C | 4 | |
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| Immortality Herb Gynostemma pentaphyllum |
Deciduous to semi-evergreen | -10°C | 4 | |
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| Ivy, Bellecour Hedera algerian Bellecour® |
Evergreen | -15°C | 3 | |
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| Ivy, common Hedera helix |
Evergreen | -25°C | 6 | |
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| Ivy 'Elegantissima' Hedera helix Elegantissima |
Evergreen | -25°C | 6 | |
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| Ivy 'Glacier' Hedera helix Glacier |
Evergreen | -15°C | 6 | |
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| Ivy 'Green ripple' Hedera helix Green ripple |
Evergreen | -23°C | 6 | |
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| Ivy 'Mona Lisa' Hedera helix Mona Lisa |
Evergreen | -25°C | 6 | |
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| Ivy, variegated Persian Hedera colchica Dentata Variega |
Evergreen | -20°C | 6 | |
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| Japanese Hardy Ginger Zingiber mioga |
Deciduous | -10°C | 3 | |
Thrives along undergrowth | |
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| Mint, Corsican Mentha requienii |
Deciduous | -15°C | |
9 | |
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| New Zealand Moss Scleranthus uniflorus |
Evergreen | -15°C | 9 | |
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| Oyster plant, Oyster leaf Mertensia maritima |
Semi-evergreen | -15°C | 6 | |
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| Periwinkle, Dwarf Vinca minor |
Evergreen | -25°C | 10 | |
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| Periwinkle, Dwarf white Vinca minor alba |
Evergreen | -20°C | 10 | |
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| Pony Tails grass Stipa tenuissima Pony Tails |
Evergreen | -15°C | |
6 | |
Used for consolidating sandy soils | |
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| Raspberry Orange Creeping Rubus pentalobus 'Emerald Carpet' |
Evergreen | -20°C | 2 | |
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| Rose of Sharon Hypericum calycinum |
Evergreen | -23°C | 6 | |
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| Strawberry Clover Trifolium fragiferum |
Evergreen | -15°C | 4 | |
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| Violet, Heartthrob Viola Heartthrob |
Deciduous | -15°C | 6 | |
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| Violet, Labrador Viola labradorica |
Deciduous | -20°C | 9 | |
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| Violet 'Molly Sanderson' Viola cornuta Molly Sanderson |
Deciduous | -20°C | 9 | |
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| Violet, sweet 'Coeur d'Alsace' Viola odorata Coeur d'Alsace |
Deciduous | -20°C | 9 | |
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| Violet, sweet 'Parme de Toulouse' Viola odorata Parme de Toulouse |
Deciduous | -30°C | 9 | |
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| Violet, sweet white Viola odorata alba |
Deciduous | -30°C | 9 | |
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| Willow, creeping Salix repens |
Deciduous | -25°C | 3 | |
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KEY
: Plant does not tolerate alkaline soil
-20°C: Adult plant hardy to -20°C
Density per m² recommended*: this density will give a quick and long lasting result. It can be adapted to suit the exact nature of your projects.
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