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Pachysandra
(Japanese Spurge)
Excellent in masses
under heavy shade trees. Dense, lustrous evergreen, trailing
vine-type of ground cover. White flowers in spring. Planted 6"
apart, it will give a pleasing effect immediately and in two
year’s time provide a solid ground cover. Good in any soil. Very
hardy.
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Dead Nettle
Lamium maculatum
Silver color evergreen perennials to 6" tall, spreading by
underground stolons or rooting in stems. Considering their
delicate appearance, plants are remarkably cold tolerant. It
didn’t defoliate at 20°F with no protection, and is known to be
root hardy to much lower. Needs occasional summer watering in
coastal gardens when established. Best in part shade, but will
take full sun with watering based on need, which means lots in hot
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Lamium M. Silver Beacon
Silver-green leaves are
outstanding in the shade. Purple tints in Fall. An easy and
beautiful groundcover. A vigorous ground cover that will grow in
almost any condition, this plant not only has pretty pink flowers
but also attractive silver foliage. If this plant begins to look
sparse at any time during the summer it should be cut back. It
should be cut back to a few inches in either the spring or the
fall. |
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Vinca major
(Periwinkle) a.k.a. Cemetery
Vine These evergreen
vines make a dense carpet in both sunny and shady areas and often
out-compete all other vegetation. |
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Sweet woodruff
(Galium odoratum)
Sweet woodruff is a
deciduous perennial that grows 8 to 12 inches tall. It grows well
with little maintenance in moist soil and flowers in the spring.
Fast growing, quick to
establish, beautiful, white spring flowers and attractive foliage
through to snow, this treasure is seldom bothered by pest or
disease. Its dried foliage has a sweet scent that has been
described as a fresh-cut hay and vanilla fragrance, and it is used
frequently in potpourri. It even used to be used as the stuffing
for the winter mattress! |
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Snow-on-the-Mountain
Aegopodium |
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Gold Moneywort
Lysimachia nummularia
'Aurea' |
