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Plant Category: Groundcover
This artificial classification groups many unrelated plants, both woody and herbaceous by their generally prostrate growth habit. Any plant that spreads to cover the ground and remains, unsupported, to under 2 feet tall is listed here. Many vines, shrubs, ferns, perennials and grasses can be treated as a groundcover.
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Acacia redolens 'Low Boy' Prostrate Acacia - Evergreen prostrate shrub 1' x 15' wide w/ gray-green foliage. Full sun. Drought tolerant. Yellow flowers in spring. Hardy to 20-25 degrees F 
Achillea millefolium 'Cerise Queen' Rose Yarrow - Perennial to 1' tall and spreading 2' tall w/rose pink flowers in spring-summer. Full sun. Low water needs. Hardy to <0 degrees F. 
Achillea millefolium 'Lavender Beauty' Lavender Yarrow - Perennial to 2' tall and spreading to 3+' wide with lavender pink flower in spring-summer. Full sun. Low water needs. Hardy to <0 degrees F. 
Achillea millefolium 'Paprika' Paprika Yarrow - Perennial to 2' tall x 3' wide w/red-orange flowers spring-summer. An Achillea millefolium hybrid. Full sun. Low water needs. Hardy to 0 degrees F. 
Achillea 'Salmon Beauty' Salmon Yarrow - Perennial to 2' tall and spreading to 3+' wide with salmon pink flower in spring-summer. Full sun. Low water needs. Hardy to <0 degrees F. 
Acorus gramineus 'Pusillus' Dwarf Sweet Flag - Grass-like perennial to 5" tall w/narrow green leaves. Sun to light shade. Regular irrigation to moist conditions. Hardy to <0 degrees F. 
Adenanthos cuneatus 'Coral Drift' Flame Bush - Evergreen fine textured low shrub 2-4' tall by 3-5' wide w/gray leaves & red flowers in spring/fall. Full sun. Drought tolerant. 20-25 degrees F. 
Adiantum raddianum 'Croweanum' Crowe Maidenhair - Fern. Thrives in low to bright indirect light. Clumps to 1'-2' tall and wide. Evergreen in frost free areas, otherwise dormant. Regular water. 
Aeonium haworthii Pinwheel - Succulent shrub to 2' tall & wide w/rosettes of blue-green lvs & pale yellow flwrs. Full coastal sun. Well drained soil. Little h2o. Hardy to 25F. 
Agave x leopoldii A miniature rosette forming agave w/narrow white edged leaves that have peeling & curling ribbon-like margins. Full sun. Little h2o. Hardy to 20F. 
Ajuga reptans Black Scallop ['Binblasca'] PP15,815 Black Scallop Carpet Bugle - Low perennial w/dark blackish-purple lvs & blue flwrs. Full sun/light shade w/regular water. Hardy to 0F. Plant Propagation Prohibited. PP15,815 
Ajuga reptans 'Catlin's Giant' Catlin's Carpet Bugle - Evergreen groundcover to 1' tall by 3' wide w/lush bronzy lvs & blue flwrs in spring. Sun/Light Shade. Moderate watering needs. Hardy <0 degrees F. 
Aloe congolensis Congo Aloe - Spreading low aloe w/bright green leaves that turn red when stressed w/orange flwrs fall to winter. Full sun/light shade. Little H2O.Hardy to 28-30F. 
Aloe distans Jewelled Aloe - Low wide sprawling succulent w/blue-green lvs w/gold spines & coral summer flwrs. Well drained soil. Full sun/light shade. Little H2O. Hardy 20-25F. 
Aloe dorotheae Sunset Aloe - Low suckering aloe w/20" wide rosettes of shiny orange tinged lvs & winter spikes red budded green-yellow fls. Full sun. Occasional H2O. Hardy to 28F. 
Aloe humilis Spider Aloe - Small clumping succulent w/ 4" tall rosettes & 1' stalks of orange-red flowers late winter. Full sun. Well drained soil. Little h2o. Hardy to low 20sF 
Aloe 'Rooikappie' Little Red Riding Hood Aloe - Clumping to 1' tall w/spotted lvs & branched 2' stalks of orange/yellow flwrs year round. Full sun/light shade. Occasional H20. Hardy to at least 25F. 
Arctostaphylos 'Emerald Carpet' Manzanita - Evergreen groundcover rarely up to 1' tall by 3-6' wide w/white flowers winter-spring. Full sun. Water occasionally. Hardy to 15-20 degrees F. 
Arctostaphylos 'John Dourley' Manzanita - Mounding shrub to 2' tall and 6' wide w/ red new growth that ages to gray-green in summer. Purple-red berries follow pink flowers. Hardy to 5 F. 
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi 'Green Supreme' Manzanita - Evergreen groundcover. Full sun. Drought tolerant. White flowers to spring-summer. 6 in.x12'. 15-20 degrees F. 
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