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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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Arctotis stoechadifolia Cream African Daisy - Evergreen widespreading groundcover w/white colored blue cnetered flowers in spring-summer. Full sun. Low water needs. Hardy 20-25F. Re-reprouts. 
Artemisia californica 'Canyon Gray' Coastal Sagebrush - Artemisia californica cultivar from SB Botanic Garden. A low groundcover w/gray foliage. Low water needs, good drainage required. 20-25 degrees F. 
Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. albula Silver Wormwood - Wirey low growing native w/ small silver gray lvs & whitish non-showy flwrs. Full sun in well drained soil. Little/no H2O needed. Very hardy (<0F) 
Artemisia ludoviciana 'Valerie Finnis' Silver Wormwood - Deciduous sub-shrub/ perennial to 2' tall spreading slowly 4+ feet w/felty white leaves. Full sun. Occasional to little H2O. Very hardy (-30F) 
Artemisia pycnocephala 'David's Choice' Coastal Sagewort - Low growing evergreen shrub to 1' tall w/silver lvs and yellow summer flwrs. Full sun. Low water needs. Best in coastal regions. 15-20 degrees F. 
Asparagus aethiopicus 'Sprengeri' Sprenger's Asparagus - Evergreen perennial 2' tall by 3' wide tufts of narrow green lvs & spring white flwrs. Sun/Light Shade. Moderate/low water needs. Hardty to 25-30F. 
Aster 'Argentina' Argentine Daisy - Herbaceous perennial w/mat of low leaves & stems to 1' w/yellow daisy flwrs spring-summer. Full sun/light shade. Regular/occasional H2O. Hardy to <25 
Asteriscus maritimus Gold Coin Daisy - Low growing herbaceous shrub to 1' tall x 4' wide. Golden-yellow flowers in spring- summer. Full sun. Low water needs. 15-20 degrees F. 
Asteriscus maritimus 'Compact Gold Coin' Gold Coin Daisy - Low growing herbaceous shrub to 1' tall x 4' wide. Golden-yellow flowers in spring- summer. Full sun. Low water needs. 15-20 degrees F. 
Baccharis pilularis 'Pigeon Point' Dwarf Coyote Brush - Evergreen groundcover 1- 2' tall x 10-12' wide with rounded small lvs. Full sun. Low water needs. 15-20 degrees F. 
Barleria repens Coral Creeper - Low spreading shrub to 2' tall (taller with support) with salmon-red flowers in fall. Full cool sun/light shade. Regular irrigation. Hardy to 28 F. 
Berberis aquifolium var. repens Creeping Barberry - Evergreen shrub to 2-3' tall that spreads to form a solid cover w/ yellow flowers in spring. Sun/Light Shade. Low water needs. Hardy <0 degrees F. 
Bergenia ciliata Frilly Bergenia - Perennial w/ large round undulating hairy leaves. Pale pink flwrs flushed with rose in spring-summer. Full sun/ light shade. Hardy to <0 F. 
Bergenia cordifolia Heartleaf Bergenia - Evergreen perennial. Light shade. Low water needs. Rose-pink flower in spring 18 in. tall. Hardy to <15 degrees F. 
Bergenia crassifolia Winter Blooming Bergenia - Evergreen perennial to 1-2' tall w/pink flowers in late winter to early spring. Light shade. Low water needs. Hardy to -20 degrees F. 
Bidens ferulifolia 'Goldmarie' Gold Marie Carpet Tickseed - Perennial 15" x 2-3' w/narrow green lvs & yellow flwrs year-round. Full sun/light shade. Well drained soil. Regular-occasional H2O. Hardy to 10 F. 
Bidens ferulifolia 'Peters Goldteppich' Peter's Gold Carpet Tickseed - Perennial 15" x 2-3' w/narrow green lvs & yellow flwrs year-round. Full sun/light shade. Well drained soil. Regular-occasional H2O. Hardy to 10 F. 
Bidens 'Madame Ganna Walska' Lotusland Tickseed - Perennial subshrub 3-4' x 4-6' w/green lvs & pink flwrs year-round. Full sun/light shade. Regular-occasional H2O. Hardy to 10 F?. 
Blechnum occidentale Hammock Fern - Low growing to 1 ' tall w/pink to bronzy new growth. Spreads by runners. Shade. Regular to occasional H2O. Hardy to 20 F. [B. appendiculatum] 
Bougainvillea 'Oransenka' Evergreen shrub to 2-4'+ tall by 4-6' wide w/orange and magenta bracts late spring-fall. Full sun. Low water needs. Hardy to 20-25 degrees F. 
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