Horticulture II - LC

Plant IDGround Covers

Ajuga reptans CN: Ajuga Evergreen Ground

Cover 3-4” tall Compact, dense mat Glossy, 3-4” leaves

Rosettes Flowers: 4-6” spikes

blue-violet

Hedera Helix CN: English Ivy Evergreen, vine Leaves: young & adult different shapes

Dark-green, white veins Young: 3-5 lobes Adult: not lobed 1.5-4”

Iberis sempervirens CN: Candytuft Low, spreading mat Easy-to-grow, semi-evergreen Leaves: narrow, dark green Flower: dainty, round clusters

tiny, pure white Uses: edging plant

Juniperus conferta CN: Shore Juniper Dense, evergreen shrub Small, spreading Leaves: awl’s in 3

pointed end white band w/ green through

middle Bright blue-green very small cone – blue

Juniperus horizontalis ‘Plumosa’ CN: Creeping Juniper Evergreen, ground cover Dense, flat Branching, spreading Light green awl leaves

Liriope muscari CN: Liriope Evergreen perennial Mounding Leaves: ribbon-like

10-18” Curves to ground

Flowers: spikes small, purple or white

Pea-sized berries Border

Ophiopogon japonicus CN: Mondo Grass Evergreen, perennial Grass-like clumps Leaves: dark green

rigid, thin Flowers hidden in clumps Border

Pachysandra terminalis CN: Pachysandra Evergreen, slow-growing Dense mat Leaves: dark green, glossy

oval, 2-4” whorled, serrated

Flowers: creamy white tiny, 1-2” spikes

Vinca minor CN: Periwinkle Low, trailing evergreen

thin, trailing stems Leaves: glossy, dark green

elliptical 1-2” Flowers: blue, 1”

showy, cover plant Can be invasive