The Universiy of Illinios Extension Service defines aggressive plants as those that have the ability to "spread fast enough within the garden as to cause issues to other garden areas where the plant is not wanted or is intended to be growing." This is not the same as being identified as being invasive. We recommend silver carpet, which as the name suggests, is the best variety for ground cover. It's also important to note that there is a difference between a plant being considered invasive and one that grows aggressively. So, although some of the plants above are noted as being invasive in certain regions, they are fine to grow in others. Keep in mind that a plant may be invasive in one environment, but okay to grow in another. From the USDA website: "An invasive species is non-native to the ecosystem under consideration, and whose introduction causes or is likely to cause economic or environmental harm or harm to human health." minor, a popular evergreen ground cover, grows best in partial shade.
When learning about plants, it's important to understand what it means for a plant to be invasive.
Plants to try: ‘Big Ears' (large leaves up to 8 inches long), 'Silky Fleece' (a dwarf variety with tiny 1-inch leaves), ‘Silver Carpet’ (silvery blue foliage, nonflowering) *INVASIVE VS. Pink Chintz Thyme (Thymus Pink Chintz) is a tight, low growing creeping thyme with thick stems of woolly green foliage that blooms in mid. Where to use: Sunny spots where you need a dense, weed-suppressing ground cover. Special attributes: Not bothered by pests or diseases coordinates well with almost everything. Ground Cover Plants BERGENIA cordifolia - Pigsqueak Campanula Dicksons Gold Campanula poscharskyana Cornus canadensis - Bunch Berry Delosperma cooperi. Height/spread: 3 to 10 inches (taller when in flower), spreads up to 2 feet Lawrence Plant) is a ground cover plant in the mint family. Bugleweed ( Ajuga reptans, also called St. Alpine Aster ( Aster alpinus) is a ground cover plant that is native to the mountains of Europe. It will literally turn into a sea of color, because the little but dense blooms will totally cover this small shrub. Upright stalks of pink or purple flowers in early summer add to the overall height, but you can find cultivars that bloom rarely or not at all. 10 Ground Cover Plants With Purple Flowers Alpine Aster. Creeping thyme is one of the most common full-Sun ground cover plants ever, and it has flowers in a wide range of purple shades, from pale lilac to raspberry, depending on the variety and cultivar. Their fuzzy texture and silver overtones contrast beautifully with many other garden perennials. This low-ground cover plant grows to about 12 (30 cm) high.
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The ground cover plant thrives in full to partial shade and flowers every spring when new leaves appear. In USDA zones 8 through 12, you can grow wandering Jew as ground cover for partial shade. When growing in hanging baskets or plant pots in partial sun, the wandering Jew has trailing vines up to 2 ft. Soft oblong leaves make this plant so irresistible. The Allegheny Pachysandra ( Pachysandra procumbens) is a popular type of perennial ground cover plant due to its low height and dense green foliage. The grayish-green and magenta foliage complement the plant’s purple and white flowers.
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