AGP 363 - ID List #1 Plants
Herbaceous Perennial Plants Used as Groundcovers
Common Name |
Scientific Name |
Family Name |
Bishopweed, Bishop Goutweed |
Aegopodium podagraria ‘Variegatum’ |
Apiaceae |
Bigleaf Periwinkle |
Vinca major |
Apocynaceae |
Vinca, Periwinkle, Cemetery Vine |
Vinca minor |
Apocynaceae |
Wild Ginger |
Asarum canadense |
Aristolochiaceae |
Lily-of-the-valley |
Convallaria majalis |
Asparagaceae |
Plantain Lily, Hosta |
Hosta hyb. |
Asparagaceae |
Liriope, Monkey Grass, Lilyturf |
Liriope muscari |
Asparagaceae |
Creeping Lilyturf |
Liriope spicata |
Asparagaceae |
Candytuft |
Iberis sempervirens |
Brassicaceae |
Japanese Spurge, Pachysandra |
Pachysandra terminalis |
Buxaceae |
Sedum, Stonecrop |
Sedum spp. |
Crassulaceae |
Bearded Iris, Tall Bearded Iris |
Iris germanica |
Iridaceae |
Bugleweed, Ajuga |
Ajuga reptans |
Lamiaceae |
Spotted Deadnettle |
Lamium maculatum |
Lamiaceae |
Mondo Grass |
Ophiopogon japonicus |
Asparagaceae |
Plumbago, Leadwort |
Ceratostigma plumbaginoides |
Plumbaginaceae |
Creeping Phlox, Moss Pink, Thrift |
Phlox subulata |
Polemoniaceae |
Lenten Rose |
Helleborus orientalis |
Ranunculaceae |
Creeping Buttercup |
Ranunculus repens |
Ranunculaceae |
Houttuynia, Chamaeleon Plant |
Houttuynia cordata |
Saururaceae |
Coral Bells, Alumroot, Heuchera |
Heuchera cv. |
Saxifragaceae |
Daylily |
Hemerocallis hyb. |
Xanthorrhoeaceae |