GROUNDCOVER PLANTS 
A list such as this cannot hope to cover all kinds of plants that may be used 
as groundcovers. In large landscape projects such plants as Mountainlaurel 
Kalmia, (Kalmia latifolia), many varieties of medium to tall growing shrubs 
and the like might be used for broad groundcover effects. 
Our intention here is not to cover this kind of use, but to indicate the plants 
that are useful as groundcovers in the commonly accepted sense of the word. 
In general, therefore, the list is limited to plants which rarely exceed three 
feet in height, even in maturity. There are some exceptions, in the case of such 
plants as Dwarf Japanese Yew (Taxus cuspidata nana), which, although 
eventually it would normally reach five or six feet in height, can be maintained 
almost indefinitely by pruning at a height of two feet or less. 
For your convenience in choosing the kind of groundcover best suited for 
your purpose, we have indicated the approximate normal height of the plants 
listed as follows. 
Where two letters occur it indicates a variable species, some individuals of 
which are lower than others. 
P — prostrate or trailing M — one to two feet tall 
S — less than one foot tall L — Over two feet tall 
Evergreens Broadleaf Evergreens 
t Abies fraseri prostrata 
Juniperus chinensis sargenti 
sm Juniperus communis depressa 
p Juniperus horizontalis 
p Juniperus horizontalis douglasi 
s Juniperus horizontalis plumosa 
mM Juniperus sabina 
P 
L 
M 
Arctostaphyllos uvaursi 
Buxus microphylla koreana 
Calluna, in variety 
Calluna vulgaris nana 
Chamaedaphne (for moist places) 
Cotoneaster horizontalis 
Cotoneaster horizontalis perpusilla 
Cotoneaster horizontalis wilsoni 
Cotoneaster microphylla 
Daphne cneorum 
Epigaea repens 
Erica carnea 
Galax aphylla 
Gaylussacia brachycera 
Kalmia angustifolia 
Leucothoe catesbaei 
Mitchella repens 
Pachistima canbyi 
Pachysandra terminalis 
Pieris floribunda 
Rhododendron laetivirens 
Shortia galacifolia 
Vaccinium vitisidaea majus 
Vaccinium vitisidaea minor 
Vinca minor 
Vinea minor alba 
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Juniperus squamata 
Pinus mugo mughus 
Taxus canadensis 
Mi Taxus cuspidata nana 
Deciduous Shrubs 
Azalea obtusa 
Azalea yedoensis poukhanensis 
Cornus, Hv. Kelseydwarf 
Genista pilosa 
Myrica pensylvanica 
Rhododendron canadense (moist 
places ) 
ut Rosa rugosa 
i Salix purpurea, Hv. Dwarf 
Mt Xanthorhiza simplicissima 
K c 
uri concer talc SC tS salen ot we ee 
SreSerees 
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Sd) Cs tan 
Vines 
m Celastrus orbiculata punctata 
sm Euonymus fortunei minimus 
m Euonymus fortunei radicans 
s Euonymus fortunei vegetus 
m Euonymus fortunei, Hv. Glossy 
We are always glad to advise on spe- 
cial problems. 
ps Euonymus fortunei, Hv. Purpleleaf For descriptions of plants in these 
p Hedera helix, Hv. Baltic Ivy special lists please refer to general alpha- 
ps Lonicera japonica halliana betical listings. . 
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