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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, al- 
though 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 
sm Juniperus communis depressa pe Arctostaphyllos uvaursi 
pe Juniperus horizontalis m Calluna in variety 
p Juniperus horizontalis douglasi s Calluna vulgaris nana 
s Juniperus horizontalis plumosa u Chamaedaphne (for moist places) 
m Juniperus sabina s Cotoneaster horizontalis 
st Pinus mugo mughus mM Cotoneaster microphylla 
ML Taxus cuspidata nana s Daphne cneorum 
s Galax aphylla 
Deciduous Shrubs ML Kalmia angustifolia 
ue A celen ehiee L Leucothoe catesbaei 
t Azalea yedoensis poukhanensis x tne A , 
tu Myrica pensylvanica Seka CONDYAS : 
i Rosetiposa r) HAGE EHOLA terminalis 
$ : ears L ieris floribunda 
Mut Xanthorhiza simplicissima ie Rhododendron lactini ore 
Vines p~ Shortia galacifolia 
; ps Vaccinium vitisidaea majus 
m Celastrus orbiculata punctata p Vaccinium vitisidaea minus 
p Hedera helix, Hv. Baltic Ivy Pp Vinca minor 
ps Lonicera japonica halliana 
Most plantings are too crowded for permanently good results. Adequate spac- 
ing of trees and shrubs, with proper use of groundcover material, will insure 
permanent satisfaction, given proper conditions of soil and exposure. We will 
gladly recommend the best groundcovers for specific locations. . 
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