Herbaceous Groundcovers for Southwest Missouri

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General Information on Groundcovers

Ajuga, Bugleweed (Ajuga reptans)

Bearded Iris, Tall Bearded Iris, German Iris (Iris x germanica)

Bigleaf Periwinkle (Vinca major)

Bishop Goutweed, Bishopweed (Aegopodium podagraria 'Variegatum)

Candytuft (Iberis sempervirens)

Coral Bells, Alumroot, Heuchera (Heuchera spp.)

Creeping Buttercup (Ranunculus repens)

Creeping Lily-turf (Liriope spicata)

Creeping Phlox, Moss Pink, Thrift (Phlox subulata)

Hosta, Plantain Lily (Hosta spp.)

Houttuynia, Chamaeleon Plant (Houttuynia cordata)

Japanese Spurge, Pachysandra (Pachysandra terminalis)

Lenten Rose (Helleborus orientalis)

Lily-of-the-Valley (Convallaria majalis)

Liriope, Lily-turf, Monkey Grass (Liriope muscari)

Mondo Grass (Ophiopogon japonicus)

Periwinkle, Vinca, Cemetery Vine (Vinca minor)

Plumbago, Leadwort (Ceratostigma plumbaginoides)

Sedum, Stonecrop (Sedum spp.)

Spotted Deadnettle (Lamium maculatum)

Wild Ginger (Asarum canadense)