Carpet Evergreen Plant

Well suited for use in rock gardens as a specimen plant or massed as an easy care ground cover.

Carpet evergreen plant.

The thick glossy rounded heart shaped leaves of this low growing plant make a luscious groundcover. The japanese pachysandra also called the carpet box plant has creeping stems with light green glossy leaves. Slow growing 4 6 in. The evergreen plant is easy to control and is drought tolerant once established.

The japanese pachysandra pachysandra terminalis is a low growing leafy evergreen plant that is good for ground cover under shrubs or in other shady parts of your garden this type of shade loving perennial ground cover plant produces small flowers in the spring. Tolerates high foot traffic. Acacia redolens desert carpet prostrate acacia low growing evergreen ground cover blooms in spring yellow puff balls height 2 spread to 12 drought tolerant heat tolerant use on banks with poor soil. Tolerant of even the shadiest sites european.

Few evergreen groundcover plants are as striking as european ginger. Though it can handle some drought barrenwort prefers moist soil conditions. Deep green foliage creates a dense evergreen carpet becoming bronze in winter. On this page we have conveniently grouped together our most common as well as most popular selections for use in groundcover plantings.

In addition irish moss dislikes drought and soggy soil so a watering schedule to maintain a moderate moisture level. In winter the foliage turns deep gold and salmon orange with green undertones. A vigorous evergreen shrub with bright green scale like foliage that becomes coppery brown in winter. Notable for its carpet of purple hued flowers creeping phlox is a gorgeous ground cover for those seeking to add color to their landscaping and it attracts pollinators.

Most all are evergreen and most require little to no maintenance both of these qualities make them excellent choices for groundcover plantings of any size. Well suited for use as edging groundcover or in containers. Providing a bright splash of color all year round juniperus horizontalis golden carpet creeping juniper is a low spreading evergreen shrub with brilliant golden foliage that does not burn in full sun. The plant spreads rapidly to form a carpet that looks especially nice against gray stone.

Easy care perennial offers an excellent choice for growing between flagstones or growing as a lawn substitute. For stunning ground hugging full sun plants choose creeping phlox flowering creeping thyme or trailing periwinkles. An adaptable conifer that provides excellent textural contrast to broad leaved shrubs or perennials. Some of the best flowering ground cover evergreen plants for shade are lilyturf and bugleweed.

Though the plants are slower growing than some other groundcovers listed here they are still worth including in your garden.