Ground Covers: Their Establishment and Maintenance

Table 1.

GROUND COVERS RECOMMENDED FOR FULL SUN
Common Name	Scientific Name	Height	Zone*
Andorra Juniper	Juniperus horizontalis plumosa	18-24"	6, 7, 8
Big Leaf Periwinkle	Vinca major	12-15"	6, 7, 8
Blue Fescue	Festuca ovina glauca	4-6"	6, 7
Blue Rug Juniper	Juniperus horizontalis 'Wiltoni'	1-2"	6, 7, 8
Cotoneaster	Cotoneaster species	1-3'	6, 7
Daylily	Hemerocallis species	18-24"	6, 7, 8
Dwarf Japgarden Juniper	Juniperus procumbens 'Nana'	6-8"	6, 7, 8
Evergreen Candytuft	Iberis sempervirens	6-8"	6, 7
Hall's Honeysuckle	Lonicera japonica halliana	18-24"	6, 7, 8
Lavender Cotton	Santolina chamaecyparissus	18-24"	6, 7, 8
Liriope	Liriope muscari	14-20"	6, 7, 8
Mondo Grass (Dwarf Lilyturf)	Ophiopogon japonicus	6-10"	6, 7, 8
Moss Verbena	Verbena tenusecta	8-12"	8
Parsons Juniper	Juniperus davurica 'Expansa'	18-24"	6, 7, 8
Periwinkle	Vinca minor	3-6"	6, 7, 8a
Purple Wintercreeper	Euonymus fortunei coloratus	6"	6, 7
Sargent Juniper	Juniperus chinensis sargentii	12"	6, 7, 8
Shore Juniper	Juniperus conferta	18-24"	6, 7, 8
St. Johnswort (Arons Beard)	Hypericum calycinum	12"	6, 7
Thrift (Moss Pink)	Phlox subulata	2"	6, 7, 8
GROUND COVERS RECOMMENDED FOR SHADE
Common Name	Scientific Name	Height	Zone
Algerian Ivy	Hedera canariensis	8-10"	8
Ardisia	Ardisia japonica	6-8"	8
Asiatic Jasmine	Trachelospermum asiaticum	2-4"	7, 8
Bugleweed	Ajuga reptans	2-3"	6, 7, 8
English Ivy	Hedera helix	6-8"	6, 7, 8
Hall's Honeysuckle	Lonicera japonica halliana	18-24"	6, 7, 8
Holly Fern	Cyrtomium falcatum	24-30"	8b
Japanese Spurge	Pachysandra terminalis	6-8"	6, 7
Lenten Rose	Helleborus orientalis	12-15"	6, 7
Liriope	Liriope muscari	14-20"	6, 7, 8
Mondo Grass	Ophiopogon japonicus	6-10"	6, 7, 8
Plantain Lily	Hosta species	6"-3'	6, 7, 8
Periwinkle	Vina minor and Vinca major	3-6" (18")	6, 7
Purple Wintercreeper	Euonymus fortunei coloratus	6"	6, 7
St. Johnswort	Hypericum calycinum	12-15"	6, 7

* Refer to Plant Hardiness Zone Map

Table 2.

Nitrogen Material	% Nitrogen	Amount Per 1000 Square Feet	Amount Per 100 Square Feet	Amount Per 10 Square Feet
Ammonium Nitrate	33.5	3 pounds	4.8 ounces (3/4 cup)	0.48 ounce (1 tablespoon)
Sodium Nitrate	16	6 pounds	9.6 ounces (1½ cups)	0.96 ounce (2 tablespoons)

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