1. Horticulture II - LC
Plant ID
Ground Covers

2. Ajuga reptans CN: Ajuga Evergreen Ground Cover 3-4” tall
Compact, dense mat
Glossy, 3-4” leaves
Rosettes
Flowers: 4-6” spikes
blue-violet

4. Hedera Helix CN: English Ivy Evergreen, vine Leaves: young & adult
different shapes
Dark-green, white veins
Young: 3-5 lobes
Adult: not lobed
1.5-4”

6. Iberis sempervirens CN: Candytuft Low, spreading mat
Easy-to-grow, semi-evergreen
Leaves: narrow, dark green
Flower: dainty, round clusters
tiny, pure white
Uses: edging plant

8. Juniperus conferta CN: Shore Juniper Dense, evergreen shrub
Small, spreading
Leaves: awl’s in 3
pointed end
white band w/ green through
middle
Bright blue-green
very small cone – blue

10. Juniperus horizontalis ‘Plumosa’
CN: Creeping Juniper
Evergreen, ground cover
Dense, flat
Branching, spreading
Light green awl leaves

12. Liriope muscari CN: Liriope Evergreen perennial Mounding
Leaves: ribbon-like
10-18”
Curves to ground
Flowers: spikes
small, purple or white
Pea-sized berries
Border

14. Ophiopogon japonicus CN: Mondo Grass Evergreen, perennial
Grass-like clumps
Leaves: dark green
rigid, thin
Flowers hidden in clumps
Border

16. Pachysandra terminalis
CN: Pachysandra
Evergreen, slow-growing
Dense mat
Leaves: dark green, glossy
oval, 2-4”
whorled, serrated
Flowers: creamy white
tiny, 1-2”
spikes

18. Vinca minor CN: Periwinkle Low, trailing evergreen
thin, trailing stems
Leaves: glossy, dark green
elliptical 1-2”
Flowers: blue, 1”
showy, cover plant
Can be invasive