Genus, Species, Cultivar or Biotype |
Common Name |
Type |
Height |
Spread |
Habit |
Aesthetics
(flower color, bloom season, foliage interest) |
Origin |
Hardiness Zone |
Preference for: |
Salt tol.** |
Sun |
Water |
Soil |
Antennaria dioica 'Rubra' |
Stoloniferous Pussytoes |
Peren |
4-12" |
8-12" |
Spreading |
Hairy gray foliage, red flowers |
Alaska |
4-5 |
Full sun |
Drought tolerant |
Well-drained, sandy |
N/A |
Antennaria plantaginifolia |
Pussytoes (Woman's Tobacco) |
Peren |
6-12" |
9-18" |
Spreading |
White flowers in spring |
E US |
3-8 |
Full sun to moderate shade |
Drought tolerant |
Well-drained |
N/A |
Arabis caucasica |
Wall Rock Cress |
Peren |
6-12" |
18" |
Tufted |
Gray-green foliage, fragrant white flowers midspring |
Caucasus |
3 |
Full sun to moderate shade |
Drought tolerant |
Well-drained |
N/A |
Aubrieta deltoidea |
Purple Rock Cress |
Peren |
6-8" |
18" |
Mat forming |
Evergreen foliage, numerous purple flowers |
Greece |
4-9 |
Full sun |
Drought tolerant |
Well-drained loam, pH neutral |
N/A |
Carex morrowii 'Ice Dance' |
Japanese Sedge |
Grass |
12" |
6-12" |
Clump forming |
Broad evergreen foliage with white stripe |
Japan |
5 |
Sun or shade |
Drought tolerant |
Well-drained |
N/A |
Chrysogonum virginianum 'Pierre' |
Green and Gold (Golden Star) |
Peren |
6-12" |
- |
Mat forming |
Yellow flowers spring to midsummer |
Eastern US |
5-6 |
Full sun to moderate shade |
Moist |
Well-drained |
N/A |
Delosperma nubigenum |
Hardy Ice Plant |
Peren |
1-2" |
36" |
Mat forming, trailing |
Succulent light green foliage, light yellow flowers midspring |
South Africa |
4-10 |
Full sun |
Drought tolerant |
Well-drained |
N/A |
Deutzia gracilis 'Nikko' |
Nikko Deutzia (Slender Pride of Rochester) |
Woody |
1-2' |
2-5' |
Upright |
Pure white flowers on old wood early summer, burgundy fall foliage |
Japan |
4-8 |
Full sun to moderate shade |
Drought tolerant |
Well-drained |
N/A |
Dianthus deltoides 'Brilliant' |
Maiden Pink |
Peren |
6-12" |
18" |
Mat forming |
Evergreen foliage, deep pink flowers |
Europe, Asia |
3-9 |
Full sun to moderate shade |
|
Well-drained, alkaline |
N/A |
Erigeron karvinskianus 'Blutenmeer' |
Fleabane |
Peren |
6-12" |
36" |
Trailing, mat forming |
Profusion of white flowers in summer |
Latin America |
8 |
Full sun |
Drought tolerant |
Well-drained |
N/A |
Fragaria x (F. ananassa x Potentilla palustris) 'Lipstick' |
Flowering Strawberry |
Peren |
3-6" |
Indefinite |
Creeping |
Deep pink flowers in spring |
Europe |
5-10 |
Full sun to moderate shade |
Drought tolerant |
Well-drained |
N/A |
Geranium macrorrhizum |
Cranesbill |
Peren |
12-24" |
12-24" |
Clump-forming |
Pink flowers in summer |
S Europe |
3-8 |
Full sun to moderate shade |
Moist |
Well-drained |
N/A |
Gypsophila cerastioides |
Baby's Breath |
Peren |
2" |
6" |
Mat forming |
White flowers in summer |
Himalayas |
5 |
Full sun |
Drought tolerant |
Well-drained |
N/A |
Koeleria cristata (syn. macrantha) |
Prairie Junegrass |
Grass |
6-30" |
- |
Clump |
Compact clump with gray-green foliage and attractive seed head |
North America |
2 |
Full sun |
Drought tolerant |
Well-drained |
N/A |
Laurentia fluviatilis (syn. Pratia pedunculata) |
Blue Star Creeper |
Peren |
1" |
12-18" |
Spreading |
Blue flowers spring, fine foliage |
Australia |
6-8 |
Full sun to moderate shade |
Moist |
Well-drained |
low |
Liriope muscari 'Royal Purple' |
Lily Turf |
Peren |
18-24" |
8-12" |
Clump forming |
Evergreen grass-like foliage, purple flower spikes |
China, Japan |
6-10 |
Sun or shade |
Drought tolerant |
Any well-drained |
N/A |
Mazus reptans |
Creeping Mazus |
Peren |
1-2" |
Indefinite |
Mat forming, trailing |
Purple flowers in late spring |
Asia |
3-9 |
Full sun to moderate shade |
Moist |
Well-drained |
low |
Microbiota decussata |
Siberian Cypress |
Woody |
1-2' |
9-12' |
Spreading |
Needle evergreen, foliage bronze in winter |
Siberia |
2-8 |
Full sun to moderate shade |
Drought tolerant |
Well-drained |
N/A |
Rhus aromatica
'Gro Low' |
Fragrant Sumac |
Woody |
24" |
36" |
Erect, dense, woody |
Red berry-like fruit persisting in winter, glossy foliage |
Eastern North America |
3-9 |
Full sun to moderate shade |
Drought tolerant |
Well-drained |
high |
Rubus calycinoides
(syn. pentalobus) |
Creeping Raspberry |
Woody |
3-5" |
Indefinite |
Creeping and rooting |
Rugose dark glossy evergreen leaves |
Taiwan |
7 |
Full sun to moderate shade |
Drought tolerant |
Well-drained |
N/A |
Sedum reflexum 'Blue Spruce' |
Stonerop |
Peren |
4-10" |
Indefinite |
Creeping, carpet forming |
Succulent blue-green foliage, numerous yellow flowers |
Europe |
3 |
Full sun |
Drought tolerant |
Well-drained |
N/A |
Silene uniflora (syn. maratima) |
Seaside Campion |
Peren |
6" |
8" |
Spreading |
White blooms in summer |
Europe |
3 |
Full sun |
Drought tolerant |
Well-drained |
N/A |
Silene uniflora 'Compacta' |
Compact Seaside Campion |
Peren |
6" |
8" |
Spreading |
White blooms in summer |
Europe |
3 |
Full sun |
Drought tolerant |
Well-drained |
N/A |
Solidago cutleri |
Alpine Goldenrod |
Peren |
8-12" |
- |
Dense tuft |
Yellow flowers in late summer to early autumn |
Northeastern US |
4 |
Moderate shade |
Moist |
Well-drained |
N/A |
Thymus praecox 'Albiflorus' |
Creeping Thyme |
Woody |
1-2" |
Indefinite |
Creeping |
White flowers in summer, small bright green leaves |
Europe |
5 |
Full sun |
Drought tolerant |
Well-drained |
mod. |
Trifolium repens 'Atropurpureum' |
Purple Leafed Clover |
Peren |
4-6" |
Indefinite |
Creeping |
Red bronze foliage |
Europe |
4 |
Full sun |
Moist |
Well-drained loam |
N/A |
Vinca minor |
Myrtle |
Peren |
4-6" |
Indefinite |
Creeping |
Evergreen glossy foliage, light blue flowers in spring and fall |
Europe |
4-8 |
full sun to dense shade |
Drought tolerant |
Well-drained |
N/A |
