| Common Name(s) |
Genus &
species
cv. or syn. |
WSR(a)
Type(b) |
Habit |
Zone |
Height
Spread |
Origin |
Aesthetics |
Sun |
Water |
Soil |
Salt Tolerance
(a) |
Roadside Performance
(a) |
| Rock cress, Wall rock cress |
Arabis
caucasica |
F
P |
Tufted |
4-10 |
6-12"
18" |
Caucasus |
Gray-green foliage, fragrant white flowers midspring |
Full sun to moderate shade |
Drought tolerant |
Well-drained |
|
|
| Butterfly milkweed, Butterfly weed, Chigger flower,
Indian paintbrush, Pleurisy root |
Asclepias
tuberosa |
F
P |
Erect |
3-9 |
12-36"
12-24" |
Eastern North America |
Vibrant orange flowers in spring |
Full sun |
Drought tolerant |
Well-drained, infertile |
|
|
| False rockcress, Lilac bush, Purple rock cress |
Aubrieta
deltoidea |
F
P |
Mat forming |
4-9 |
6-12"
24" |
Greece |
Evergreen foliage, numerous purple flowers |
Full sun to partial shade |
Drought tolerant |
Well-drained loam |
|
|
| Texoka buffalograss |
Buchloe
dactyloides
'Taxoka' |
F
G |
Low growing |
1-8 |
4-8"
? |
|
Soft blue green turf |
Full sun to shade |
Drought tolerant |
Tolerates compacted soil |
|
|
| Japanese sedge, Morrow's sedge, Variegated Japanese
sedge |
Carex
morrowi
'Ice Dance' |
F
G |
Clump forming |
6-9 |
12"
12-18" |
Japan |
Broad evergreen foliage with white stripe |
Shade |
Drought tolerant |
Moist, fertile |
|
|
| Green and gold, Golden star |
Chrysogonum
virginianum
'Pierre' |
F
P |
Mat forming |
5-9 |
6-9"
Indefinite |
Eastern US |
Yellow flowers spring to midsummer |
Shade |
Moist |
Well-drained |
|
|
| Maiden pink |
Dianthus
deltoides
'Brilliant' |
F
P |
Mat forming |
3-9 |
4-8"
15" |
Europe, Asia |
Evergreen foliage, deep pink flowers |
Full sun to partial shade |
Drought tolerant |
Well-drained, alkaline |
|
G |
| Carnation, Pinks |
Dianthus
myrtinervius |
F
P |
Mat forming |
4-9 |
2"
8" |
Europe |
Tiny bright green foliage, deep pink flowers
in summer |
Full sun |
|
Well-drained |
|
G |
| Beach fleabane, Seaside daisy |
Erigeron
glaucus
'Albus' |
F
P |
Clump forming |
5-9 |
10"
18" |
Pacific Coast |
Semi-evergreen foliage, white daisy-like flowers
in mid to late spring |
Full sun |
Drought tolerant |
Well drained, sandy, alkaline and acidic |
|
|
| Fleabane |
Erigeron
karvinskianus
'Blutenmeer' |
F
P |
Trailing, mat forming |
5-7 |
6-12"
20" |
Latin America |
Profusion of white flowers in summer |
Full sun to partial shade |
Drought tolerant |
Well drained |
|
|
| Flowering strawberry |
Fragaria
x (F. ananassa x Potentilla palustris)
'Lipstick' |
F
P |
Creeping |
5-10 |
3-6"
Indefinite |
Europe |
Deep pink flowers in spring |
Full sun |
Drought tolerant |
Well-drained |
|
|
| Baby's breath |
Gypsophila
cerastiodes |
F
P |
Mat forming |
5-8 |
2"
6" |
Himalayas |
White flowers in summer |
Full sun |
Drought tolerant |
Well-drained |
|
F/P |
| Junegrass, Koeler grass, Prairie junegrass |
Koeleria
cristata
(syn. macrantha) |
F
G |
Clump forming |
3-9 |
18-24"
2-6" |
North America |
Compact clump with gray-green foliage and attractive
seed head |
Full sun to partial shade |
Drought tolerant |
Well-drained |
|
|
| Blue lily-turf, Lily turf |
Liriope
muscari
'Royal Purple' |
F
P |
Clump forming |
5-10 |
12"
18" |
China, Japan |
Evergreen grass-like foliage, purple flower spikes |
Sun or shade |
Drought tolerant |
Well-drained fertile |
|
|
| Creeping mazus |
Mazus
reptans |
F
P |
Mat forming, trailing |
4-9 |
2"
Indefinite |
Asia |
Purple flowers in late spring |
Partial to full shade |
Moist |
Well-drained |
|
|
| Coat flower, Saxifrage tunicflower |
Petrorhagia
saxifraga |
F
P |
Mound forming |
4-8 |
10"
12-18" |
Central Europe |
Pale pink flowers in summer |
Full sun |
Moist |
Well-drained |
|
F |
| Fragrant sumac |
Rhus
aromatica
'Gro Low' |
F
W |
Erect, dense, woody |
4-9 |
2'
6-8' |
Eastern North America |
Red berry-like fruit persisting in winter, glossy
foliage |
Full sun to light shade |
Drought tolerant |
Well-drained |
|
|
| Creeping raspberry |
Rubus
calycinoides
(syn. pentalobus) |
F
W |
Creeping and rooting |
7-9 |
4"
Indefinite |
Taiwan |
Rugose dark glossy evergreen leaves |
Full sun |
Drought tolerant |
Well-drained |
|
|
| Stonecrop |
Sedum
reflexum
'Blue Spruce' |
F
P |
Creeping, carpet forming |
3 |
8-10"
Indefinite |
Europe |
Succulent blue-green foliage, numerous yellow
flowers |
Full sun |
Drought tolerant |
Well-drained |
G |
G |
| Stonecrop, Two-row stonecrop |
Sedum
spurium
'John Creech' |
F
P |
Mat forming |
3-8 |
3"
3-12" |
Asia |
Fleshy green leaves with pink flowers |
Full sun to partial shade |
Drought tolerant |
Well-drained |
|
|
| Tufted catchfly |
Silene
saxifraga |
F
P |
Carpet forming |
4 |
4-8"
Indefinite |
European Alps |
Greenish-white to white flowers in summer |
Full sun |
Dry |
Well-drained |
|
|
| Compact seaside campion, Seaside campion |
Silene
uniflora
'Compacta' (syn. maratima) |
F
P |
Spreading |
3-7 |
6"
8" |
Europe |
White blooms in summer |
Full sun |
Drought tolerant |
Well-drained |
|
|
| Alpine goldenrod |
Solidago
cutleri |
F
P |
Dense tuft |
4-9 |
12"
30" |
North-
eastern US |
Yellow flowers in late summer to early autumn |
Full sun |
Moist |
Well-drained |
|
|
| Creeping thyme, Mother-of-thyme, Woolly thyme |
Thymus
praecox
'Albiflorus' |
F
W |
Creeping |
5-7 |
1-2"
18" |
Europe |
White flowers in summer, small bright green leaves |
Full sun or partial shade |
Drought tolerant |
Well-drained |
F/G |
G |
| Purple leafed clover, Shamrock |
Trifolium
repens
'Atropurpureum' |
F
P |
Creeping |
4-8 |
4"
Indefinite |
Europe |
Red bronze foliage |
Full sun |
Moist |
Well-drained |
|
F |
| Speedwell-creeping |
Veronica
peduncularis
'Waterperry Blue' |
F
P |
Creeping, mound forming |
5-8 |
4-6"
12" |
hybrid |
Medium green leaves with blue flowers from spring
to summer |
Full sun to partial shade |
Moist |
Well-drained |
|
|
| Harewell speedwell |
Veronica
prostrata |
F/P
P |
Prostrate spreading |
4-8 |
8"
Indefinite |
Europe |
Semi-evergreen foliage, bright blue flowers in
late spring |
Full sun to partial shade |
Moist |
Well-drained |
|
|
| Common periwinkle, Dwarf periwinkle, Myrtle,
Running myrtle |
Vinca
minor |
F
P |
Creeping |
4-8 |
4-6"
Indefinite |
Europe |
Evergreen glossy foliage, light blue flowers
in spring and fall |
Full sun to shade |
Drought tolerant |
Well-drained fertile |
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