Tag Archives: Ground cover

GROUND COVER: Opuntia humifusa (Eastern Prickly Pear)

Posted on July 7, 2017 by

Tried and True Native Plant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic Eastern Prickly Pear Cactus (formerly O. compressa) is unique. Its natural habitat is in scattered pockets from Ontario, Canada, to Florida and Louisiana, rather than the Southwest. Though infrequent throughout Virginia,* it is native to Fairfax … Continue reading →

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GROUND COVER: Tiarella cordifolia (Foamflower)

Posted on May 5, 2017 by

Tried and True Native Plant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic Moist woods and stream banks are home to this charming wildflower that is less common to absent in the eastern portions of the Mid-Atlantic Region and is indigenous in NoVA only in Fairfax County. It … Continue reading →

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GROUND COVER: Asarum canadense (Wild Ginger) – flowers Apr-May

Posted on April 21, 2017 by

Tried and True Native Plant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic Native to rich, deciduous forests in the eastern half of North America, Wild Ginger is common in much of the Mid-Atlantic Region* although infrequent-to-rare in the Coastal Plain. It naturalizes to create a lush … Continue reading →

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