Tag Archives: Ground cover

GROUND COVER: Tiarella cordifolia (Foamflower)

Posted on June 14, 2019 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. Continue reading →

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GROUND COVER: Silene caroliniana (Wild Pink)

Posted on May 24, 2019 by

New factsheet! This charming wildflower, Silene caroliniana (wild pink), is native to dry forests, barrens, and outcrops throughout Virginia where it tolerates a range of soils. Its rose-pink flowers, which somewhat resemble those of phlox, bring bright color to the spring garden, and it remains evergreen in winter. Continue reading →

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GROUND COVER: Asarum canadense (Wild Ginger)

Posted on May 3, 2019 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 ground cover with velvety, heart-shaped leaves. Continue reading →

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GROUND COVER: Rhus aromatica ‘Gro-Low’ (Fragrant Sumac)

Posted on November 16, 2018 by

Check out the beautiful foliage of this vigorous ground-hugging shrub. This week’s Tried and True Native Plant Selection for the Mid-Atlantic is the lovely ground cover Rhus aromatica ‘Gro-Low’ (Fragrant Sumac). Continue reading →

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