Tag Archives: Ground cover

GROUND COVER: Opuntia humifusa (Eastern Prickly-Pear)

Posted on September 13, 2019 by

Tried and True Native Plant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic

Eastern Prickly-Pear (formerly O. compressa) is unique. Its natural habitat is in scattered pockets from Ontario, Canada, to Florida and Louisiana, rather than the Southwest. Continue reading →

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GROUND COVER: Heuchera villosa (Hairy Alumroot)

Posted on August 16, 2019 by

Tried and True Native Plant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic

Although Hairy Alumroot’s native habitat in Virginia is mostly in the southwestern mountains, its five-inch wide, semi-evergreen leaves and late season flower plumes make it a species worthy of consideration for a woodland garden. Continue reading →

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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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