Middlesex Conservation District

Middlesex Conservation District

Groundcovers

S = Sun    PS = Part Sun     Sh = Shade     N – Native    Order Form

Juniper ‘Blue Chip’ (J. horizontalis)   S

Creeping plant spreading to 6’-10’, height  4”-6”, silvery blue foliage that has a light purple tinge in winter. 3″ pot  3/$12

 

Myrtle (Vinca minorPS/Sh

6” Small shiny evergreen foliage with violet blue flowers in spring for light to full shade.  Fast spreading, tolerant of many locations. Plant clumps 10” apart. Bare root clumps, 10-20 plants       5/$5

 

Whorled Stonecrop (Sedum ternatum)           N/S/PS 

Native groundcover sedum with fleshy leaves and starry white flowers, reaches only 4”-6 tall, spreads slowly by runners.  2.5″ pot   $4

 

Pachysandra (Pachysandra terminalis)            PS/Sh

Spurge.  Dense, lustrous green evergreen 8” tall, excellent in masses under trees or in difficult locations to replace  lawn.  Plant 6” apart to fill in 2 years. 25 rooted cuttings/$22  

 

Woodland Phlox ‘Manita’ (P. divaricata)        N/PS

Native spring blooming phlox, 10”-12”, white with a smoky purple eye. Moist soils, part shade.  2.5″ pot   $4