Do you have a groundcover plant that will survive in mostly shaded areas and spread fast?
2006-09-03 14:30:55 · 13 answers · asked by ? 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
There are many many choices, but it would help to know your general location. Your gardening zone will help you determine which ones will do best in your area. This is mo overall favorite gardening website:
http://www.gardenguides.com/
A quick visit to this site should give you all kinds of ideas. The photos will help you decide on the plants for your shady area.
Good luck with your gardening.
2006-09-07 12:08:55 · answer #1 · answered by exbuilder 7 · 9⤊ 0⤋
Pachysandra, English Ivy, Boston Ivy, Virginia Creeper, Myrtle (also known as Periwinkle or Vinca--it's Latin name is Vinca something or other, maybe Vinca Majoralis, I forget)or Winter Creeper Euonymus are all good, and actually all reasonable fast. Myrtle is probably the best overall--but it depends on the site and personal taste. Pachysandra can be a Little slower to fill in, but it does make a real nice-looking ground-cover. With all of them put down some PREEN pre-emergent herbicide to keep the weeds from coming up while the ground-cover is trying to get established.Do yourself and the plants a favor and turn the whole area over mixing lots of peat moss in. It will much easily and more pleasant to put the plants in after you've worked the soil--and the plants will establish much much quicker
2006-09-03 15:30:16 · answer #2 · answered by TalkingDonkey 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sedum Sarmentosum. Technically a succulent that loves full sun, it will also thrive, spread fast and bloom in shade....as long as it's fairly dry shade. Not mossy and wet.
We've had it growing in our yard for a couple years. Started off with just a few tiny stems and this year, I've been giving the stuff away.
2006-09-03 16:06:45 · answer #3 · answered by redneckgardendiva 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I just saw "creeping jenny" for the first time last year. I think it really loves shade. Also try pennyroyal and there are several moss' which may grow fast. These are all very lowing growing without height. You may want to try several small patches of different ground covers to see which do best and/or which you like best.
2006-09-04 06:15:13 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I like the ground cover called ajuga. It is low growing (practically flat), has a greenish purplish folliage and will have blooms that are little spires. It spreads nicely. Also, wood violets multiply and spread so much that I sometimes have to pull them up. They have beautiful violet blooms in the springtime.
2006-09-03 14:50:46 · answer #5 · answered by garden lady 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Where do you live? Vinca is a shady ground cover with purple flowers. It grows profusely. If you have a hillside, crown vetch is another good ground cover though not used alot for residential landscaping.
2006-09-03 14:38:20 · answer #6 · answered by porkchop 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Baby's Breath
2006-09-03 14:32:09 · answer #7 · answered by koolbreeze 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Clematis microphylla, Small leaf clematis
Viola hederacea, Native violet
2006-09-05 11:59:38 · answer #8 · answered by megan k 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Red apple survives everywhere and grows like a weed.
2006-09-03 14:33:34 · answer #9 · answered by Chloe 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Myrtle is good. Many forms of ivy will work well. Sedum is a possibility. Personally I like myrtle.
2006-09-03 14:51:12 · answer #10 · answered by crt4jester 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋