Can someone please suggest a plant/ flower/ shrubs that are?

Question

good for Ground Cover. Something that i can plant in and leave... Many thanks in advance

PS: It's for South Facing, thanks

The soild is clay, the arear is South Facing so hot in the summer (i am in the uk). The area is a back bed around 4ft deep and a fence backs onto it. Would like a flowering ground cover.

Answer 1

Moss Pink creeping phlox Phlox subulata
Forms a dense mat of moss-like foliage, which is covered in spring with masses of flowers in pink, purple, or white. In rocky areas, it will persist in the existing soil and drape itself over the stones. It is a plant for full sun and relatively dry soils.
http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images?_adv_prop=image&fr=ush-ans&va=creeping+phlox+ground+cover&sz=all

Daylilies

Purple Coneflowers- Echineachea

Yucca Yucca filamentosa

Liriope, Lilyturf Liriope muscari, L. spicata

Sedum Stonecrop, Sedum spp

Ajuga, Carpet Bugleweed Ajuga reptans

Crown Vetch Coronilla varia

Here's ground-cover pictures including red & yellow Sedum, Echinacea, & Daffodills:
http://www.cthomasco.com/plants_gc.htm
Various colors of creeping Phlox, Red Sedum & Red-flowered Spiraea Magic Carpet:
http://www.greenwoodnursery.com/page.cfm/10407
Good luck! Hope this helps.

Answer 2

If you really want ground cover that you don't have to do anything to try Ajuga reptans Catlins Giant which flowers a deep blue on tall spikes in May. It is a low growing plant that will spread as far as you allow it. It is shade tolerant and will cope with poor soil and sunny conditions as well.
If it grows outside it's allotted space simply pull it up by hand, no deep digging required t keep it under control.

Answer 3

Need more information, please. Where do you live? What's the condition of your soil? What's the sun exposure to the planting area? Is the area irrigated? Is the area flat, or do you need something with erosion control (like on a slope or hillside)? Are you looking for a flowering ground cover, or just something green?

Answer 4

You can plant dwarf gardenias, they are low lying shrubs that have wonderful smelling blooms in the summer, but stay green year round. If you want something that spreads quickly try any variation of Ivy. It's pretty aggressive so you'll have to trim it periodically to keep it out of places that you don't want it. Good Luck!

Answer 5

Best thing would be to look on the rhs (royal horticulture society) website, specifically at their plant selector. They have loads of plants listed to fit your criteria and you could pick to suit your individual taste.

Answer 6

Cornus canadensis. It has flowers like a cornus tree, but only grows a few inches high.

Answer 7

Hello there,

Scroll down this link for a list:http://www.ext.vt.edu/pubs/envirohort/426-609/426-609.html

Answer 8

moss.