Chesapeake Gardening and Landscaping: The Essential Green Guide by Barbara W. Ellis

Author:Barbara W. Ellis [Ellis, Barbara W.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
Published: 2015-03-29T21:00:00+00:00

Creeping phlox (Phlox stolonifera). Photo by Neil Soderstrom; Mt. Cuba Center.

Phlox (Phlox spp.). Two native species of shade-loving phlox can be used to cover ground. Wild blue phlox (P. divaricata) bears purple, lilac, or white flowers from late spring into early summer. Plants are 8 to 12 inches tall and spread from 2 to 3 feet. They also self-sow, and this species is handsome when allowed to fill in around other ground covers. Hardiness: Zones 3 to 9. Creeping phlox (P. stolonifera) is stoloniferous and produces purple-blue, pink, or white flowers on 4- to 6-inch-tall plants that spread to 1 foot or more. Hardiness: Zones 4 to 8.

Plantain, robin’s (Erigeron pulchellus). This species deserves to be better known, since plants attract butterflies and tolerate dry shade and drought. They also grow in sun, provided the soil remains moist. The leaves produce a dense, 6-inch-tall mat, and white, daisylike flowers with yellow centers appear on 1-foot stems in late spring. ‘Lynnhaven Carpet’ bears larger leaves than the species and makes an especially nice ground cover. Hardiness: Zones 5 to 9.

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