Good Groundcovers
Nowhere on earth does shredded wood fall from the sky, but in every ecosystem, nature fills the voids. Never pitch another fork of mulch again—plant these low-growing natives that spread, suppress weeds, and act as Living Mulch. Regulate soil temperature, improve water infiltration, and build soil health with these Good Groundcovers. KILL YOUR LAWN! PLANT NATIVE PLANTS!
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Prairie Smoke (Geum Triflorum) -
Zigzag Goldenrod (Solidago Flexicaulis) -
Bradbury Bee Balm (Monarda bradburiana) -
Golden Alexanders (Zizia aurea) -
Blue lobelia (Lobelia Siphilitica) -
Jacob's Ladder (Polemonium Reptans) -
Eastern Columbine (Aquilegia Canadensis) -
Spotted Bee Balm (Monarda Punctata) -
Golden Ragwort (Packera Aurea) -
Early Meadow Rue (Thalictrum dioicum) -
Nodding Onion (Allium Cernuum) -
Plantain-leaved Pussytoes (Antennaria Plantaginifolia) -
Prairie Phlox (Phlox Pilosa) -
Little Bluestem (Schizachyrium Scoparium) -
Foxglove Beardtongue (Penstemon Digitalis) -
Blanket Flower (Gaillardia Aristata) -
Prairie Alumroot (Heuchera Richardsonii) -
Hairy Beardtongue (Penstemon Hirsutus) -
Gray's Sedge (Carex grayi) -
Aromatic Aster (Symphyotruchum Oblongfolium) -
Hairy Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum Verticillatum Var. Pilosum) -
Path Rush (Juncus Tenuis) -
Prairie Onion (Allium stellatum) -
Blue-stemmed Goldenrod (Solidago Caesia)