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) -
Golden Alexanders (Zizia aurea) -
Bradbury Bee Balm (Monarda bradburiana) -
Zigzag Goldenrod (Solidago Flexicaulis) -
Blue lobelia (Lobelia Siphilitica) -
Eastern Columbine (Aquilegia Canadensis) -
Prairie Phlox (Phlox Pilosa) -
Nodding Onion (Allium Cernuum) -
Jacob's Ladder (Polemonium Reptans) -
Early Meadow Rue (Thalictrum dioicum) -
Golden Ragwort (Packera Aurea) -
Plantain-leaved Pussytoes (Antennaria Plantaginifolia) -
Blanket Flower (Gaillardia Aristata) -
Spotted Bee Balm (Monarda Punctata) -
Hairy Beardtongue (Penstemon Hirsutus) -
Prairie Alumroot (Heuchera Richardsonii) -
Path Rush (Juncus Tenuis) -
Aromatic Aster (Symphyotruchum Oblongfolium) -
Hairy Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum Verticillatum Var. Pilosum) -
Prairie Onion (Allium stellatum) -
Little Bluestem (Schizachyrium Scoparium) -
Blue-stemmed Goldenrod (Solidago Caesia) -
Common Blue Violet (Viola Sororia) -
Pearly Everlasting (Anaphalis Margaritacea)