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 Cinquefoil (Drymocallis Arguta) -
Mad Dog Skullcap (Scutellaria Lateriflora) -
Solomon Plume (Maianthemum Racemosum) -
Prairie Dropseed (Sporobolus Heterolepis) -
Tall Thimbleweed (Anemone Virginiana) -
Smooth Solomon's Seal (Polygonatum Biflorum) -
Many-flowered Woodrush (Luzula Multiflora) -
Common Blue-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium albidum) -
Virginia Wild Rye (Elymus Virginicus) -
Hairy Wood Mint (Blephilia hirsuta) -
Red Baneberry (Actaea Rubra) -
Orange Coneflower (Rudbeckia Fulgida) -
Old Field Goldenrod (Solidago Nemoralis) -
Ground Plum (Astragalus Crassicarpus) -
Big-leaf Aster (Eurybia Macrophylla) -
Foamflower (Tiarella cordifolia) -
Heart-leaved Alexanders (Zizia aptera) -
Prairie Sage (Artemisia Ludoviciana) -
Prairie Dock (Silphium Terebinthinaceum) -
Mead's Sedge (Carex Meadii) -
Large-Flowered Beardtongue (Penstemon Grandiflorus) -
Rosy Sedge (Carex Rosea) -
Lady Fern (Athyrium Filix-Femina) -
Ivory Sedge (Carex Eburnea)