Groundcover Solutions for Shady Sites
Actaea simplex 'White Pearl'
Common Name: Snakeroot
♦ Zones: 4 - 9 Height: 48" Exposure: Partial Shade ♦ Beautiful white bottlebrush-like arching flowers begin blooming in Speptember and continue throu…
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Adiantum pedatum ''
Common Name: Maidenhair Fern
♦ Zones: 3 - 8 Height: 24" Exposure: Part Shade ♦ This is surely the daintiest of all native ferns and a must for every collection. A bit of a chameleon, its early risin…
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Anemone sylvestris ''
Common Name: Windflower
♦ Zones: 4 - 8 Height: 12 - 18" Exposure: Part Shade ♦ This spring-blooming anemone features cup-shaped, fragrant, 5-sepaled, often nodding, white flowers…
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Aquilegia caerulea 'Origami Blue-White'
Common Name: Columbine
♦ Zones: 3 - 8 Height: 14 - 16" Exposure: Part Shade to Full Shade ♦ Elegant heavenly blue blooms face upward to show off their beauty in the garden. 'Origami Blue & White' has a neat and compact habit makes this new Columbin…
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Aquilegia caerulea 'Swan Red-Gold'
Common Name: Columbine
♦ Zones: 3 - 8 Height: 24" Exposure: Full Shade to Part Shade ♦ Large, long spurred, red and gold flowers.
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Aquilegia canadensis 'Corbett'
Common Name: Columbine
♦ Zones: 3 - 8 Height: 12 - 18" Exposure: Sun to Part Shade ♦ This is a pure yellow selection of our native columbine. A bit more compact on the foliage and th…
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Arachnoides aristata 'East Indian Holly Fern'
Common Name: East Indian Holly Fern
♦ Zones: 5 - 10 Height: 30" Exposure: Full shade to Part Shade ♦ A medium size, evergreen Fern, native to Korea and Japan, that forms extensive colonies. This Fern …
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Arachnoides standishii 'Upside-down Fern'
Common Name: Upside Down Fern
♦ Zones: 4 - 8 Height: 18" Exposure: Part Shade ♦ A beautiful and hard to obtain species from Japan and Korea. It is hardy and evergreen. The common name seems to …
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Asarum canadense ''
Common Name: Wild Ginger
♦ Zones: 4 - 6 Height: 6 - 12" Exposure: Part Shade to Full Shade ♦ Asarum canadense, also known as wild ginger, is basically a stemless plant which features two downy, …
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Asarum europaeum ''
Common Name: Wild Ginger
♦ Zones: 5 - 8 Height: 6" Exposure: Full Shade to Part Shade ♦ Asarum europaeum spreads slowly but surely to form a handsome carpet of gloss…
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Aster divaricatus ''
Common Name: White Wood Aster
♦ Zones: 3 - 8 Height: 12 - 30" Exposure: Part Shade to Full Shade ♦ The White Wood Aster is found in the Eastern United States and typically grows in the wild…
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Astilbe 'Delft Lace'
Common Name: Astilbe
♦ Zones: 5 - 7 Height: 24 - 36" Exposure: Full Shade to Part Shade ♦ Astilbe ‘Delft Lace’ is ideal in garden settings and will be a superior container plant …
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Astilbe arendsii 'Amethyst'
Common Name: Astilbe
♦ Zones: 4 - 8 Height: 18 - 36" Exposure: Full Shade to Part Shade ♦ Astilbe ‘Amethyst’ is noted for its lilac-purple flowers. It typically forms a…
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Astilbe arendsii 'Bridal Veil'
Common Name: Astilbe
♦ Zones: 4 - 8 Height: 30" Exposure: Full Shade to Part Shade ♦ ‘Bridal Veil’ is a white Astilbe with elegant, well-branched spikes. Great with A…
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Astilbe arendsii 'Deutschland'
Common Name: Astilbe
♦ Zones: 4 - 9 Height: 18 - 24" Exposure: Full Shade to Part Shade ♦ ‘Deutschland’ features a foliage mound of lustrous green leaves and upright panicles of …
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Astilbe arendsii 'Erika'
Common Name: Astilbe
♦ Zones: 4 - 9 Height: 30 - 36" Exposure: Full Shade to Part Shade ♦ Astilbe ‘Erica’ is a tall hybrid cultivar which features open, narrow panicles of …
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Astilbe arendsii 'Fanal'
Common Name: Astilbe
♦ Zones: 3 - 8 Height: 12 - 18" Exposure: Full Shade to Part Shade ♦ Astilbe ‘Fanal’ is noted for having perhaps the darkest red flowers of any of the …
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Astilbe arendsii 'Snowdrift'
Common Name: Astilbe
♦ Zones: 4 - 9 Height: 18 - 24" Exposure: Full Shade to Part Shade ♦ Astilbes are mainstays of shade and woodland gardens. ‘Snowdrift’ is a h…
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Astilbe chinensis 'Finale'
Common Name: Astilbe
♦ Zones: 4 - 8 Height: 12 - 18" Exposure: Full shade to part shade ♦ Astilbe ‘Finale’ is a compact cultivar which features a foliage mound and narrow panicles …
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Astilbe chinensis 'Pumila'
Common Name: Chinese Astilbe
♦ Zones: 4 - 8 Height: 9 - 12" Exposure: Full shade to Part Shade ♦ Astilbe chinensis ‘Pumila’ is a dwarf plant which spreads more quickly than mos…
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Astilbe chinensis 'Purple Candles'
Common Name: Chinese Astilbe
♦ Zones: 4 - 8 Height: 24 - 48" Exposure: Full Shade to Part Shade ♦ 'Purple Candles’ is a tall upright cultivar that forms a foliage mound of dark gree…
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Astilbe chinensis 'Vision in Pink'
Common Name: Chinese Astilbe
♦ Zones: 4 - 9 Height: 18 - 20" Exposure: Full Shade to Part Shade ♦ Astilbe ‘Vision in Pink’ is a tall upright cultivar that forms a foliage mound…
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Astilbe chinensis 'Vision in Red'
Common Name: Chinese Astilbe
♦ Zones: 4 - 8 Height: 18 - 24" Exposure: Full Shade to Part Shade ♦ ‘Vision in Red’ is an upright cultivar that forms a foliage mound of dark green le…
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Astilbe chinensis 'Vision in White'
Common Name: Chinese Astilbe
♦ Zones: 3 - 8 Height: 18 - 24" Exposure: Full Shade to Part Shade ♦ ‘Vision in White’ has pointed plumes of long lasting white flowers over deep green…
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Astilbe chinensis 'Visions'
Common Name: Chinese Astilbe
♦ Zones: 4 - 8 Height: 12 - 18" Exposure: Full Shade to Part Shade ♦ ‘Visions’ is a compact cultivar which features a foliage mound of bronze-green…
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Astilbe chinensis 'White Wings'
Common Name: Chinese Astilbe
♦ Zones: 4 - 8 Height: 15 - 18" Exposure: Full Shade to Part Shade ♦ ‘White Wings’ has extra fluffy plumes of white blushed with pink over dark gre…
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Astilbe japonica 'Montgomery'
Common Name: Montgomery Astilbe
♦ Zones: 4 - 9 Height: 12 - 24" Exposure: Full Shade to Part Shade ♦ Astilbe ‘Montgomery’ has large, full trusses of dark red plumes and green foliage …
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Astilbe japonica 'Peach Blossom'
Common Name: False Spirea
♦ Zones: 4 - 8 Height: 16 - 24" Exposure: Full Shade to Part Shade ♦ Astilbe 'Peach Blossom' boasts airy plumes of bright salmon pink in the summer. The …
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Astilbe japonica 'Rheinland'
Common Name: Astilbe
♦ Zones: 4 - 8 Height: 18 - 24" Exposure: Full Shade to Part Shade ♦ Astilbe ‘Rheinland’ typically forms a dark green foliage mound with open panicles …
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Astilbe japonica 'Vesuvius'
Common Name: Astilbe
♦ Zones: 4 - 8 Height: 18 - 24" Exposure: Full Shade to Part Shade ♦ Astilbe 'Vesuvius', a mid-season flowering variety, is a compact, semi-dwarf perenni…
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Astilbe simplicifolia 'Hennie Graafland'
Common Name: Astilbe
♦ Zones: 3 - 9 Height: 16 - 18" Exposure: Full Shade to Part Shade ♦ Astilbe are a popular choice for shady gardens, where they perform well if given a rich, moist…
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Astilbe simplicifolia 'Sprite'
Common Name: Astilbe
♦ Zones: 3 - 9 Height: 8 - 12" Exposure: Full Shade to Part Shade ♦ Astilbe are a popular choice for shady gardens, where they perform well if given a rich, moist soil and regul…
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Athyrium asplenioides 'Lady Fern'
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♦ Zones: 3 - 8 Height: 18 - 24" Exposure: Full Shade to Part Shade ♦ Athyrium asplenioides ‘Lady Fern has yellow-green to medium green fronds with feathe…
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Athyrium filix-femina 'Lady in Red'
Common Name: Lady in Red
♦ Zones: 4 - 8 Height: 18 - 30" Exposure: Full Shade to Part Shade ♦ ‘Lady in Red’ is a cultivar that typically grows slightly smaller (18-30&rdquo…
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Athyrium niponicum 'Ghost Fern'
Common Name: Ghost Fern
♦ Zones: 3 - 8 Height: 24 - 36" Exposure: Full Shade to Part Shade ♦ An interesting cross between the Lady Fern and Japanese Painted Fer…
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Athyrium niponicum 'Metallicum'
Common Name: Japanese Painted Fern
♦ Zones: 3 - 9 Height: 18" Exposure: Full Shade to Part Shade ♦ Wine red fronds with silvery sheen. Japanese Painted Fern is one of the lovliest of ferns. Likes partial …
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Athyrium niponicum pictum 'Ursula's Red'
Common Name: Japanese Painted Fern
♦ Zones: 5 - 8 Height: 16" Exposure: Full Shade to Part Shade ♦ 'Ursula's Red' is a popular Japanese painted fern that takes ferns to a new level with the…
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Begonia grandis ''
Common Name: Hardy Begonia
♦ Zones: 6 - 9 Height: 12 - 24" Exposure: Full Shade to Part Shade ♦ This hardy begonia looks like a tall angel wing. It has showy pink clusters of flowers in su…
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Begonia grandis 'Alba'
Common Name: Hardy Begonia
♦ Zones: 6 - 9 Height: 12 - 24" Exposure: Full Shade to Part Shade ♦ Begonia grandis 'Alba' is a white-flowered form of hardy begonia. Drooping clusters of white flowers a…
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Brunnera macrophylla ''
Common Name: Siberian Bugloss
♦ Zones: 3 - 8 Height: 12 - 18" Exposure: Part Shade ♦ Siberian Bugloss is a clump-forming perennial which features small, light blue forget-me-not like flowers wi…
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Brunnera macrophylla 'Dawson's White'
Common Name: Siberian Bugloss
♦ Zones: 3 - 8 Height: 12 - 18" Exposure: Part Shade ♦ Siberian Bugloss is a clump-forming perennial which features small, light blue, forget-me-not like flowers w…
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Euonymus fortunei 'Coloratus'
Common Name: Purple Winter Creeper
♦ Zones: 4 - 10 Height: 8 - 15" Exposure: Sun to Shade ♦ The hardiest of the many selections of Japanese Euonymus. Plants form a dense carpet of dark green leaves with a coarse …
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Hedera canariensis 'Algerian Ivy'
Common Name: Algerian Ivy
♦ Zones: 7 - 10 Height: 8 - 15" Exposure: Partial Sun to Shade ♦ Algerian ivy (also known as Canary Island ivy and North African ivy) is a clinging vine closely related to …
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Hedera canariensis 'Glorie de Marengo'
Common Name: Variegated Algerian Ivy
♦ Zones: 7 - 10 Height: 8 - 15" Exposure: Partial Sun to Shade ♦ This evergreen, self-clinging, vigorous climber is a popular ground cover for steep s…
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Hedera helix 'Anne Marie Ivy'
Common Name: Anne Marie Ivy
♦ Zones: 5 - 10 Height: 8-12" Exposure: Partial Sun to Shade ♦ Vigorous, evergreen, self-clinging vine with 3- to 5-lobed, glossy leaves. This cultiva…
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Hedera helix 'Baltic Ivy'
Common Name: Baltic Ivy
♦ Zones: 4 - 9 Height: 8-12" Exposure: Partial Sun to Shade ♦ Baltic Ivy, Hedera Helix Baltica, is a delightful evergreen Ivy that has smaller leaves then the English …
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Hedera helix 'English Ivy'
Common Name: English Ivy
♦ Zones: 4 - 9 Height: 8 - 12" Exposure: Partial Sun to Shade ♦ Vigorous, evergreen, self-clinging or trailing vine with 3- to 5-lobed, glossy leaves. Very hardy and t…
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Hedera helix 'Gold Child Ivy'
Common Name: Gold Child Ivy
♦ Zones: 5 - 10 Height: 8 - 12" Exposure: Partial Sun to Shade ♦ Very nice form of ivy that is similar to English but with a much more moderate growth rate and gorgeou…
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Hedera helix 'Mint Kolibri Ivy'
Common Name: Mint Kolibri Ivy
♦ Zones: 4 - 10 Height: 8 - 15" Exposure: Sun to Shade ♦ The small leaves of this beautiful Ivy feature gray and green flecks on a creamy-white background. An excellent topiary …
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Hedera helix 'Needlepoint Ivy'
Common Name: Needlepoint Ivy
♦ Zones: 4 - 10 Height: 8 - 15" Exposure: Sun to Shade ♦ Very attractive bright green leaves have three deep lobes, each delicately highlighted with a…
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Hedera helix 'Pittsburg Ivy'
Common Name: Pittsburg Ivy
♦ Zones: 4 - 9 Height: 8 - 12" Exposure: Partial Sun to Shade ♦ Vigorous, evergreen, self-clinging vine with 3- to 5-lobed, glossy leaves. Very hardy and trouble-…
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Hedera helix 'Shamrock Ivy'
Common Name: Shamrock Ivy
♦ Zone: 5 - 9 Height: 8 - 12" Exposure: Partial Sun to Shade ♦ Shamrock Ivy has a nice, mid-green leaf and moderate growth habit which makes this an excellent choice i…
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Isotoma fluviatilis 'Blue Star Creeper'
Common Name: Blue Star Creeper
♦ Zones: 5 - 9 Height: 3 - 4" Exposure: Sun to Shade ♦ Blue Star Creeper is perfect as a lawn substitute, excellent between stepping stones, under roses, and around po…
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Liriope muscari 'Monroe's White'
Common Name: Monroe's White
♦ Zones: 5 - 11 Height: 14 - 18" Exposure: Part Sun ♦ Large spikes of white flowers stand out against dense clumps of dark, forest green foliage. A rugged perennial th…
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Liriope muscari 'Royal Purple'
Common Name: Royal Purple
♦ Zones: 5 - 11 Height: 12 - 15" Exposure: Part Sun ♦ Spikes of deep purple flowers rise above the arching, dark green, grass-like foliage followed by black berries. A…
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Liriope muscari 'True Blue'
Common Name: True Blue
♦ Zone: 5 - 11, Height: 12 - 15" Exposure: Part Sun ♦ Abundant blue flower spikes rise above the attractive, tufted arching, grass-like foliage followed by clusters of black berries. Superior edging, bor…
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Liriope muscari 'Variegata'
Common Name: Variegated Liriope
♦ Zones: 6 - 11 Height: 12 - 15" Exposure: Part Sun ♦ Vibrant yellow stripes brighten the dark green arching, grass-like foliage that adds color to an…
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Liriope spicata 'Creeping Lily Turf'
Common Name: Creeping Lily Turf
♦ Zones: 5 - 11 Height: 12 - 15" Exposure: Part Sun ♦ A vigorous, creeping grass-like plant with pale lavender flowers that stand just above the foliage. In fall, the …
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Liriope spicata 'Silver Dragon'
Common Name: Silver Dragon
♦ Zones: 6 - 11 Height: 10 - 12" Exposure: Part Sun ♦ A versatile evergreen perennial with dark green, narrow, grass-like foliage highlighted by silvery-white vertical…
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Lysimachia nummularia 'Aurea'
Common Name: Creeping Jenny
♦ Zones: 4 - 8 Height: 2 - 4" Exposure: Sun to Shade ♦ Exceptional gold foliage illuminates any dreary spot. Beautiful when allowed to spill over retaining walls or co…
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Ophiopogon japonicus 'Gyoku Ryu'
Common Name: Super Dwarf Mondo
♦ Zones: 5 - 10 Height: 1" Exposure: Partial Shade to Full Shade ♦ At 1”, this super dwarf variety of Mondo Grass appears as a very tight, compact and shorter ve…
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Ophiopogon japonicus 'Kijimafukiduma'
Common Name: Silver Mist
♦ Zones: 5 - 9 Height: 6 - 8" Exposure: Partial Shade to Full Shade ♦ This plant has narrow dark green foliage with a fine white variegation. A very s…
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Ophiopogon japonicus 'Mondo'
Common Name: Mondo
♦ Zones: 5 - 9 Height: 6 - 8" Exposure: Partial Shade to Full Shade ♦ Common mondo grass, also known as monkey grass (Ophiopogon japonicus), is an ev…
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Ophiopogon japonicus 'Nana'
Common Name: Dwarf Mondo
♦ Zones: 6 - 11 Height: 3" Exposure: Partial Shade to Full Shade ♦ Creates a lush groundcover of dense, dark green grass-like clumps. This dwarf is only half the size …
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Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Nigrescens'
Common Name: Black Mondo
♦ Zones: 5 - 10 Height: 5 - 6" Exposure: Partial Shade to Full Shade ♦ The unique black, grass-like leaves are a color rarity among plants. This plant reminds u…
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Pachysandra terminalis 'Pachysandra'
Common Name: Pachysandra
♦ Zone: 5 - 8 Height: 6 - 9" Exposure: Partial Shade to Full Shade ♦ Japanese Spurge is the most widely planted evergreen groundcover. Plants form an attractive low patch of …
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Trachelospermum asiaticum 'Asian Jasmine'
Common Name: Asian Jasmine
♦ Zones: 7 - 10 Height: 4 - 12" Exposure: Sun or Shade ♦ Asian Jasmine is a dense, fast growing groundcover for large areas. The small oval leave…
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Vinca minor 'Bowles'
Common Name: Common Periwinkle
> Zone: 4-9, Height: 4-10" Exposure: Full Shade to Partial Shade < Vinca is in evergreen groundcover that makes a thick carpet of trailing stems. Blue, periwinkle flowers rise just above the deep green glossy foliage…
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