Woodland Phlox
Woodland phlox is a low-growing, early-blooming perennial with fragrant flowers. It is shade-tolerant, spreads slowly, and is suitable for woodland gardens and rock gardens.
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Phacelia
Fernleaf phacelia is a fast-growing annual with delicate, lacy flowers that attract beneficial insects.
Partridge Berry
Partridge berry is a trailing groundcover with evergreen leaves and bright red berries in autumn. It is low-maintenance, spreads slowly, and provides food for birds.
Dwarf-Crested Iris
Dwarf crested iris is a low-growing, early-blooming iris with delicate, purple flowers. It is suitable for rock gardens, woodland edges, and moist, well-drained soil.
Mouse-Eared Coreopsis
Tickseed is a cheerful perennial groundcover with daisy-like flowers that attract pollinators. It is drought-tolerant, low-maintenance, and available in various colors.
Little Brown Jug
The ground cover Little brown jug thrives in dappled shade and produces jug-shaped flowers beneath its pretty, patterned leaves. The roots are aromatic, and smell similar to pepper or ginger. Prefers soil rich in decomposing leaves or similar organic matter.
Deciduous Wild Ginger
Wild ginger is a low-growing groundcover with heart-shaped leaves. It is shade-tolerant, spreads slowly, and has fragrant, underground flowers. The roots are aromatic, and smell similar to pepper or ginger. Prefers soil rich in decomposing leaves or other organic mulch.
Netted Chain Fern
Netted chain fern is a deciduous fern that grows in woodland bogs and swamps but is happy in home garden soils. Spreading by underground rhizomes, it can form a sizable colony in a few years. Like Christmas fern, it can tolerate significant (morning) sun as long as its soil does not dry out. Unlike Christman …Read More Netted Chain Fern
Christmas Fern
Christmas fern is our most common evergreen fern with upright dark green fronds. Its leaflets look like Santa’s sleigh or a stocking, depending on who you ask. Christmas fern will tolerate more sun than many ferns but requires higher soil moisture in sunnier areas. Like all part-shade tolerant plants, it does best with morning sun …Read More Christmas Fern
Lady Fern
Lady fern is very easy to grow in good garden soil that seldom dries out. Its delicate light green leaflets connect to a dark reddish-brown stem for a visually striking frond. It will spread slowly to form a groundcover when in the right conditions. Does best with an hour or two of morning sun. Goes …Read More Lady Fern