Re: Understory "groundcover"
- Subject: Re: [SG] Understory "groundcover"
- From: B* D*
- Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 14:56:15 -0500
A darling short groundcover that I just saw growing wild in the mountains
of North Carolina is Partridgeberry (Mitchella repens). It seems to be
evergreen with white flowers and sweet red berries. Will that work for
you, and is it commercially available?
If not, something similar that would do the job is the green moneywort
(Lysimachia nummularia)--or you could use the gold, or a mixture. This
seems to work well with hostas (I use it) and it is vigorous but not TOO
vigorous.
Bobbi Diehl
Bloomington, IN
zone 5/6
On Thu, 21 Jun 2001, Karen Butner wrote:
> Does anyone have suggestions for a groundcover or short, somewhat
> spreading plant that would be good to fill in under taller plants such
> as hostas that are more upright than "droopy" or shrubs. I don't want
> Ajuga - just got rid of a bunch of it. It doesn't really need to be a
> groundcover unless it's one that doesn't go as crazy as Ajuga or the too
> tall Galium odoratum (Sweet Woodruff) which I also have lots of. I'm
> looking for something 6" tall or less.
>
> TIA
> Karen
> z5a, north central OH
>
>
