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Ground Covers

Ground Covers

14 plants

Low-growing plants that spread to cover soil and prevent erosion

Lamiaceae · Zones 3-9

Thymus serpyllum

Lamiaceae · Zones 4-8

EdibleDeer ResistantDrought Tolerant

Dichondra argentea

Convolvulaceae · Zones 10-11

Deer ResistantDrought Tolerant

Sagina subulata

Caryophyllaceae · Zones 4-8

Stachys byzantina

Lamiaceae · Zones 4-8

Deer ResistantDrought Tolerant

Liriope muscari

Asparagaceae · Zones 5-10

Deer ResistantDrought Tolerant

Mazaceae · Zones 5-8

Ophiopogon japonicus

Asparagaceae · Zones 6-10

Deer ResistantDrought Tolerant

Pachysandra terminalis

Buxaceae · Zones 4-8

Sedum (Stonecrop)

Crassulaceae · Zones 3-9

EdibleDeer ResistantDrought Tolerant

Fragaria × ananassa

Rosaceae · Zones 3-10

Galium odoratum

Rubiaceae · Zones 4-8

EdibleDeer Resistant

Apocynaceae · Zones 4-9

Deer ResistantDrought Tolerant

Tradescantia zebrina

Commelinaceae · Zones 10-12

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