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What is the best ground cover for Southern California?
Here’s a list of our favorite groundcovers for Southern California.
- Gazania. Lots of color for long season.
- Ivy Geranium. Lots of color, needs some replacements, Best not around other plants.
- Kurapia. Kurapia is a newly developed, highly versatile groundcover.
- Mondo Grass.
What ground cover is native to California?
California Native Groundovers Asarum (Wild Ginger), Blechnum (Deer Fern), Dicentra (Western Bleeding Heart), Fragaria vesca (Woodland Strawberry), Oxalis oregana (Redwood Sorrel) and Satureja douglasii (Yerba Buena) all prefer shade but the rest will grow in full sun or light shade.
What can I replace my lawn with in California?
5 Lawn Alternatives for Dealing with the California Drought
- Buffalograss. Buffalograss is native to the Great Plains region and one of the few native grasses that can be used for turf.
- Blue Grama. Blue grama is becoming another attractive option for alternative lawns.
- Sheep Fescue.
- White Clover.
- Yarrow.
Is creeping thyme native to California?
Trailing gazania or creeping thyme grow well in full sun with moderate water, but are not California natives.
Can I grow red creeping thyme in California?
Is creeping thyme good in California?
What are the best ground cover plants in California?
Less than a foot high ground cover plants that are native to California. Salvia Gracias is similar to Bee’s bliss but appears to like abuse more. Salvia sonomensis Farmar-Bower is a very stable creeping sage. Salvia somonensis Mrs. Beard is a neat, clean sage ground cover. Sal is a gray groundcover.
What is the best ground cover for my Garden?
Kurapia is a newly developed, highly versatile groundcover. Once established, it requires little maintenance and needs less water than cool season turf grasses. Mondo Grass likes some shade, is slow to fill in but a great low maintenance and enduring ground cover. Medium water needs
What is the best ground cover for coastal Montana?
Juncus phaeocephalus phaeocephalus is a wonderful creeping ground cover for seasonally wet (winter) spots near the coast, with heavy clay soils. Juniperus communis montana. This dwarf juniper trails along the ground at less than a foot high. Put a couple of rocks in and you have a beautiful ground cover.
What are the different types of ground cover plants?
Ceanothus prostratus. Squaw Carpet is an evergreen ground cover that grows on open slopes and under Jeffrey or Ponderosa pines from 4000′ to 7000′ elevation. Silver carpet is a nearly flat ground cover for sunny borders. Deschampsia caespitosa, Tufted hairgrass is a perennial bunch grass from mountain meadows.