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Farfugium is a unique perennial grown for its glossy, rounded leaves and striking texture in shade gardens. Its bold, tropical looking foliage creates instant visual interest, especially in darker garden corners where color and contrast are most needed.
In fall, Farfugium surprises with tall stems of bright yellow, daisy-like flowers that rise above the foliage - a cheerful bonus to its lush greenery. It prefers moist, well-drained soil and is perfect for borders, or containers.
Light: Part shade to full shade
Height: 12-24 inches
Spread: 18-30 inches
Hardiness: USDA Zones 7-10
Water: Moderate to moist; do not let soil dry out completely
Bloom Time: Fall
Foliage: Large; glossy, evergreen in mild climates
Maintenance: Low
Wave Petunias are fast growing, low maintenance annuals that deliver a season-long show of vibrant color. Known for their trailing habit and nonstop blooms, they're ideal for hanging baskets, containers, garden beds, and borders. Each plant spreads wide and blooms heavily without needing to be deadheaded, making them a favorite for effortless curb appeal.
Available in a range of bold colors, Wave Petunias create a lush, flowering carpet that thrives in full sun and warm weather.
Light: Full sun
Height: 6-12 inches
Spread: 2-4 feet
Hardiness: Grown as annuals (non frost tolerant)
Water: Moderate; keep soil evenly moist
Bloom Time: Spring through frost
Maintenance: Low; no deadheading needed
Super Blue Liriope is a tough, easy-care ground cover known for its deep green, grass-like foliage and vivid spikes of violet-blue flowers in late summer. It's perfect for edging walkways, filling in shady spots, or creating a lush carpet under trees and shrubs.
This low growing perennial spreads slowly by underground rhizomes, forming dense clumps that suppress weeds and hold their shape year after year. In fall, the flowers give way to small black berries that add subtle seasonal interest.
Light: Full sun to part shade
Height: 12-15 inches
Spread: 12-18 inches
Hardiness: USDA Zones 5-10
Bloom Time: Late summer
Foliage: Evergreen in warmer zones
Water: Moderate; drought tolerant once established
Maintenance: Very low
Deer Resistance: Yes
Akebono Cast Iron Plant is a tough, dependable evergreen prized for its striking variegated foliage. Each wide, lance-shaped leaf features splashes of creamy yellow on rich green, adding brightness to low-light garden spaces or indoor rooms. It's ideal for shade gardens, understory plantings, or container displays.
This variety is extremely low maintenance, drought tolerant, and thrives in poor or compacted soil where other plants struggle - earning its nickname "cast iron". Whether used as a ground cover or accent plant, Akebono offers year-round beauty with very little care.
Light: Part shade to full shade
Height: 18-24 inches
Spread: 18-24 inches
Hardiness: USDA Zones 7-11
Foliage: Evergreen, variegated green with creamy-yellow
Water: Low once established
Maintenance: Very low
Deer Resistant: Yes
Container Friendly: Yes
Akebono brings graceful texture and quiet color to shaded areas, thriving where most plants won't - indoors or out.
Green Wheel Hens & Chicks is a hardy, low spreading succulent known for its perfect rosettes of bright green "hens" surrounded by baby "chicks". These charming, drought tolerant plants spread slowly to form beautiful mats, making them ideal for rock gardens, borders, containers, and ground covers.
This variety stays compact and vibrant, even in poor soil or extreme conditions. Cold-hardy and heat-tolerant, it's one of the easiest succulents to grow - and a favorite for low maintenance landscaping or eye-catching planters.
Light: Full sun to partial sun
Height: 3-5 inches
Spread: 6-12 inches (with chicks)
Hardiness: USDA Zones 3-9
Water: Low - drought tolerant once established
Foliage: Evergreen
Maintenance: Very low
Oxalis commonly known as the 'False Shamrock' or 'Purple Shamrock'
Oxalis is a charming, low-growing perennial known for its vibrant, clover-like foliage and delicate, five petaled flowers that bloom throughout the growing season. Available in striking shades of deep purple, or bright green, Oxalis adds whimsical color to garden beds, containers, and indoor spaces. This plant is perfect for brightening up shady spots and thrives both indoors and out.
Light: Bright indirect light to part sun
Height: 6-12 inches
Spread: 12-18 inches
Hardiness: USDA Zones 6-11
Water: Keep soil lightly moist; allow topsoil to dry slightly between waterings
Special Features: Easy-care, Shade tolerant, great for containers or indoor growing, attractive foliage.
Elegant and airy, White Plumbago offers a cascade of pure white, star-shaped blooms that brighten up any garden space from spring through fall. This fast-growing, heat-loving shrub thrives in warm climates and adds a soft, tropical feel to borders, containers, and trellises. Known for its long blooming season and low maintenance needs, it's a favorite for pollinators and gardeners alike.
White plumbago can be grown as a sprawling shrub, ground cover, or trained up a trellis or fence. Its delicate flowers and light green foliage provide a refreshing contrast in mixed plantings or tropical landscapes.
Light: Full sun to part sun
Height: 3-5 feet (can be pruned for shape)
Spread: 4-6 feet
Hardiness: USDA Zones 8-11
Bloom Time: Spring to frost
Water Needs: Moderate (Drought tolerant once established)
Features: Heat tolerant, pollinator-friendly, long-blooming, deer resistant
Best Uses: Containers, Tropical gardens, borders, trellises, cottage-style landscapes.
Fiber Optic Grass is a unique, ornamental grass that brings whimsy and texture to garden beds, containers, and hanging baskets. Named for its fine, thread-like foliage tipped with tiny white flowers resembling the glow of fiber optic lights, this eye-catching plant creates a soft, flowing look wherever it's planted.
Ideal for use in borders, mixed containers, and around water features, Fiber Optic Grass loves moisture and does well in both sun and part shade. It adds movement to the garden and pairs beautifully with bold-leaved companions.
Light: Full sun to part shade
Height: 6-12 inches
Spread: 10-14 inches
Hardiness: USDA Zones 8-11 (Grown as perennial in zones 8-11, may need winter protection in colder years)
Water: Moist to wet soil preferred
Deer Resistant: Yes
Tropical: Yes - annual in cooler climates
This lush, low-growing ground cover is prized for its dense, carpet-like foliage and vibrant green color. This charming plant forms a soft, mossy mat that's perfect for filling gaps between stepping stones, edging pathways, or adding texture to rock gardens. In late spring to early summer, it's sprinkled with tiny, star-shaped white flowers that add delicate beauty without overwhelming its fine, moss-like foliage.
Irish Moss is ideal for cooler climates and thrives in moist, well-drained soil. It's deer resistant, low maintenance, and naturally weed-suppressing once established. Whether used in borders, fairy gardens, or as a living mulch, Irish Moss creates a serene, elegant look in shaded or partially sunny areas.
Light: Full sun to part shade
Height: 1-2 inches
Spread: 10-12 inches
Hardiness: USDA Zones 4-9
Water: Keep consistently moist, especially in hotter zones
Maintenance: Low
This is a vibrant evergreen ornamental grass prized for its cascading lime-green to golden yellow foliage. This clump-forming sedge brightens up shaded spots and adds year-round color and texture to borders, containers, and mixed plantings. With a graceful, arching habit, it works beautifully as a ground cover or accent plant in both modern and cottage gardens.
Easy to grow and low maintenance, Everillo thrives in part shade but can tolerate full sun in cooler climates. It's deer resistant, drought tolerant once established, and brings vivid contrast to shady spaces.
Light: Part shade to full shade (tolerates sun in cool climates)
Height: 12-18 inches
Spread: 12-18 inches
Hardiness: USDA Zones 5-9
Type: Evergreen Ornamental Grass
Uses: Borders, containers, woodland gardens, ground cover
This is a hardy, evergreen shrub prized for its lush, dark green needles and graceful, spreading habit. Unlike upright yews, this low-growing variety features horizontal branching and dense foliage, making it ideal for use as a ground cover, border plant, or under shady trees. Its tolerance for shade, heat, and humidity makes it a reliable choice for Southern gardens.
This slow-growing conifer adds rich texture and year-round interest to both formal and naturalistic landscapes. Deer resistant and drought tolerant once established, it thrives in well-drained soil.
Light: Part shade to full shade
Height: 2-3 feet
Spread: 4-6 feet
Hardiness: USDA Zones 6-9
Features: Deer resistant, Evergreen, Drought tolerant, Low maintenance, Shade loving
Asiatic Jasmine is a tough, evergreen ground cover known for its glossy green foliage, low-growing habit, and excellent weed suppression. Although it's related to Confederate Jasmine, Asiatic Jasmine is grown primarily for its foliage rather than flowers and rarely blooms. It forms a dense mat that spreads widely but stays low, making it perfect for erosion control, mass plantings, and areas where turf grass struggles to grow. Drought-tolerant, deer-resistant, and virtually maintenance free once established, it thrives in sun or shade and is ideal for southern landscapes.
Height: 6-12 inches
Spread: 2-5 feet (can spread much farther over time)
Hardiness: USDA Zones 7-10
Purslane is fast growing, low spreading succulent ground cover known for its fleshy, rounded green leaves and small, vibrant flowers that bloom in full sun. Extremely heat and drought tolerant, Purslane thrives in hot, dry conditions where other plants may struggle. It's ideal for use in containers, hangin baskets, rock gardens, and landscape borders.
In addition to its ornamental appeal, Purslane is also edible and valued in many cultures for its high omega-3 content and slightly tangy flavor. Whether grown for beauty or nutrition, Purslane is a low maintenance, sun-loving plant that offers both versatility and resilience.
Height: 4-8 inches
Spread: 12-18 inches (can spread wider in ideal conditions)
Sunlight: Full sun (6+ hours a day)
Bloom Time: Late spring to frost
Hardiness: USDA Zones 9-11
Edible: Yes - used in salads, or added to soups
Lysimachia is a fast-spreading perennial ground cover prized for its vibrant chartreuse to deep green foliage and low-growing, trailing habit. One of the most popular varieties, Creeping Jenny, features golden-yellow leaves that provide a bright pop of color in hanging baskets, containers, and shady garden beds.
This moisture-loving plant produces small yellow flowers in late spring to early summer and spreads easily to form a lush, flowing carpet. It thrives in full sun to part shade and is especially eye-catching when allowed to spill over edges or cascade from pots.
Height: 2-4 inches
Spread: 12-24+ inches (very fast spreading)
Light: Full sun to part shade
Bloom Time: Late spring to early summer
Hardiness: USDA Zones 3-9
Water Needs: Medium to high - prefers moist soil
Growth Habit: Trailing, spreading
Coleus is a vibrant, eye-catching annual grown primarily for its colorful, patterned foliage. Available in a stunning range of colors - burgundy, lime green, pink, red, yellow, and purple - coleus adds bold texture and color contrast to beds, borders, containers, and shady gardens. The leaf shapes vary from broad and ruffled to narrow and serrated, making coleus an incredibly versatile ornamental plant.
Coleus thrives in part shade to full sun, depending on the variety, and prefers evenly moist, well-drained soil. It is fast-growing, easy to care for and makes an excellent filler or focal point in mixed plantings.
Height: 12-36 inches
Spread: 12-24 inches
Light: Part shade to full sun
Hardiness: USDA Zones 10-11
Bloom Time: Grown for foliage; small flower spikes may appear late season
Water Needs: Moderate - prefers evenly moist soil
Maintenance: Low - pinch back to encourage bushy growth and prevent flowering
This is a stunning trailing foliage plant known for its silky, silver-gray leaves and cascading habit. With a soft, shimmering texture and low-growing ground cover in sunny, well-drained areas.
This drought-tolerant variety is a favorite in modern garden designs and mixed planters, where it adds contrast and flow. Its vigorous trailing stems can reach over 3 feet long, making it ideal as a 'spiller' plant that softens the edges and enhances visual appeal.
Height: 2-4 inches
Spread: 18-36+ inches
Light: Full sun to part shade
Hardiness: USDA Zones 9-11
Water Needs: Low - drought tolerant
Growth Habit: Trailing/Spreading
Bloom Time: Grown for foliage; flowers are small and insignificant
Maintenance: Very low
This is a striking trailing plant known for its lush, variegated foliage in shades of green, gold, and copper, resembling a tropical sunset. Its colorful leaves create vibrant contrast in mixed containers, hanging baskets, and borders. This variety also produces small, cup-shaped yellow flowers in summer, adding even more charm to its cascading form.
With a spreading, low-growing habit, 'Waikiki Sunset' works beautifully as a ground cover or 'spiller' in planters. It thrives in part shade to full sun, enjoys moist, well-drained soil, and is loved for its low maintenance, high impact beauty.
Height: 4-6 inches
Spread: 18-24+ inches
Light: Part shade to full sun
Bloom Time: Summer (Yellow flowers)
Hardiness: USDA Zones 7-10
Water Needs: Moderate - prefers consistent moisture
Growth Habit: Trailing, spreading
Maintenance: Low