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Name:
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Light
Needs:
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Soil
Type:
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Height:
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Growth
Characteristics:
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Features: |
Traffic Tolerance: |
Scale
of Planting:
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Baby's
tears
Soleirolia soleirolii |
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moist,
organic loam
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3"
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fast,
spreading
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moist
shade plant, easy care
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S
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Bolax
Bolax olebara |
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well
drained
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1"-2"
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slow,
mat forming
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resembles
Astroturf
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S-M
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Candytuft
Iberis sempervirens |
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well
drained
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12"
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slow,
mounding
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evergreen,
white flowers
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S-M
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Carpet
Bugle*
Ajuga reptans |
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well
drained, acidic
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3"-4"
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aggressive,
spreading
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attracts
bees
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S-M
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Corsican
mint
Mentha requienii |
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light
to heavy
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.05"
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slow,
mat forming
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aromatic
foliage
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S
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Cranesbill/geranium
Erodium spp. |
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well
drained
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3"
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dense,
mat forming
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long
bloom, white flowers
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S
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Creeping
oregano*
Origanum vulgare |
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dry,
gravelly
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4"-8"
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fast,
spreading
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aromatic
foliage
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S
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Creeping
Thyme*
Thymus spp. |
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well
drained, sandy
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1"-3"
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fast,
spreading
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drought
tolerant
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S-L
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Dwarf
Mondograss
Ophio pogon |
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well
drained
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3"-4"
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slow,
spreading
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looks
like grass
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S
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Dwarf
plumago
Ceratostigma plumbaginoides |
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acidic
loam
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6"-10"
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moderate,
spreading
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easy
care, blue flowers
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S-L
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Emerald
Carpet
Rubus pentalobus |
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tolerant
of many types
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3"-4"
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moderate,
spreading
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deer
don't like it
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M-L
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English
daisy
Bellis perennis |
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moist,
organic
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3"-6"
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fast,
spreading
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seeds
well
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S
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Germander
Teucruim chamaedrys |
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well
drained
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8"-18"
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fast,
mounding
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easy
care
|
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M-L
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Goldentuft
alyssum
Aurinia saxatilis |
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acidic,
well drained
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6"-10"
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slow,
spreading
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bright
yellow flowers
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S-M
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Japanese
spurge
Pachysandra terminalis |
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well
drained, acidic
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6"-12"
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slow,
spreading
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evergreen,
easy care
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M-L
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Kenilworth
ivy*
Cymbalaria mualis |
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well
drained, acidic
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1"-2"
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fast,
spreading
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evergreen,
easy care
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|
S
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Kinnickinnick
Arcostaphyllos spp. |
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sandy,
acidic
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1"-4"
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moderate,
spreading
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evergreen,
easy care
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S
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Lamb's-ears
Stachys byzantina |
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loam
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4"-6"
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moderate,
mounding
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contrasting
foliage
|
|
S
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Lady's
mantle
Alchemilla mollis |
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organic
rich loam
|
12+"
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slow,
mounding
|
seeds
well
|
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S-M
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Miss
Jekyll
Vinca minor |
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tolerant
of many types
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6"-9"
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moderate,
spreading
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brilliant
flowers
|
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M-L
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NZ
brass buttons
Cotula squalida |
|
acidic
loam
|
2"-4"
|
fast
spreading
|
easy
care
|
|
S-M
|
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Oregon
grape
Mahonia nervosa |
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high
organic, acidic
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12"-24"
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slow,
spreading
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native,
evergreen
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S-M
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Phlox
(creeping) *
Phlox spp. |
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sandy
loam
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8"-12"
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moderate,
spreading
|
attracts
butterflies
|
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S-M
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Pinks
Dianthus sp. |
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well
drained alkaline
|
4"-12"
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slow,
spreading
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fragrant
flowers
|
|
S
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Purple
rock cress
Aubrietia deltoidea |
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sandy
loam
|
3"-6"
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moderate,
spreading
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brilliant
purple flowers
|
|
S
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Rock
soapwort
Saponaria ocymoides |
|
well
drained, loam
|
4"-8"
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mat
forming
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late
spring flowers
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S-M
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Roman
chamomile
Chaemelum nobile |
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sandy,
acidic
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3"-6"
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moderate,
spreading
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aromatic
foliage
|
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S-L
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Salal
Gaultheria shallon |
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organic,
acidic
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3'-4'
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slow,
spreading
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native,
evergreen
|
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M-L
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Santolina
Santolina spp. |
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well
drained, gravelly
|
18+"
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fast,
mounding
|
aromatic
foliage
|
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S-M
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Sarcococca
Sarcococca spp. |
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well
drained, acidic
|
12"-24"
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slow,
spreading
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fragrant,
late winter flowers
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M-L
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Scotch/Irish
moss
Arenaria verna |
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moist,
well drained
|
2"-3"
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moderate,
mat forming
|
easy
care
|
|
S-M
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Self-heal
Prunella grandiflora |
|
organic
rich loam
|
6"-12"
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moderate,
mat forming
|
covers
soil well
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S-M
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Snow-in-summer
Cerastium tomentosum |
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sandy
loam
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6"-12"
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moderate,
spreading
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evergreen,
easy care
|
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S-M
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Spring
heath
Erica spp. |
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acidic,
loam
|
12"
|
slow,
mounding
|
late
winter bloom
|
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S-L
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Star
creeper
Laurentia fluviatilis |
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well
drained
|
1"-3"
|
moderate,
mat forming
|
evergreen
easy care
|
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S-M
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Stonecrop
Sedum sp. |
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sandy,
gravelly
|
2"-12"
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fast,
spreading
|
drought
tolerant
|
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S-L
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Strawberry
Fragaria spp. |
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well
drained
|
3"-10"
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fast,
spreading
|
edible
berries
|
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S-M
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Sun
rose
Heliantheum spp. |
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well drained, gravelly | 6"-12" | slow, spreading | showy flowers | |
S |
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Sweet
woodruff*
Galium odoratum |
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acidic
loam
|
6"-10"
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moderate,
spreading
|
easy
care
|
|
S-L
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Veronica
Veronica spp. |
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slightly
acidic
|
4"-10"
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aggressive,
spreading
|
semievergreen
|
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S-L
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Wintercreeper
Euonymous spp. |
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loam,
clay
|
12"-24"
|
moderate,
spreading
|
woody,
evergreen
|
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S-L
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Wintergreen
Gaultheria procumbens |
|
loose,
humus
|
5"-6"
|
moderate,
spreading
|
red
berries, evergreen
|
|
S
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Woolly
yarrow*
Achillea spp. |
|
sandy
loam, dry
|
3"-6"
|
fast,
spreading
|
fragrant
foliage
|
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M-L
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