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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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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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Creeping
Thyme*
Thymus spp. |
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well
drained, sandy
|
1"-3"
|
fast,
spreading
|
drought
tolerant
|
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S-L
|
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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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NZ
brass buttons
Cotula squalida |
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acidic
loam
|
2"-4"
|
fast
spreading
|
easy
care
|
|
S-M
|
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Phlox
(creeping) *
Phlox spp. |
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sandy
loam
|
8"-12"
|
moderate,
spreading
|
attracts
butterflies
|
|
S-M
|
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Scotch/Irish
moss
Arenaria verna |
|
moist,
well drained
|
2"-3"
|
moderate,
mat forming
|
easy
care
|
|
S-M
|
|
Stonecrop
Sedum sp. |
|
sandy,
gravelly
|
2"-12"
|
fast,
spreading
|
drought
tolerant
|
|
S-L
|
|
Wintercreeper
Euonymous spp. |
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loam,
clay
|
12"-24"
|
moderate,
spreading
|
woody,
evergreen
|
|
S-L
|
|
Woolly
yarrow*
Achillea spp. |
|
sandy
loam, dry
|
3"-6"
|
fast,
spreading
|
fragrant
foliage
|
|
M-L
|
|
Cranesbill/geranium
Erodium spp. |
|
well
drained
|
3"
|
dense,
mat forming
|
long
bloom, white flowers
|
|
S
|
|
English
daisy
Bellis perennis |
|
moist,
organic
|
3"-6"
|
fast,
spreading
|
seeds
well
|
|
S
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Barren
strawberry
Waldsteinia fragaroides |
|
well
drained
|
2"
|
fast,
spreading
|
drought
tolerant
|
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S-M
|
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Roman
chamomile
Chaemelum nobile |
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sandy,
acidic
|
3"-6"
|
moderate,
spreading
|
aromatic
foliage
|
|
S-L
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