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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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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
|
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S
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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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Pinks
Dianthus sp. |
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well
drained alkaline
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4"-12"
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slow,
spreading
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fragrant
flowers
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S
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Purple
rock cress
Aubrietia deltoidea |
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sandy
loam
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3"-6"
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moderate,
spreading
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brilliant
purple flowers
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S
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Rock
soapwort
Saponaria ocymoides |
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well
drained, loam
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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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Wintergreen
Gaultheria procumbens |
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loose,
humus
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5"-6"
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moderate,
spreading
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red
berries, evergreen
|
|
S
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Candytuft
Iberis sempervirens |
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well
drained
|
12"
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slow,
mounding
|
evergreen,
white flowers
|
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S-M
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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
|
aromatic
foliage
|
|
S
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Germander
Teucruim chamaedrys |
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well
drained
|
8"-18"
|
fast,
mounding
|
easy
care
|
|
M-L
|
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Kenilworth
ivy*
Cymbalaria mualis |
|
well
drained, acidic
|
1"-2"
|
fast,
spreading
|
evergreen,
easy care
|
|
S
|
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Lady's
mantle
Alchemilla mollis |
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organic
rich loam
|
12+"
|
slow,
mounding
|
seeds
well
|
|
S-M
|
|
Santolina
Santolina spp. |
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well
drained, gravelly
|
18+"
|
fast,
mounding
|
aromatic
foliage
|
|
S-M
|
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Sarcococca
Sarcococca spp. |
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well
drained, acidic
|
12"-24"
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slow,
spreading
|
fragrant,
late winter flowers
|
|
M-L
|
|
Spring
heath
Erica spp. |
|
acidic,
loam
|
12"
|
slow,
mounding
|
late
winter bloom
|
|
S-L
|
|
Sun
rose
Heliantheum spp. |
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well
drained, gravelly
|
6"-12"
|
slow,
spreading
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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
|
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S-L
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Veronica
Veronica spp. |
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slightly
acidic
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4"-10"
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aggressive,
spreading
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semievergreen
|
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S-L
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