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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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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
|
.05"
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slow,
mat forming
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aromatic
foliage
|
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S
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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
|
looks
like grass
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S
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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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Kinnickinnick
Arcostaphyllos spp. |
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sandy,
acidic
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1"-4"
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moderate,
spreading
|
evergreen,
easy care
|
|
S
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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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Star
creeper
Laurentia fluviatilis |
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well
drained
|
1"-3"
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moderate,
mat forming
|
evergreen
easy care
|
|
S-M
|
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Strawberry
Fragaria spp. |
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well
drained
|
3"-10"
|
fast,
spreading
|
edible
berries
|
|
S-M
|
|
Dwarf
plumago
Ceratostigma plumbaginoides |
|
acidic
loam
|
6"-10"
|
moderate,
spreading
|
easy
care, blue flowers
|
|
S-L
|
|
Goldentuft
alyssum
Aurinia saxatilis |
|
acidic,
well drained
|
6"-10"
|
slow,
spreading
|
bright
yellow flowers
|
|
S-M
|
|
Miss
Jekyll
Vinca minor |
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tolerant
of many types
|
6"-9"
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moderate,
spreading
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brilliant
flowers
|
|
M-L
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Self-heal
Prunella grandiflora |
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organic
rich loam
|
6"-12"
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moderate,
mat forming
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covers
soil well
|
|
S-M
|
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Snow-in-summer
Cerastium tomentosum |
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sandy
loam
|
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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