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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
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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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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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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
|
4"-8"
|
mat
forming
|
late
spring flowers
|
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S-M
|
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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
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S-M
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Stonecrop
Sedum sp. |
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sandy,
gravelly
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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"
|
fast,
spreading
|
edible
berries
|
|
S-M
|
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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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Candytuft
Iberis sempervirens |
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well
drained
|
12"
|
slow,
mounding
|
evergreen,
white flowers
|
|
S-M
|
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Cranesbill/geranium
Erodium spp. |
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well
drained
|
3"
|
dense,
mat forming
|
long
bloom, white flowers
|
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S
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Creeping
oregano*
Origanum vulgare |
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dry,
gravelly
|
4"-8"
|
fast,
spreading
|
aromatic
foliage
|
|
S
|
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Germander
Teucruim chamaedrys |
|
well
drained
|
8"-18"
|
fast,
mounding
|
easy
care
|
|
M-L
|
|
Goldentuft
alyssum
Aurinia saxatilis |
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acidic,
well drained
|
6"-10"
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slow,
spreading
|
bright
yellow flowers
|
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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
|
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S-L
|
|
Santolina
Santolina spp. |
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well
drained, gravelly
|
18+"
|
fast,
mounding
|
aromatic
foliage
|
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S-M
|
|
Self-heal
Prunella grandiflora |
|
organic
rich loam
|
6"-12"
|
moderate,
mat forming
|
covers
soil well
|
|
S-M
|
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Snow-in-summer
Cerastium tomentosum |
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sandy
loam
|
6"-12"
|
moderate,
spreading
|
evergreen,
easy care
|
|
S-M
|
|
Spring
heath
Erica spp. |
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acidic,
loam
|
12"
|
slow,
mounding
|
late
winter bloom
|
|
S-L
|
|
Sun
rose
Heliantheum spp. |
|
well
drained, gravelly
|
6"-12"
|
slow,
spreading
|
showy
flowers
|
|
S
|
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Veronica
Veronica spp. |
|
slightly
acidic
|
4"-10"
|
aggressive,
spreading
|
semievergreen
|
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S-L
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