1. Native Groundcovers
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2. Native Groundcovers Allium cernuum - Nodding Wild Onion
Light: full sun to part shade
Soil: loams to sandy loams
Moisture: dry to moist
Size: 18” tall clumps
Bloom: all summer - pinkish white
Spread: bulbs and seeds
Care: deadhead to limit volunteers

3. Native Groundcovers Anaphalis margaritae - Pearly Everlasting
Light: Full sun to part shade
Soil: tolerates poor soils, dry, sandy
Moisture: dry to moist
Size: 1’-3’ tall
Bloom: mid summer,
white w/ yellow flowers
Spread: clumping, seed
Care: let it be, flower arranging!
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4. Native Groundcovers Anemone canadensis – Canada Anemone
Light: full sun to part shade
Soil: prefers rich soils
Moisture: prefers lightly moist
Size: 12-24” tall
Bloom: white, late spring
Spread: rhizomes - can be invasive
Care: let it be, dies back a bit in hot exposed sun
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5. Native Groundcovers Antennaria neglecta - Field Pussytoes
Light: full sun to part shade
Soil: tolerates poor soils,
does not like rich soils
Moisture: dry to lightly moist
Size: up to 12”
Bloom: white, throughout spring
Spread: stolons, slowly - not invasive
Care: let it be
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6. Native Groundcovers Asarum canadense - Canada Wild Ginger
Light: partial shade to full shade
Soil: prefers rich, humus, acidic
Moisture: prefers moist
Size: less than 12”
Bloom: purplish brown, mid-spring
Spread: slowly via rhizomes and seeds via ants
Care: fuzzy stems & leaves, edible
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7. Native Groundcovers Carex pennsylvanica - Pennsylvannia Sedge
Light: part shade to full shade
Soil: loams - not too heavy
Moisture: unlike most Carex species, this one prefers slightly dry
Size: 8”-12” tall clump
Bloom: late spring spikes
Spread: seeds and rhizomes
Care: Mow to 3” if desired
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8. Native Groundcovers Carex vulpinoidea - Fox Sedge
Light: full sun to part shade
Soil: loams - all kinds
Moisture: prefers damp to wet
Size: 24”wide to 36” tall clump
Bloom: late spring spikes
Spread: seeds and short rhizomes
Care: let it be - use in wet areas
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9. Native Groundcovers Cornus canadensis - Bunchberry (Creeping Dogwood)
Light: partial shade
Soil: rich, humus, well drained, acidic
Moisture: prefers moist
Size: less than 12”
Bloom: white, late spring/summer
Spread: rhizomes and seed
Care: do not let dry out, edible berries
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10. Native Groundcovers Fragaria vesca - Woodland Strawberry
Light: Full sun to part shade
Soil: well drained, rich, humus,
Moisture: moist to partially dry
Size: less than 8”
Bloom: white, all summer long
Spread: seed, stolons - spreads easily
Care: control spreading, edible
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11. Native Groundcovers Fragaria virginiana - Wild Strawberry
Light: full sun to part shade
Soil: well drained, rich, humus
Moisture: moist to partially dry
Size: less than 8”
Bloom: flowers in cooler weather (spring/fall)
Spread: seed, stolons - spreads easily
Care: eat some - very small & tasty
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12. Native Groundcovers
Geranium maculatum - Wild Geranium (Wild Cranesbill)
Light: full sun to part shade
Soil: rich, humus, well drained, but will tolerate poor drier soils
Moisture: moist to partially dry
Size: 12”-24” tall/wide
Bloom: pinkish/purple, spring
Spread: rhizomes, seed
Care: no need to deadhead
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13. Native Groundcovers Geum triflorum - Prairie Smoke
Light: full sun to part shade
Soil: rich, but tolerates poor soils
Moisture: dry to partially moist
Size: less than 12”
Bloom: pink turning to feathery plumes, late spring to early summer
Spread: clumping, seed
Care: avoid wet soils over winter
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14. Native Groundcovers Hydrophyllum virginianum - Virginia Waterleaf
Light: shade to partial sun
Soil: rich, humus, but will tolerate some poorer soil
Moisture: prefers moist, tolerates some dry
Size: 12”-24” tall/wide
Bloom: pinkish white, late spring
Spread: rhizomes, seed
Care: can spread in its happy place
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15. Native Groundcovers
Mitella diphylla - Bishop’s Cap or Two-leaf Miterwort
Light: shade to part sun
Soil: rich, humus, can tolerate some poor soils
Moisture: prefers moist, tolerates some dry
Size: 18” tall, 18”wide
Bloom: white, all spring long
Spread: rhizomatic, seed
Care: let it be
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16. Native Groundcovers Podophyllum peltatum - Mayapple
Light: full shade to part sun
Soil: rich woodland, humus
Moisture: prefers moist
Size: up to 18” tall, 12” wide
Bloom: white, mid-spring
Spread: rhizomes, seed
Care: edible fruits when ripe, leaves and roots are poisonous, goes dormant in summer
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17. Native Groundcovers Sanguinaria canadensis - Bloodroot
Light: part shade to full shade
Soil: rich woodland, humus
Moisture: prefers moist, tolerates some dry
Size: less than 12”
Bloom: white, early spring
Spread: rhizomes and seeds spread by ants
Care: leave it be
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18. Native Groundcovers
Sisyrinchium spp – Blue Eyed Grasses (but they are actually iris’s)
Light: full sun to part shade
Soil: rich to dry - tolerates some poor soil
Moisture: moist to dry - usually prefers moist
Size: usually less than 12”
Bloom: blue, late spring to summer
Spread: self seeds, spreads by underground
Care: deadhead to avoid self-seeding, some division may be needed every few years.
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19. Native Groundcovers Tiarella cordifolia – Heartleaf Foamflower
Light: partial shade to shade
Soil: rich, humus, compost
Moisture: moist, but tolerates some dry - never let fully dry out
Size: up to 12” tall, about 24” wide
Bloom: white, late spring
Spread: seed or stolons, speed of spread depends on happiness
Care: avoid wet winter soils
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