Regrettably, weeds will quickly invade a bare patch and take it over.
These 7 perennial plants offer an alternative to bare ground orweeds.
We offer some simple growing tips that will help you get started with adrought-tolerant ground coverthat suits your surroundings.
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Angelina Sedum
‘Angelina sedum’ or “stonecrop” is a flowering ground cover.
In this case, however, the blossoms take a backseat to the foliage.
Gardeners value this sedum as a low-growing plant with chartreuse foliage.
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But in this entry, we are talking about a different kind of alyssum.
Yellow alyssum (Aurinia saxatilis) is a hardy perennial.
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But unlike ‘Angelina,‘A.
saxatilisis grown more for the display created by its flowers.
It looks especially nice tumbling over stone walls.
Ice plant picture. As the photo shows, ice plant has attractive flowers and interesting foliage.David Beaulieu
Ice Plant
Pictured here is purple ice plant (Delosperma cooperi).
Like ‘Angelina’ sedum, this plant is a hardy perennial.
Also like ‘Angelina’ sedum, this plant has succulent leaves and is suitable forxeriscaping.
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For that reason, ice plant can be challenging for someone experimenting with it for the first time.
So unlike the other plants listed here, one would not classify this plant as easy to grow.
Still, its flowers are gorgeous, so why not give it a try?
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Unlike the other plants featured here, though, it does not bear attractive leaves.
No, it is all about the flowers with candytuft.
But oh, what flowers!
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Vinca Minor
WithVinca minor, we come to a plant that is somewhat problematic.
The fact that some drought-tolerantground covers are at least mildly invasiveshould not surprise us very much.
After all, plants such asV.
minorand Japanese pachysandra need to be tough to survive in dry soils.
A tough plant will, in many cases, out-compete its competition for available resources, including water.
You will have to make up your own mind as to whether you wish to grow plants such asV.
Using this background about the plant, you’re able to make an informed decision.
Bugleweed or Ajuga
Bugleweed (Ajuga) is another invasive plant.
It is more difficult to control thanV.
minor, so this article is certainly not urging you to grow it.
Nonetheless, some folks might consider growing this drought-tolerant ground cover under certain conditions.
You will need to consider how to contain Chinese lanterns so that they work for your garden.
