.ND .ds CH .nr LL 6.5i .SH .ce A SEASONAL GUIDE TO GROUND COVERS .sp .PP This is a listing of ground covers and vines with significant seasonal color, categorized by main bloom time and overall color. Symbol * means they have showy and/or profuse blooms. .sp 2 .TS expand; cfB s s lfI l l. All Year Bloomers (or Nearly So) * Carissa macrocarpa `Prostrata' Dwarf Natal Plum white Polygonum capitatum Rose Carpet Knotweed pink * Pelargonium peltatum Ivy Geranium white/pink/rose/red/lavender Rosmarinus officinalis `Prostratus' Dwarf Rosemary lavender * Arctotheca calendula Cape Weed yellow Duchesnea indica Indian Mock Strawberry yellow .T& cfI s s lfI l l. Vines Solanum jasminoides Potato Vine white * Distictis buccinatoria Blood-red Trumpet Vine red .T& cfB s s lfI l l. Early Spring Bloomers (from January or February) * Erica carnea Mediterranean Heather rose (white, red, pink cvs) Grevillea `Noell' Noell's Grevillea white to rose to pink * Jasminum polyanthum Pink Jasmine white to pink Erigeron karvinskianus Fleabane pink, fade w * Bergenia crassifolia Winter-Blooming Bergenia rose to lilac to pink * Lantana montevidensis Weeping Lantana lavender-magenta Melianthes major Honey Bush red .T& cfI s s lfI l l. Vines Hardenbergia comptoniana Lilac Vine violet .T& cfB s s lfI l l. (from March) Grevillea lanigera Woolly Grevillea white to rose to red Armeria maritima Sea Pink pink Grewia occidentalis Lavender Starflower lavender * Laurentia fluviatilis Blue Star Creeper light blue Cymbalaria muralis Kenilworth Ivy blue violet * Campanula poscharskyana Serbian Bellflower violet to blue Vinca minor Common Periwinkle violet * Lampranthus spectabilis Trailing Ice Plant purple * Gazania rigens leucantha Trailing Gazania yellow * Carpobrotus edulis Hottentot Fig yellow/purple .T& cfI s s lfI l l. Vines * Clematis armandii Evergreen Clematis white * Gelsemium sempervirens Carolina Jessamine yellow Akebia quinata Fiveleaf Akebia purple rose .bp .T& cfB s s lfI l l. Spring Bloomers (from April) * Cerastium tomentosum Snow-in-Summer white * Fragaria chiloensis Beach Strawberry white Cotoneaster horizontalis Rock Cotoneaster white to pink * Drosanthemum floribundum Rosea Ice Plant rose to pink Geranium incanum Grd Cvr Geranium purple to magenta Felicia amelloides Blue Marguerite blue * Ajuga reptans Carpet Bugle blue to purple Veronica repens Creeping Speedwell violet Hypericum coris NCN yellow * Rosa banksiae Lady Bank's Rose white, yellow * Helianthemum nummularium Sunrose white/yellow/orange/red/rose pink * Achillea tomentosa Woolly Yarrow yellow * Erysium kotschyanum Blister Cress yellow .T& cfI s s lfI l l. Vines * Wisteria sinensis Chinese Wisteria violet (white, pink cvs) * Wisteria floribunda Japanese Wisteria violet (white, pink cvs) .T& cfB s s lfI l l. (from May) * Sagina subulata Scotch/Irish Moss white Erodium chamaedryoides Crane's Bill white Galium odoratum Sweet Woodruff white Pachysandra terminalis Japanese Spurge white * Saxifraga stolonifera Strawberry Geranium white (yellow center) Asparagus spp.? Asparagus white Phyla nodiflora Lippia pink+red+purple+white * Viola hederacea Australian Violet violet * Heterocentron elegans Spanish Shawl magenta * Verbena peruviana Red Grd Cvr Verbena red * Coreopsis auriculata `Nana' Dwarf Coreopsis yellow Potentilla tabernaemontanii Spring Cinquefoil yellow .TE .TS expand; cfI s s lfI l l. Vines * Trachelospermum jasminoides Star Jasmine white .T& cfB s s lfI l l. Summer Bloomers * Acanthus mollis Bear's Breach white * Pratia angulata Pratia white * Sagina subulata Irish/Scotch Moss white * Saxifraga stolonifera Strawberry Geranium white * Francoa ramosa Maiden's Wreath white Erodium chamaedryoides Crane's Bill white Phyla nodiflora Lippia pink+red+purple+white Erigeron karvinskianus Fleabane pink Mentha requienii Corsican Mint pink to violet Teucrium chamaedrys `Prostratum' Prostrate Germander rose to pink * Phlox subulata Moss Pink rose to lavender * Stachys byzantina Lamb's Ears purple * Agapanthus orientalis Lily-of-the-Nile blue violet Grewia occidentalis Lavender Starflower lavender Sollya heterophylla Australian Bluebell Creeper lt. blue Convolvulus sabatius Ground Morning Glory lav. blue Mazus reptans NCN violet * Heterocentron elegans Spanish Shawl magenta * Helianthemum nummularium Sunrose white/yellow/orange/red/rose-pink Chamaemelum nobile Chamomile yellow Potentilla tabernaemontanii Spring Cinquefoil yellow * Coreopsis auriculata `Nana' Dwarf Coreopsis yellow * Achillea tomentosa Greek Yarrow yellow * Santolina chamaecyparissus Lavender Cotton yellow * Hypericum calycinum Creeping St. Johnswort yellow * Lotus berthelotii Parrot's Beak red-orange * Verbena peruviana Red Gd Cvr Verbena red .T& cfI s s lfI l l. Vines Actinidia chinensis Kiwi white * Pandorea jasminoides Bower Vine white * Passiflora alatocaerulea Passion Vine pink+white * Lonicera hildebrandiana Giant Burmese Honeysuckle yellow * Bougainvillea spectabilis Purple Bougainvillea purple (red cvs.) .T& cfB s s lfI l l. Autumn Bloomers * Pratia angulata Pratia white Erodium chamaedryoides Crane's Bill white Myoporum parvifolium Prostrate Myoporum white Erigeron karvinskianus Fleabane pink Mentha requienii Creeping Mint pink to violet * Liriope muscari Big Blue Lily Turf purple * Salvia leucantha Mexican Bush Sage violet * Lantana montevidensis Weeping Lantana lavender-magenta Convolvulus sabatius Ground Morning Glory lav. blue Plumbago auriculata Plumbago blue * Ceratostigma plumbaginoides Dwarf Plumbago gentian blue Potentilla tabernaemontanii Spring Cinquefoil yellow * Coreopsis auriculata `Nana' Dwarf Coreopsis yellow .T& cfI s s lfI l l. Vines * Pandorea jasminoides Bower Vine white Polygonum aubertii Silver Lace Vine white * Bougainvillea spectabilis Purple Bougainvillea purple Campsis radicans Common Trumpet Creeper orange to red Tecomaria capensis Cape Honeysuckle orange to red (yellow cvs.) * Thunbergia alata Black-eyed Susan Vine yellow .bp .T& cfB s s lfI l l. Autumn Foliage or Fruit Color Carissa macrocarpa `Prostrata' Dwarf Natal Plum purple Actinidia chinensis Kiwi Parthenocissus tricuspidata Boston Ivy Parthenocissus quinquefolia Virginia Creeper .T& cfB s s lfI l l. Winter Bloomers Correa pulchella Pink Australian Fuchsia light pink to pink-red * Osteospermum fruticosm Trailing African Daisy purple+white Leptospermum scoparium `Pink Cascade'? Erica carnea Mediterranean Heather rose (cvs. white, red, pink) .T& cfI s s lfI l l. Vines Tecomaria capensis Cape Honeysuckle orange to red * Jasminum mesnyi Primrose Jasmine yellow .T& cfB s s lfI l l. Inconspicuous Flowers, or Plants not Noted for their Flowers Artemisia caucasica Silver Spreader Coprosma kirkii Creeping Coprosma Dichondra micrantha Dichondra Euonymus fortunei radicans Common Winter Creeper Fatshedra lizei Botanical Wonder Festuca ovina glauca Blue Fescue Ficus pumila Creeping Fig Fuchsia procumbens Prostrate Fuchsia Hedera canariensis Algerian Ivy Hedera helix English Ivy Herniaria glabra Green Carpet Muehlenbeckia complexa Wire Vine Ophiopogon japonicus Mondo Grass Parthenocissus quinquefolia Virginia Creeper Parthenocissus tricuspidata Boston Ivy Raoulia spp. Soleirolia soleirolii Baby's Tears Thymus pseudolanuginosus Woolly Thyme .TE