Seeds for Ground Cover Plants
Important Note about starting Ground Cover Seeds: Ground Covers should be started as "plugs" inside in plug starting trays and then transplanted outside as plugs in order to establish a ground cover. You should not try to direct sow seeds outside, you will receive very poor results this way, and we will not warrant the seeds if this method is used, we will only warrant seeds if they are started as plugs.
We have developed the Seedman's Plug Starting Kit for this purpose.
8SER01 Ajuga
repens
Perennial. Tough creeping groundcover for bold blue massed
color in spring; sun or shade. Grows 6 inches tall, hardy to
zone 3.
8SER02 Pussytoes
Antennaria dioica
Perennial, hardy to zone 3, grows 4 inches tall. Evergreen mat
forming ground cover with rose white flowers.
8SER03 Arabis caucasica
Copinkie
Pink, spring ground cover. Perennial, hardy to zone 3, grows 6
inches tall.
8SER04 Arabis caucasica
Snowcap
White, early spring bloomer, for rockery or walls. Perennial,
hardy to zone 3, grows 6 inches tall.
8SER05 European Ginger
Asarum europeum
Polished heart shaped leaves mark this sought after, desirable
ground cover. Perennial, grows 6 inches tall, hardy to zone
3.
8SER07 Snow in Summer
Cerastium tomentosum
Vigorous spreading groundcover for walls or rockery, white
flowers, silver foliage, late spring. Perennial, hardy to zone
1, grows 6 inches tall.
8SER08 Phuopsis
Crucianella stylosa
Spreading groundcover, covered with raspberry pink flower
balls. Perennial, grows 8 inches tall, hardy to zone 5.
8SER33 Claytonia
perfoliata
Fast growing green ground cover, clusters of white flowers,
likes cool shade. Self seeding annual that grows 8" tall and is
mature in 12 weeks from seed.
8SER09 Kenilworth Ivy
Cymbalaria muralis
Ground cover ideal for rockery, small leafed trailer, tiny rose
flowers. Perennial, hardy to zone 5, grows 4 inches tall.
8SER10 Iceplant
"Starburst" Delosperma floribunda
Plant Select Winner - succulent groundcover, drought tolerant,
vivid magenta, sometimes difficult to germinate. Perennial,
hardy to zone 6, grows 6 inches tall.
8SER11 "Very Berry"
Gaultheria procumbens
Evergreen groundcover, blush pink flowers, decorative red
berries, great for fall or winter pot. Grows 6 inches tall,
hardy to zone 5, perennial.
8SER30 Herniaria
glabra
Mossy groundcover, yellow green foliage, tiny white flowers,
can take foot traffic, grows only 3" tall, hardy to zone 5.
8SER12 Hieracium
aurantiacum
Orange red tufts on spreading basal foliage, for groundcover or
border. Perennial, grows 12 inches tall, hardy to zone 4.
Cannot ship to MN, MO, MT, WA, ID
8SER14 French Stardust
Leptosiphon
Orange red tufts on spreading basal foliage, for groundcover or
border. Annual plant growing 4 inches tall.
AW14 Bird's Foot Trefoil ( Lotus corniculatus )
A good groundcover for poor soils, Lotus corniculatus is a common flowering plant native to grassland temperate Eurasia and North Africa. The common name is Bird's-foot Trefoil (or similar, such as "birdsfoot trefoil"), though the common name is often also applied to other members of the genus. It is also known in cultivation in North America as Birdfoot Deervetch.
It is a perennial herbaceous plant, similar in appearance to some clovers. The flowers develop into small pea-like pods or legumes. The name 'bird's foot' refers to the appearance of the seed pods on their stalk. There are five leaflets, but with the central three held conspicuously above the others, hence the use of the name trefoil.
The height of the plant is variable, from 5-20 cm, occasionally more where supported by other plants; the stems can reach up to 50 cm long. It is typically sprawling at the height of the surrounding grassland. It can survive fairly close grazing, trampling and mowing. It is most often found in sandy soils. It Flowers from June until September.
The plant has had many common English names in Britain, which are now mostly out of use. These names were often connected with the yellow and orange colour of the flowers, e.g. 'eggs and bacon', 'butter and eggs'.
RHC511 Little Bluestem ( Andropogon scoparius )
A perennial grass growing 1 1/2 - 3 feet tall, will tolerate poor soil and makes a good groundcover. Widely adaptable to most any soils and growing conditions, suited for zones 3-10.
Little bluestem is one of the most popular ornamental grasses on the market today and is widely used in landscaping. Often used in plantings because it is short and mixes well with wildflowers for increased attraction. This native grass has a wide range of colors which are various shades of blue and green hues. These colors turn to a striking bright red in fall and are are topped by fluffy silvery-white seedstalks. This native grass can reach heights of two to four feet tall and a patch of this waving in the wind is truly a wonderful sight for your landscape.
Little bluestem is a vigorous, long-lived native bunchgrass, widely distributed over the United States; but most prevalent in the Central and Southern Great Plains. It is usually found associated with big bluestem native grass. It is more drought resistant that big bluestem, and a smaller plant - usually not reaching over 3 feet. Leaves are up to 8 inches long, and not over 0.25 inch wide. It furnishes dependable grazing and cured hay, but is not highly palatable. It is especially valuable for erosion control.
Bulk One Ounce Pack of over a 1,000 seeds $5.95
Bulk Four Ounce Pack $15.95
8SER38 Five Spot ( Nemophila maculata )
Lovely groundcover, white, blue spots, covered with blooms all summer, reseeds itself. Annual growing 6" tall, blooming in 8 weeks from seed.
8SER15 Little Bells
Nolana
Spreader, for basket, window box, or ground cover, likes poor
soil in sun, light blue petunia-like flowers. Annual growing 10
inches tall.
8SER16 Hails in Spain
Omphalodes linifolia
Annual, growing 8 inches tall, grayish foliage covered with 1"
white blossoms, ideal groundcover under trees, interesting
seedpods.
8SER17 Pink Starlets
Petrohagia illyriaca
Teeming 1" veined pink blossoms, great ground cover or edging,
blooms first year. Perennial growing 12 inches tall, hardy to
zone 5.
8SER18 Creeping Zinnia
Sanvitalia
Yellow with black center, creeper, drought tolerant, for
baskets or ground cover. Annual growing 6 inches tall.
8SER19 Arcobaleno
Scutellaria alpina
First year flowers, blue, white, pink, weather resistant ground
cover, easy to germ. Perennial growing 10 inches tall, hardy to
zone 5.
8SER20 Stonecrop Sedum
acre
Succulent carpet forming green foliage with large starry sulfur
yellow flowers in spring to summer, hardy ground cover.
Perennial, grows 4 inches tall, hardy to zone 3.
8SER21 Stonecrop Sedum
album
Masses of blushed white flowers over ground hugging foliage.
Perennial, hardy to zone 4, grows 5 inches tall.
8SER22 Stonecrop
Dragon's Blood Sedum spurium
Bronze foliage, covered with blood red flowers in summer, hardy
groundcover for sun. Perennial growing 6" tall, hardy to zone
3.
8SER23 Stonecrop Many
Species Mix Sedum var. mix
A marvelous groundcover, red and yellow shades, mix of hardy
creepers. Perennial growing 6 inches tall, hardy to zone 3.
8SER24 Stonecrop Sedum
coccineum
Matforming groundcover, red stem, mid green leaf, star shaped
purple flowers in late summer. Perennial growing 7" tall, hardy
to zone 4.
8SER31 Sedum
pulchellum
Long sprays of pink flowering stalks, green foliage, withstands
shade and moist soil, perennial grows about 8" tall, hardy to
zone 4.
8SER32 Sedum
ternatum
White cushion forming, for sun or shade, long blooming, likes
moist shade, perennial grows about 6" tall, hardy to zone
3.
8SER25 Foamflower
Tiarella wherryi
Clump forming ground cover with heart shaped leaves, 6" white
racemes, for moist shade. Perennial growing 8" tall, hardy to
zone 3.
8SER26 Verbena
Imagination Verbena speciosa
AAS, Fleuroselect Winner, mats of violet blue blooms, heat and
drought tolerant, tough ground cover or basket. Annual plant
growing 12" tall.
8SER27 Verbena
Profusion Violet Verbena tenuisecat
Creeping groundcover, purple flowers, long blooming. This is a
perennial Verbena, growing 8" tall and hardy to zone 6.
8SER28 Erlyn Purple
Yellow Viola
Fleuroselect, F1, Kieft's first trailing viola, for baskets or
spreading groundcover, tricolor flowers held above dark green
leaf. Annual growing 6" tall.
8SER29 Viola The Czar
Viola odorata
Fragrant purple flowers, vigorous ground cover in moist soils.
This is a perennial Viola growing 6" tall and hardy to zone
3.
8SER36 Sweet Woodruff
Galium Oodratum
Zone 6-8. Sweet woodruff is a mat-forming perennial that is
most often grown as a ground cover in shady areas. Plants
typically grow 8-12" tall and feature fragrant, lance-shaped,
dark green leaves in whorls of 6-8 along square stems. Small,
fragrant, 4-petaled, white flowers appear in loose cymes in
spring. Plants emit a strong odor of freshly mown hay when
foliage is crushed or cut. Aromatic intensity of the foliage
increases when dried, thus dried leaves are popularly used in
sachets or potpourris. Plants have also been used commercially
in perfumes. Leaves are sometimes used to flavor teas and cold
fruit drinks. Leaves are also used to make May wine, a punch
made from white wine flavored with woodruff, orange and
pineapple. Woodruff comes from Old English meaning wood that
unravels, in probable reference to the creeping rootstock of
the plant. Formerly known as Asperula odorata. Cannot ship
to CN, MA, NY, PA, VT
2120 Creeping Mahonia
Mahonia repens
An excellent ground cover for zones 5-9. Creeping mahonia
(sometimes also called creeping hollygrape) is a low-growing,
stoloniferous, evergreen shrub or shrublet which typically
grows to 1' tall and spreads by underground stems to form an
attractive ground cover. Features holly-like, odd-pinnate,
compound leaves with oval, spiny-toothed, leathery,
bluish-green leaflets (usually 3-7). Foliage turns purplish in
winter. Deep yellow flowers appear in small racemes (1-3") in
spring and are followed by small clusters of grape-like, dark
bluish-purple berries (1/4" diameter) which mature in late
summer. Berries are very sour but edible and can be used in
jellies. Yellow stem wood was used by Native Americans to
produce yellow dyes and a bitter tonic.
Although a very small plant, Oregon Grape is conspicuous for
many reasons: it often grows alone on warm, barren, rocky
hillsides (although it is also at home in moist forests); its
holly-like, thick (but brittle) leaves are eye-catching; it is
usually evergreen (although the leaves commonly turn red in the
fall, they do remain on the plant), making it a wonderful
ornamental plant as well.
8SER37 Oregano Origanum
vulgare
Best suited for zones 4-8. A rhizomatous, sprawling plant which
typically grows to 18" tall with a similar spread. Origanum
vulgare is a very dense growing plant for sunny positions, it
makes a good ground cover though it is slow to spread. An
excellent flavouring for cooked foods and salads, it is also a
very good companion plant and is said to repel insect
pests.
TPF039 Creeping Thyme
Thymus serpyllum
For Zones 5-8. This thyme is a creeping, woody based perennial
which is primarily used as a ground cover. Numerous, thin,
somewhat woody stems form a flat mat (2-3" tall) with tiny,
rounded, glossy blue-green leaves (to 1/4"). Although leaves
are aromatic, strength of scent varies according to season and
habitat and leaves are usually not considered to be of culinary
quality. Clusters of tiny, tubular, deep pink flowers appear in
summer. Flowers are attractive to bees. Best as a small area
ground cover or filler between stepping stones. Will sprawl
over small rocks or over ledges in the rock garden
8SER35 Gold Dust Aurinia
saxatilis
A perennial groundcover suited for zones 3-8 growing only about
12 inches tall.. Bears grey leaves and golden yellow flowers in
early spring. Does well in rock gardens and rockwalls in well
drained soil. Forms as spreading, rounded mass which looks at
home cascading over a rock wall. Plant seeds from March to
June.
8SER34 Pennyroyal Mentha
pulegium
Makes a beautiful ground cover . This 12 in. creeping mint is a
nice addition to the herb garden. The midsummer bluish-red
blooms are a welcome garnish to chicken and fish dishes. It
provides a pleasant aroma of lemon and orange, and insect
repelling qualities of citronella. They prefer a little shade
and even moisture. This herb is not grown for culinary use.
When the plant is in flower it is medicinally used for colds
and nausea. Tender perennial to zones 6-9.
TPF028 Candytuft Iberis
umbellata
A very showy ground cover. A vigorous perennial ( grown as
annual in cold areas ) growing 12-18" tall with mounds of
white, pink or lilac flowers. Excellent border plant. Dense,
lacy blooms of especially radiant white Tidy mound-former, 12"
tall and up to 15" wide Spring bloomer, excellent with
any-color spring bulbs Makes a terrific cover for a rock
garden, a slope or a bank Avoided by deer; easy to grow.
AGR105 Azure Blue Sheep
Fescue Festuca glauca var. Azure
A beautiful, clumping evergreen, cool season plant with
fine-textured foliage growing 10-12" tall. Foliage is a
beautiful blue-green color and widely used as an accent plant
and edging. Also a good container plant and grow well in most
soils and conditions. For zones 4-9.
Very easy to grow, never bothered by pests, deer. Attractive
buff flowers in early summer. Spectacular companion for
colorful flowers
8SER40 Red Clover ( Trifolium pratense )
Red clover is a perennial plant that grows pale mauve blooms on long, thin stems in late spring through midsummer. Red clover has a small-bush growing habit and reaches up to 2 feet in height and spread at maturity. Hardy in USDA Zones 3a through 8b, red clover thrives in full sun to partial daily shade in soil with a neutral pH, and can be planted in three seasons.
Whether sowing red clover seeds, planting young plants or digging and dividing mature plants, the goal is to plant when there will be the least amount of stress possible on the plant and/or roots during its establishment period. Sow red clover seeds onto tilled and moistened soil early in spring after the last frost has passed. Cover over the seeds with 1 to 2 inches of moist soil. Keep soil evenly moist but not wet, and you should see sprouts within 3 to 5 weeks. Red clover is an attractant to bees and butterflies, so planting early may beckon more of these visitors to the garden throughout the season.
1 pound will cover 1/10th of an acre.
The following seeds can be sown directly into soil and do not need to be "plugged".
Wild Flower Mixes
WF114 Sunburst Ground
Cover Mix
Annual varieties in this mix have a spreading or mounding
growth form which creates an even, 12-inch tall carpet of
brilliant flowers in sunny hues.
Contains a mixture of:
*Candytuft, Rocket *Poppy, California Mixed Colors *Calendula
*Marigold, French *Marigold, African *Alyssum, Sweet
“Royal Carpet” *Petunia, Wild *Zinnia, Creeping
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