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
Also called Creeping Bugleweed, Creeping Carpet Bugle,Carpenter’s Herb, this tough perennial is a nice creeping groundcover for problem areas. Bold blue massed
color in spring; sun or shade. Grows 6 inches tall, hardy to
zone 3.
It is noted for the striking range of foliage colors and textures. The rich foliage and spring flowers make this a popular choice for replacing turf grass, especially under trees and other areas where mowing (such as over roots) can be dangerous and areas where grass will not grow.
Best used for edging, as a ground cover, or beneath trees or larger shrubs, infrequent foot traffic is tolerated. Attracts butterflies, one of the few groundcovers that will grow under walnut trees.
You will need to start seeds inside, and transplant outside as "plugs".
8SER02 Pussytoes
Antennaria dioica
Perennial, hardy to zone 3, grows 4 inches tall. Evergreen mat
forming ground cover with rose white flowers.
8SER58 Snow Carpet Anthemis carp. Karpatenschnee
Compact, cushion former, long lasting white daisies, reblooms, "walk on" plant. Grows about 6" tall. Hardy to zone 5.
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.
8SER39 English Daisy Pomponette Mix ( Bellis perennis )
Lots of quilled, double flowers, "walk on" plant. May take a season or two to become fully established, but once it does, you can look forward to years of colorful landscape. Perennial, hardy to zone 4, grows 6 inches tall.
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.
8SER56 Mock Stawberry Duchesnea inidica
This rare ground cover plant will get second looks! It's a Strawberry plant with lovely yellow blooms, and it produces small red Strawberries all summer long on a creeping evergreen carpet. Mock Strawberry is well-suited for hanging over a wall or as a ground cover plant. Duchesnea Indica is naturalized throughout the United States, and it is found growing in shady places in woods and grassy slopes. Mock Strawberry prefers a moist, but well-drained soil in a partially sunny position. Once Mock Strawberry plants are established, the matted root sends out runners to set new plants. Indian Strawberry leaves are light green and finely haired. The small, yellow flowers are 5 petaled, and first appear in April and will bloom throughout the summer until fall. The fruit is small, about 1/2 inch round. It is edible, but many say the taste is un-noteworthy. Birds, however, love the red fruit. Grows about 5" tall. Hardy to zone 5.
8SER55 India Stawberry Fragaria inidica
A very nice change of pace groundcover. Runnerless strawberry, for edging or natural planting, "walk on" plant. Grows about 3" tall. Hardy to zone 5.
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.
8SER54 Rose Baby's Breath Gypsophila repens
Dwarf, trailing plant with tiny flowers, for border or rockery, "walk on" good groundcover plant for rocky slopes and eyesore hills. Grows about 6" tall. Hardy to zone 6.
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.
8SER53 White Robe Nierembergia
Compact, dark green leaf, teems with snow white flowers, for bedding, pot, or ideal in basket, easy from seed, "walk on", good groundcover plant. Grows about 6" tall. Hardy to zone 6.
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.
8SER43 Blue Carpet ( Veronica )
Also know as Speedwell. Bright blue spires, dwarf groundcover, flowers first year, a "Walk on" plant. Perennial, hardy to zone 4, grows 6 inches tall.
8SER44 Nestor ( Veronica prostrata )
Trailing Speedwell, compact, light blue for rockeries, walls, or borders, "walk on". Perennial, hardy to zone 4, grows 6 inches tall.
8SER49 Veronica prostrata
Vigorous creeper, smothered with light blue flowers in spring, great groundcover, "walk on" plant. Perennial, hardy to zone 2, grows 6 inches tall.
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.
8SER41 Syletta ( Viola koreana )
Mauve pink flowers on cyclamen shaped marbled gray leaves with maroon underside. Terrific foliage! "Walk on" plant. Perennial, hardy to zone 5, grows 8 inches tall.
8SER42 Viola labradorica purpurea
Highly decorative dark foliage, a "Walk on" plant. Perennial, hardy to zone 3, grows 6 inches tall.
8SER59 Purpurea Acaena inermis
Purple foliage plant, compact habit, "walk on" plant. Perennial, hardy to zone 6, grows 4
inches tall.
8SER60 Yellow Mat Alyssum serpyllifolium
Light yellow matformer, "walk on. Perennial, hardy to zone 7, grows 6
inches tall.
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
8SER45 Melton Bluebird ( Wahlenbergia undulata )
Delightful dwarf spreader, numerous flower bells that open white and turn dark blue all summer, mid green leaf, nice "walk on" plant. Annual, grows 8 inches tall, blooms 12 weeks from seed.
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
8SER46 Aromatic Thyme Thymus serpyllum
(Fragrant Mother-of-Thyme) A versatile perennial that can be used in many ways
including in herb gardens, rock gardens, borders and paths. Tea helps cold and coughs. Also used in cooking. Low creeper, well suited as ground cover. Perfumes the air when trodden upon. Helps to clear mucous congestion. Used in cooking. Aromatic low growing bush or creeping herbs, ideal for rockeries, borders, or along pathways. Pretty pink or purple blossoms are a favorite of honeybees. Culinary and medicinal value. Grow indoors or out in full sun.
8SER50 Magic Carpet Thyme Thymus serpyllum
Carmine pink, green leaf, very aromatic, low growing tufts reaching about 2" tall. Grow as an annual.
8SER51 Orange Thyme Thymus fragrantissimus
Citrus flavor, perfect with fish or vegetables, hardy "walk on" plant growing about 6" tall. Grow as an annual.
8SER52 Aromatic Lemon Thyme Thymus pugeloides
The most fragrant type, thick mats of perfumed rose purple flowers. Lemony flavor used in cooking and cough remedies. Grows about 4" tall. Hardy to zone 6.
8SER47 Roman Chamomile Chamaemelum nobile
A hardy perennial with aromatic, threadlike leaves that fill the air with a pleasing apple-pineapple scent. Walk on it for instant fragrance. White, daisylike blooms appear in summer. Spreads unevenly as a groundcover by self-sowing. Young leaves and flowers can be gathered to make a calming tea, both fresh and dried. The leaves can be used in potpourri.
Thrives in moist, rich soil and grows to 12 inches tall. Cut back regularly to encourage dense, compact growth.
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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