Galium odoratum
Galium is derived from a similar plant known to the Greeks for its ability to curdle milk. Sweet Woodruff is a flowering groundcover or spreading perennial for shady sites. Galium odoratum is a groundcover with exquisite, whorled leaves that form ... [... more]
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Houttuynia cordata 'Chameleon'
Lizard's-Tail Family, with virtually no disease or pest problems Houttuynia cordata 'Chameleon' - Chameleon Houttuynia - as described herein, and practically the only form available, with multicolored foliage for full sun to partial shade ... [... more]
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Hedera helix
Ginseng Family, with leaf spot being the primary disease, usually occurring during wet periods of the growing season; exposed leaves (especially at the stem tips) may also winterburn during the dormant season Many cultivars of English Ivy have ... [... more]
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Lamium maculatum
Mint Family, with no disease problems, but slug and snail pest problems may cosmetically affect the foliage on occasion, and exposure to excessive sun and drought will scorch the foliage and lead to dieback Lamium maculatum 'Beacon Silver' - ... [... more]
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Microbiota decussata
Microbiota from the Greek translates as "small Arborvitae", referring to its dwarf conifer habit Russian Arborvitae is a woody alternative to spreading groundcover Junipers, or for that matter herbaceous evergreen groundcovers. Microbiota ... [... more]
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Phlox subulata
Phlox Family, with two major pest problems in Summer: spider mites (prevalent during heat and drought) and foliar nematodes (prevalent during periods when the foliage is constantly wet or under high humidity) Spring-flowering accent groundcover, ... [... more]
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Ajuga reptans
Mint Family, with crown rot under extremely wet conditions and plant dieback under extremely prolonged, dry conditions being the only two significant problems Spring-flowering traditional groundcovers (Lamiastrum galeobdolon 'Variegatum', Lamium ... [... more]
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Euonymus fortunei
Staff-Tree Family, with Crown Gall being the primary cosmetic disease problem (rare occurence, with age) and Euonymus Scale being the primary cosmetic and life-threatening pest problem (common occurence with age, especially in mass plantings ... [... more]
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Pachysandra terminalis
Boxwood Family, with leaf blight, stem cankers, and leaf spots being the principle cosmetic or serious diseases, and scales and nematodes being the primary serious pests Pachysandra terminalis 'Green Carpet' - the most popular cultivar, selected ... [... more]
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Vinca minor
Dogbane Family, with Vinca Stem Blight (Phomopsis livella) as a noticeable disease that occurs under constantly moist to wet conditions; it is a fungus that, although usually not life-threatening or causing large patches of the groundcover to die ... [... more]
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