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G R O U N D C O V E R S
Common Name
Scientific Name
Adam’s needle Yucca filamentosa 8a–9b 3
Ajuga or carpet bugleweed Ajuga reptans 8a–9a 6”x6’
Aloe Aloe vera (= A. barbadensis) 10a–11 1.5
Beach morning glory Ipomoea imperati (= I. stolonifera) 8–10b 0.5
Bean, beach Canavalia maritima (= C. rosea) 10b–11 0.5
Blue daze Evolvulus glomerata 8a–10b – 1–2x1
Broomsedge Andropogon virginicus var. glaucus 8a–10a 3–5
or chalky bluestem
Cast-iron plant Aspidistra elatior 9a–11 – 2
False heather Cuphea hyssopifolia 8b–11 – 1.5
Fern, bird’s nest Asplenium nidus 9a–11 2.5
Fern, cinnamon Osmunda cinnamomea 8a–11 – 4
Fern, giant leather Acrostichum danaeifolium 9a–11 – 8
Fern, giant sword Nephrolepis biserrata 9b–11 – 4
Fern, holly Cyrtomium falcatum 9a–11 1.5
Fern, leatherleaf Rumohra adiantiformis 10a–11 2
Fern, royal Osmunda regalis 8a–10b 5
Fern, southern shield or woods Thelypteris kunthii 8a–10b – 2.5
Fern, swamp Blechnum serrulatum 9a–11 2
Fig, creeping Ficus pumila 8a–11 – NA
Foxtail-fern Asparagus aethiopicus ‘Myers’ 8b–11 2
Ginger, peacock Kaempferia spp. 10b–11 0.5
Golden creeper Ernodea littoralis 10b–11 2
Gopher apple Licania michauxii 8a–11 1
Grass, Aztec Ophiopogon spp. 8a–11 – 1
Grass, bahia Paspalum notatum 8a–11 – 2
Grass, Bermuda Cynodon dactylon 8a–11 0.5
Grass, bitter panic Panicum amarum 8a–9b 3.5
Grass, broadleaf spike, or Chasmanthium latifolium 8a–9b – 2
broadleaf woodoats
Grass, centipede Eremochloa ophiuroides 8a–9a – 0.5
Grass, lopsided Indian Sorghastrum secundum 8a–11 – 4
Grass, mondo Ophiopogon japonicus 8–10b – 0.5
Grass, muhly Muhlenbergia capillaris 8a–11 – 4
Grass, purple love Eragrostis spectabilis 8a–10b – 2.5
SOIL MOISTURE Dry Moist Wet
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