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G R O U N D C O V E R S
Common Name
Scientific Name
Grass, St. Augustine Stenotaphrum secundatum 8a–11 – 0.5
Grass, salt Distichlis spicata 8–11 – 1.5
Grass, saltmeadow cord Spartina patens 8a–9b – 2
Grass, sand cord or Baker cord Spartina bakeri 8a–11 – 3–6
Grass, smooth cord Spartina alterniflora 8a–11 – 6
Grass, wire Aristida beyrichiana 8a–10a – 2–3
Grass, zebra or eulalia Miscanthus sinensis 8a–9a – 6
Grass, zoysia or Japanese Zoysia japonica 8a–11 – 0.5
Groundcover rose Rosa x ‘Red Carpet’ 8a–10b – 2x2
Hosta Hosta spp. 8a 1x2
Ivy, Algerian Hedera canariensis 8–10b – NA
Jasmine, Asiatic Trachelospermum asiaticum 8a–10b 0.5
Jasmine, Carolina, or Gelsemium sempervirens 8a–11 – 0.5
yellow jessamine
Juniper, blue rug Juniperus horizontalis ‘Blue Rug’ 8a–9a – 0.5
Juniper, Japanese garden Juniperus procumbens 8a–10b – 2
Juniper, Parson Juniperus chinensis ‘Parsonii’ 8–10b – 3
Juniper, shore Juniperus conferta 8a–10a – 2
Lantana, gold mound Lantana camara ‘Gold Mound’ 9b–11 3
Lantana, trailing Lantana montevidensis 9a–11 2
Liriope Liriope spp. 8a–10b – 1
Maidencane Panicum hemitomon 8a–11 – 2
Porterweed, blue Stachytarpheta jamaicensis 9a–11 – 1.5
Powderpuff or Mimosa strigillosa 8a–9b 0.5
mimosa-vine
Purple queen Tradescantia pallida 9a–10a – 1
Quailberry Crossopetalum ilicifolium 10b–11 2
Railroad vine Ipomoea pes-caprae 9a–11 0.5
St. John’s wort, matted Hypericum reductum 8a–9b 1.5
sandweed, or sandwort
Sea oats Uniola paniculata 8a–11 4
Sea purslane Sesuvium portulacastrum 9–10b 1–3
Seashore dropseed Sporobolus virginicus 8a–11 – 1
Seashore paspalum Paspalum vaginatum 8–11 2
Smooth water-hyssop Bacopa monnieri 8a–11 0.5
Snowberry, pineland Chiococca alba (= C. pinetorum) 9b–11 – 2.5
SOIL MOISTURE Dry Moist Wet
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