Top Ten – Ground Cover Perennials

~ J. Parker Dutch Bulbs

Top ten ground cover plants to get you covered in 2017!

 

We’ve picked our top ten choices for this year – including some reliable old favourites and some exciting new varieties. Sorted in order of flowering season.

 

1.

Phlox subulata

 

Phlox-Subulata-

Flowers April-May. Also known as creeping Phlox these are invaluable groundcover, ideal for trailing over walls or rockeries. No pruning required!

 

2.

Aubrieta

 

Aubrieta

Flowers April-May. Left to spread naturally Aubrieta are a delight in early spring. They’re also our March Plant of the Month 

 

3.

Brunnera macrophylla Jack Frost

 

Brunnera-Macrophylla-Jack-Frost-

Flowers April-May. Expansive silvery foliage with sprays of pretty blue flowers – this is a great option for a shaded spot that needs a bit of cover. Good pest resistance.

 

4.

Helianthemum (Sun Rose)

 

Helianthemum

Flowers May-June. Also known as the Rock Rose, these sun loving sprawling plants flower prolifically through the summer, each bloom lasting only one day.

 

5.

Sedum Kamtschaticum

 

Sedum-Kamtschaticum-Rock-Creeper-

Flowers May-July. A mound of glossy green foliage with buttery yellow flowers in summer.

 

6.

Campanula Carpatica

 

Campanula-carpatica

Flowers May-August. Masses of stunning violet blue bellflowers formed in clumps – an RHS Award of Garden Merit winner and perfect for suppressing weeds.

 

7.

NEW for 2017 Sedum pulchellum Sea Star

 

Sedum-pulchellum

Flowers May-August. Robust and unusual low growing perennial. Sprays of thin glossy green leaves cover in pale pink star-shaped flowers.

 

8.

NEW for 2017 Lewisia Cotyledon Mixed

 

Lewisia-cotyledon

Flowers May-August. A colourful, hardy perennial also known as bitter root. They like good drainage and full sun – perfect for rockeries.

 

9.

Prunella Grandiflora

 

Flowers June-July. Evergreen foliage with pink or white flowers in June and July, very effective as ground cover.

 

10.

NEW for 2017 Aster ericoides Snow Flurry

 

Aster-Snowflurry

Flowers September-October. A new aster that makes great ground cover, smothering weeds with the dense needle like foliage and producing masses of daisy like flowers. Very tough and easy to grow.

To browse our full range of Ground Cover Plants please click here

 

 

Published by J. Parker Dutch Bulbs

As a family business established in 1933, we are one of the leading plant and bulb companies in the UK. We share a genuine enthusiasm for gardening with all our customers and hope to share that passion through our gardening blog.

2 thoughts on “Top Ten – Ground Cover Perennials”

    1. Hi Michael,

      Thanks for getting in touch – great idea!

      We don’t have these 10 grouped but you can get to each product by clicking on its image – You’ll find our full range of ground cover plants here: All Ground Cover Plants

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