Catmint, Blue Carpet

Excellent ground cover does best in partial to full shade.  Reaching a height of 3-4 inches, this is right at home as a base plant for the shade garden plants or shrubs.  Blue-violet flowers in spring on 4-6″ spikes are a favorite of bees.  Forms a compact, dense mat that prevents weeds from poking through once established.  2-3″ oval shaped leaves form tight rosettes.  Bronze foliage is most vivid in cooler temperatures of spring and fall.  Stays ‘evergreen’ until temps drop below 15 degrees.  Foliage may show more green than bronze in very dense shade or during very hot, humid times.  Spreads by stolons, but is not invasive.

Crosswort is one of the best fast-growing and low-spreading, flowering ground covers!

Commonly called Caucasian Crosswort, Creeping Crosswort, and Large-Styled Crosswort, this low-spreading, mat-forming, semi-evergreen ground cover has unique, narrow-leaved, deep-green, aromatic foliage foliage and blooms with globular clusters of fragrant tiny flowers. Crosswort blooms from summer to fall, and its scented flowers attract bees and butterflies.

It is also well suited for borders, rock gardens, mass planting, and containers.   Crosswort  grows best in full sun or partial shade requiring moderately fertile, moist, but well drained soil. Creeping Crosswort tolerates drought and poor soil conditions once established.

Height: 8 Inches
Bloom Season: Summer/Fall
Environment: Sun/Partial Shade
Soil Type: Rich/Average/Moist well-drained
USDA Zones: 5-9

This fast growing vigorous groundcover is covered with deep blue flowers produced on eight-inch spikes. Blueberry Muffin is a faster, stronger grower than other Ajugas, with thicker leaves that are more weather resistant. When in full flower, large clumps of this plant can produce a striking display. Developed by Terra Nova, this Ajuga is faster growing and more vigorous than other small leaved varieties.

Zone: 5a to 9b