I have this ground cover on the north rock garden in the shade, and I would like to know what it is:
Any guesses? Thanks!
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Hmmm.. I didn't even know it was a weed! It has been a successful groundcover on the rock garden under the crabapple tree on the north side of our property since we bought the place. It has not seemed to spread beyond the confines of its boundaries, although it sends shoots onto the sidewalk that have to be trimmed back. I have so many other invasive plants on the property that I have been fighting left and right that this one has seemed well behaved by comparison!purpleinopp wrote:Isn't this stuff a horrible weed?
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See, some people's ideas of "terribly invasive" are way different from others'. Although that's what named cultivars are for, they're usually much more desirable because of their much more inhibited growth than the wild thing parent. Then there's also the context in which different people have had it, different soil types, climates, weather, sun exposures.
As far as ground covers go, this looks like a decent one, pretty, not too tall, thick enough to thwart other plants, looks soft to walk through. The primary feature I've always read is that it will grow under trees when they've shaded the grass to death, even if very dry, a fairly rare virtue.
As far as ground covers go, this looks like a decent one, pretty, not too tall, thick enough to thwart other plants, looks soft to walk through. The primary feature I've always read is that it will grow under trees when they've shaded the grass to death, even if very dry, a fairly rare virtue.