Glorious Groundcovers

Plant Name	Zone	Light Preference	Soil Preference	Water Preference	Height	Special considerations
Corsican Mint	6-9	Shade to part shade	Moderately fertile soil that holds moisture well. 5.6-7.5	Requires constantly moist soil.	½ -1”
Wavy-leaf basket grass	Grows from Maryland to south florida.	partial sun to full shade	Tolerates lower fertility. Not enough information on soil ph.	Keep soil lightly moist.	About 2-5”	In some states, this plant is listed as an invasive exotic, but may be manageable in your area. Doesn’t need mowing, and can handle foot traffic. During the winter, it becomes dried up and light brown, but new growth begins again in the spring.
Creeping Jenny	2-10	Sun to part shade	Average to fertile soil 6.1-7.8	Prefers moist soil but can adapt to dryer conditions.	Forms mats about 1” thick, 18” spread	Bright yellow when in sunnier areas, lime green in the shade. Division
Baby tears	10-11	Part sun to full shade	Moderately fertile loam 6.1-7.5	Needs plenty of moisture	4-6”	Blooms in March and April
Creeping Thyme	4-10	Sun	Light, well drained loam, sandy, or rocky soil 5.8-6.8	Water occasionally if soil is very dry	Up to 3”
Marjoram	7-10	Full sun	Light, well drained 6.5-7.5	Water when soil dries out	24-36” Sweet: 12” Mounding: 3”	Marjoram is a variety of oregano, which has the same smell and flavor, but without the bite.    “Mounding marjoram”, introduced by Betty Rollins, will stay around 3” tall.
Ajuga (bugleweed)	3-10	Full sun to shade	Well drained,  tolerant.   3.7-6.5	Average to moist. Water if soil becomes dry.	Up to 6”	Seed from named cultivars will not come true. A member of the mint family and can spread beyond bounds if conditions are right.
Asiatic Jasmine	7-11	Full sun to  shade	Moderately fertile soil. 5.5-7	Water moderately to keep soil lightly moist when establishing, rain should suffice thereafter.	12” if left natural	Can be mowed to keep at a lower height or left natural to form a 12” thick mat.
Nasturtium	9-11	Full sun to part shade	Light soils with moderate to low fertility 5.5-7.5	Low. Water if soil is very dry.	9-16” for mounding variety	Different sources disagree on how much sun nasturtiums prefer, so try moving potted plants into sunnier or shadier areas and observing the results in blooms and leaves
Dichondra	8-11	Full sun to part shade	Well drained, loam 6.6-7.8	Keep soil moist if establishing seedlings, then let soil dry out between deep waterings.	2”	Doesn’t need to be mowed.

Plant Name	Propagation	Best time to plant	Germination time	Native Origin
Corsican Mint	Divide the rootball	To be on the safe side, plant seeds when temperatures will be above 50º for at least 1 month.	Around 12 days	Corsica, France and Italy
Wavy-leaf basket grass	seeds		Not enough information available.	India and southeast Asia
Creeping Jenny	Cuttings, dividing the rootball		About 1 month	Europe
Baby tears	Seed, division, stem cuttings.		Not enough information available.	Mediterranean
Creeping Thyme	Seeds, cuttings, division and layering.	Spring is ideal time for planting. It can also be started in fall 6 weeks before frost.	7-10 days	Mediterranean
Marjoram	Seeds in march	To be on the safe side, plant seeds when temperatures will be above 50º for at least 1 month.	8-14 days.	Mediterranean
Ajuga (bugleweed)	Seeds, division		21-28 days.	Europe
Asiatic Jasmine	Plugs and cuttings		Not grown from seed	Korea and Japan
Nasturtium	Seeds, cuttings		7-14 days	South America and Mexico
Dichondra	Seeds, stem cuttings, rootball division		7-14 days during warm weather.	Southeastern United States