Retro67's Plant List: Groundcover

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Kinnikinnick (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi)
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Have
Groundcover

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Bunchberry (Cornus canadensis)
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Have
Herbaceous layer
Groundcover

Always a Great Producer

Zucchini (Cucurbita pepo 'Black Beauty')
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Have
Herbaceous layer
Groundcover
May 7, 2024: Seeds sown
May 15, 2024: Miscellaneous Event (moved to greenhouse)

- Munstead Lavender, attracting a Bumble Bee with crossed wings.

English Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia 'Munstead')
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Want
(Love to have)Groundcover
Understory
March 26, 2024: Miscellaneous Event (Went into fridge for stratification)
May 18, 2024: Seeds sown

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English Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia 'Vera')
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Want
Groundcover
Understory
March 26, 2024: Miscellaneous Event (Began stratification)
April 23, 2024: Seeds sown (Sewed seeds on lower south face of north hugel)

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Flax (Linum usitatissimum)
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Have
Herbaceous layer
Groundcover
March 17, 2024: Seeds sown (sewed on south faces with mix.)

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Creeping Mahonia (Mahonia repens)
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Have
Groundcover

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Black Medic (Medicago lupulina)
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Have
Herbaceous layer
Groundcover

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Mints (Mentha)
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Have
Groundcover
January 30, 2024: Potted up (As of this date I have 3 mint plants in containers that I will plant out in spring. The remaining seeds will be direct sewn second week of June.)
May 15, 2024: Transplanted

In the wild

Oreganos (Origanum vulgare)
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Have
Herbaceous layer
Groundcover

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Bee's Friend (Phacelia tanacetifolia)
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Have
Herbaceous layer
Groundcover
March 16, 2024: Seeds sown (sewed south faces with mix.)
May 6, 2024: Plant emerged

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Daikon Radish (Raphanus sativus 'Minowase Summer Cross #3')
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Have
Herbaceous layer
Groundcover
Not sure what variety of radish is included in the seed mix. March 17, 2024: Seeds sown (seeded on south faces with mix. )

photo credit: LSDSL

Rye (Secale cereale)
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Have
Groundcover
March 17, 2024: Seeds sown (Seeded South face of house, greenhouse, kiwi bed and under 2 apples.)

Love the flowers, so I usually leave them in place. :-)

Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)
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Have
Herbaceous layer
Groundcover
This was the first herbaceous green to appear in spring 2023 March 16, 2023: Plant emerged
April 14, 2024: Bloomed

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Crimson Clover (Trifolium incarnatum)
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Have
Groundcover
August 22, 2023: Seeds germinated (Seeded South east hugel with crimson clover and vetch.)
March 16, 2024: Seeds sown (sewed on south faces with mix.)

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Red Clover (Trifolium pratense)
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Will
Groundcover

White clover #114; RAB p.590, 98-14-8;  AG p. 128, 32-9-?; LHB p.

White Clover (Trifolium repens)
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Have
Groundcover
July 7, 2022: Bloomed (Discovered naturalized mostly in Shady Border)

Hairy Vetch # 441; RAB p. 629, 98-36-6; AG page 142, 32-30-?; LHB

Hairy Vetch (Vicia villosa)
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Have
Groundcover
Vertical/Climber
Seed this along west fence line, see if it will climb. August 22, 2023 - January 30, 2024: Seeds germinated (Seeded this with crimson clover in south east hugel. did not bloom before first frost.)
March 16, 2024: Seeds sown (sewed on south faces with seed mix)

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