Plants - superb ground cover

A selection of shrubs and perennials perfect for ground cover, supressing weeds and covering banks or areas between trees.

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Ajuga

Ajuga reptans 'Catlin's Giant'

BlueBell Nursery

£14.95

(Bugle) An eye-catching ground cover perennial with large bronze-purple leaves and upright spikes of purple-blue flowers in late spring & early summer. Ajuga reptans 'Catlin's Giant' is ideal for a position in some sun or light - partial shade and will usually grow well under trees and shrubs. Does well when grown in a large container.

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Alchemilla

Alchemilla mollis

BlueBell Nursery

£14.95

(Lady's Mantle) A low growing, tough and highly ornamental perennial that makes an excellent ground cover plant and useful for difficult situations such as dry shade. Excellent for covering large areas when planted in number at a spacing of approx 80 - 100 cm apart.

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Berberis thunbergii 'Green Carpet' - summer leaves

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Berberis

Berberis thunbergii 'Green Carpet'

BlueBell Nursery

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Epimedium

Epimedium x versicolor 'Sulphureum'

BlueBell Nursery

£14.95

(Bishop's Mitre) Epimedium x versicolor 'Sulphureum' is a clump forming perennial with heart-shaped green leaves and delicate sulphur-yellow flowers in Spring.

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Euonymus

Euonymus fortunei 'Emerald 'n' Gold'

BlueBell Nursery

£16.95

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Euonymus

Euonymus fortunei 'Wolong ghost'

BlueBell Nursery

£19.95

(Silver-Veined Wintercreeper) A new and rare, evergreen ground cover plant with narrow, dark green leaves with conspicuous silvery-white markings along their veins. Established plants will form a dense ground cover mat if left to their own devices, but interestingly Euonymus fortunei 'Wolong ghost' can also be trained to grow nearly as a climbing plant up...

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Euphorbia

Euphorbia amygdaloides 'Purpurea'

BlueBell Nursery

£14.95

(Wood Spurge) This excellent small, evergreen perennial has upright spikes of lime-green/yellow flowers in spring and early summer which contrast nicely with its vibrant dark purple-green leaves.

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Geranium

Geranium macrorrhizum 'Ingwersen's Variety'

BlueBell Nursery

£14.95

(Hardy Geranium) A handsome dense, clump forming Geranium with bright green summer leaves and masses of pretty rose-pink flowers from May - July. Named after the Danish/German plantsman Walter Ingwersen. We use this plant in the gardens around our nursery as groundcover to suppress weeds and it does an excellent job once established. Can also be grown in...

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Geum

Geum 'Leonard's Variety'

BlueBell Nursery

£14.95

(Avens) A lovely plant growing as a ground cover perennial with dark green leaves and masses of delicate pink to coppery-orange flowers in summer. Geum 'Leonard's Variety' will provide good, dense ground cover and looks particularly good when planted at the front of a border. Any flowers that are fading and old should be removed to prolong the flowering...

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Persicaria

Persicaria affinis 'Donald Lowndes'

BlueBell Nursery

£16.95

A superb, dense ground cover perennial with dark green leaves and spikes of vibrant deep red and pink flowers in summer. Suitable for sun or shade and grows well in a large container or raised area where it will cascade over the sides in time.

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Persicaria

Persicaria amplexicaulis 'Dark Red'

BlueBell Nursery

£16.95

(Bistort) A clump forming perennial lush, arrow-shaped, dark green leaves and spikes of slender deep red flowers from late summer into early autumn. Suitable for sun or partial shade and grows well in a large container. Very useful for dense ground cover when planted in groups 60 - 80 cm apart.

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Persicaria

Persicaria amplexicaulis 'Golden Arrow'

BlueBell Nursery

£16.95

(Golden Bistort) A handsome, clump forming perennial with eye-catching golden-green summer leaves and spikes of dark reddish-purple flowers in summer.

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