What is the best drought tolerant ground cover?

5 Flowering Drought-Tolerant Ground Cover Plants

• Moss Phlox (Phlox subulata)
• Angelita Daisy/Perky Sue (Tetraneuris acaulis, formerly Hyemonxys acaulis)
• Snow in Summer (Cerastium tomentosum)
• Trailing Lantana (Lantana montevidensis)

What is the hardiest ground cover?

Lamium. Under even the most unforgiving of conditions, lamium prevails. This vining plant, also known as dead nettles, can tolerate cold, heat, drought, and is deer-resistant. There are more than 40 species of lamium, but the best are those that are flowering perennials like the Pink Chablis.

What is the best low maintenance ground cover?

Mondo grass Low growing, evergreen grasses are a great option for the best low maintenance ground cover plants when planted in groups. Easy care black mondo grass (ophiopogon planiscapus ‘Nigrescens’) is a dramatic choice which is perfect for a modern garden.

What is the fastest spreading ground cover?

The Best Fast-Growing Ground Cover Plants

• Creeping Phlox (Phlox subulata)
• Golden Creeping Jenny (Lysimachia nummularia)
• Mazus (Mazus reptans)
• Tufted Creeping Phlox (Phlox stolonifera)
• Creeping Thyme (Thymus Serpyllum coccineus)
• Big Root Geraniums (Geranium macrorrhizum)
• Bearberry (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi)

Is Creeping Jenny drought tolerant?

Creeping Jenny will brighten any garden or container. Great combination filler plant or groundcover. Drought tolerant.

Is creeping thyme drought resistant?

After doing much on-line research, I chose to replace half of my front lawn with Red Creeping Thyme in the spring of 2019. I liked its height (2”), the fact that it can tolerate moderate foot traffic, is drought resistant, spreads fast and chokes out weeks and attracts bees and butterflies.

What can you put down instead of grass?

Eco-Friendly Alternatives to a Grassy Lawn

1. Groundcovers. Groundcovers sprawl across the ground but don’t grow tall, eliminating the need to mow, providing the perfect alternative to grass.
2. Corsican Mint.
3. Creeping Thyme.
4. Clover.
5. Ornamental Grasses.
6. Evergreen Moss.
7. Native Perennial Beds.
8. Artificial Turf.

What ground cover chokes weeds?

10 Ground Cover Plants That Choke Out Weeds

• Creeping Thyme.
• Phlox Subulata.
• Moss.
• Wild strawberry.
• Trailing Rosemary.
• Dragon’s Blood Sedum.
• Creeping Jenny.
• Phlox Stolonifera.

What is the most invasive ground cover?

Bamboo, which technically is a giant grass, is one of the world’s most invasive plants. Once established, it is literally next to impossible to control. The sprouts that shoot up from the ground each spring can grow 12 inches a day!

Is creeping thyme drought tolerant?

Is Red creeping thyme drought tolerant?

What’s the difference between creeping Charlie and creeping Jenny?

Although they are similar in many ways, creeping charlie is a low-growing weed that often invades lawns and gardens, while creeping jenny is a ground cover plant that is, more often than not, a welcome addition to the garden or landscape. Creeping charlie has four-sided stems that grow up to 30 inches (76.2 cm.).