Creeping Perennials

Creeping fig plant () makes a wonderful addition to the home and the garden.Creeping fig vine is often sold as a houseplant. They are often used as either a ground cover or, more commonly, as a wall and fence cover.

, also called moneywort, is a long, crawling plant that can spread very tenaciously. Only reaching about 2 inches in height, this plant can grow to 2 feet long and has an unusually extensive root system.

Creeping zinnia () is one of these garden favorites that, once planted, provides a feast of color all season long. Where summers are mild, this Mexican native will spread up to 18 inches and bear beautiful little orange or yellow sunflower-like flowers...

You can also divide the plant for better air circulation or to control spreading in early spring.Creeping jenny requires regular water and does well with a little organic fertilizer when first planted.

They have high salt tolerance and do well in coastal regions.freestar.queue.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-300x250-ATF-1"); });It's hard to tell sometimes how two very different plants can wind up with the same name.

Many viral diseases are spread by insects likeMost fungal diseases are soil borne and infect phlox plants when water from rain or manual watering splashes back up from infected soil on to plant tissues.

Muehlenbeckia will be happiest growing in full sun or partial shade. Well-drained soil is a must. The plant can tolerate light or heavy pruning at any time of year. In colder climates, plant it in a dry and somewhat sheltered spot.Space plants 18 to 24...

Keep moderately moist as the seedlings mature. The plants don't do well in the region due to its high rainfall and soil types, but they are still popular in the southwestern United States.When you know how to grow annual phlox, you will have a plant for...

The next option is good old-fashioned, back breaking digging up of the sod. Is becoming increasingly popular in an effort to reduce our dependence on water use. An ideal choice is using thyme for lawn replacement.

The village has a total area of 240 acres, half of which are developed. Some herbicides have been proven to suppress growth but not to totally eliminate it. Instead of a herbicide, The following mixture can be applied to creeping charlie--but again, only...

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The wide, thick leaf blades are a bit more substantial than those of the other blues. 'Northwind' grass was one of the many important tall-grasses that covered the U.S. prairies. 'Northwind' prefers full sun, and moist, fertile soil; however, the plant...

This Porcupine Stands Out The Grass 'Porcupine', Miscanthus sinensis 'Strictus', has green leaves with cream colored horizontal bands. These leaves make this ornamental grass stand out anywhere! Silvery white plumes rise 4 feet above the foliage in fall.

A 2 to 3 inch layer of mulch is sufficient but remember to take care not to cover any part of the stem of the plant with mulch. The most common cause of plant death after transplanting is planting the new plant to deep.

A silver stripe runs up the middle of the sword-like green leaves. Weeping and Graceful Maiden Grass, Miscanthus sinensis 'Gracillimus', is a 6-8 feet tall, graceful, clumping ornamental grass.

Heuchera Autumn Bride does prefer drier soils in the winter so if there was ever a plant that we would recommend not adding topsoil or compost this is one. It has fuzzy light green leaves and white flowers in late summer/ early autumn.

Sweet Kate is an easy-to-grow perennial that produces a profusion of unusual deep-blue flowers from summer to fall. Sweet Kate has brilliant gold foliage that will brighten any shady spot.

Soils must not be allowed to dry out. New fronds unfurl in striking shades of orange-red to copper-pink before eventually maturing to glossy deep green by summer. In spring, the new leaves of this evergreen start out a coppery pink, then in summer turn...

Useful in rock gardens, borders and open woodland gardens. Heuchera Citronelle is a vigorous, clump-forming, compact coral bells cultivar. Let this lime green superstar make your shade garden shine.

Heuchera Caramel has purplish-red leaf undersides that offers an attractive contrast, along with white flowers float above the 12″ foliage in early to mid summer. This heuchera shade perennial is a robust grower with fuzzy leaves that range in color...

Tiny, pinkish white, bell-shaped flowers in open, airy panicles are borne on slender, wiry, dark red stems extending well above the mound of leaves, typically to a height of 15-24″ in late spring to early summer.

One would look outstanding in your rock garden, and they're particularly spectacular in groups. Its decorative plumes will persist into fall and do well as cut flowers. Imagine a 4 foot wide patch of grass with long narrow leaves reaching 3 feet into...

Unlike other Euphorbias that may turn red in the fall, 'Bonfire' displays its smoldering red foliage all summer long! Radiant chartreuse flower bracts provide a nice contrast in the spring; the bright yellow tips really glow! This fantastic foliage gradually...

It is cold hardy to zone 5, making this is a great perennial for northern gardens that want a tropical look. Tropical Flair in a Cold Hardy Perennial The Crocosmia Lucifer, 'Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora', a spring planted corm, produces beautiful red flowers.

The foliage catches and holds water drops while sparkling in the sun ‘Lady's Mantle' will grow well in sun or shade in rich, moist, well-drained areas. Foamy White Stars The Alchemilla ‘Lady's Mantle', Alchemilla mollis, is a brilliant foamy clusters...