Creeping Jenny

Bergenia

Bergenia

Bergenia cordifolia

Perennial

Size:

Height 12-16”

Spacing 18”

Sun: Full Sun- Full Shade!

Water: Xeric to Wet but well drained soils!

Landscape Use:Fantastic alternative to hosta.

Has big green leaves that turn red in

winter and a nice flower on a tall stalk.

Comments: This is a under used plant.

Maintenance: Can be cut to ground in fall or spring.

Maximum elevation:800 ft.

Unknown Deer Resistant

Spreading Juniper

Blue Chip Juniper

Juniperus horizontalis ‘Blue Chip’

Other varieties;

Bar Harbor Gray Blue 8” x 6’

Andorra Light Green 18” x 6’

Dry Ice Intense Blue 3” x 8’

Hughes Blue Gray 18” x 6’

Icee Blue Blue 4” x 8’

Prince of Wales- Best hanging over walls

Green 10” x 10’

Blue Rug Blue 6” x 6’

Evergreen Shrub

Size:

Height 10”

Spacing 6’

Sun: Sun - shade

Water: Xeric

Landscape Use: Evergreen ground cover

Comments: Not very popular anymore;, main

use is commercial projects.

Still has value in the right places.

Maximum Elevation: 8000 ft.

Mostly deer resistant, but they love to walk on it

and ‘wear it down’!

Emerald ‘n Gold Euonymus

Emerald ‘n Gold Euonymus

Emerald Gaiety

Euonymus fortunei

Size 2’x4‘ (both)

Evergreen Shrub

Size:

Height 24”

Spacing 24”

(Taller if growing over or against something)

Sun: Sun - Shade

Water: Water regularly to establish then medium.

Landscape Use: Evergreen Ground Cover

Comments: May not grow much until established.

Great shade tolerant evergreen. Can work in full

sun if watered regularly.

Maximum Elevation: 6000 ft.

Not Deer Resistant

Golden Nugget Barberry

Berberis thunbergii ‘Monlers’

Deciduous Shrub

Size:

Height 12”-18“

Spacing 18”

Also Golden Barberry

Height 3’

Spacing 3’

Sun: Full Sun / Light Shade

Water: Does best with regular light watering.

Blooms. Not Showy

Landscape Use: Great Accent Plant

Comments: This plant is very striking; best

summer and fall color when in full sun.

Great contrast against green or red foliage.

Very hardy.

Maintenance: Nice natural shape; needs little

trimming, Low maintenance.

Maximum Elevation: 7500 ft.

May Be Deer Resistan

Prairie Winecup Poppy Mallow Callirhoe involucrat

Prairie Winecup/Poppy Mallow
Callirhoe involucrata

Perennial


Size: Ht: 6-12”
Spacing: 12-36”

Sun: Full Sun/partial shade

Water: xeric, don’t over water

Blooms: Red wine-colored
blooms from early summer to fall

Landscape Use: Informal, open
masses of bright color

Maintenance: Low maintenance

Maximum elevation: 7,500 ft.

Thought to be deer resistant

Sweet Woodruff Galium odoratum

Sweet Woodruff/
Galium odoratum

Perennial

Size:
Height 8-10”
Spacing 18-24“

Sun: Full shade to full sun

Water: Xeric

Blooms: May-June

Landscape Use: Wonderful, fragrant ground
cover. Grows under large
evergreens. Much tougher than
it looks.

Comments: Forms nice mats anywhere
in the garden where you need to
fill in space.

Maintenance: May have to thin occasionally
as it can become invasive.

Deer Resistant

Partridge Feather Tanacetum densum

Partridge Feather/
Tanacetum densum

Perennial

Size:
Height 6-8”
Spacing 12-24”

Sun: Full sun

Water: Xeric

Blooms: Small yellow flowers in early summer

Landscape Use: Mat forming ground cover for
rock gardens and south-facing slopes.

Comments: Aromatic silvery white foliage
resembles feathers.
Starts easily when planted and grows
in poor, dry soil

Maintenance: Can be easily divided into clumps.

Elevation: 6,500 ft.

Deer Resistant

Hopflower, Oregano Origanum libanoticum

Hopflower, Oregano/
Origanum libanoticum

Perennial

Size:
Height 12”
Spacing 24”

Sun: Full sun, partial shade

Water: Xeric

Blooms: Has unusual lavender bracts.

Landscape Use: Beautifully trailing herb great
in rock gardens or on walls.

Comments: An unusual and underused plant.
Spreads profusely via runners.

Maintenance: Cut back in fall -IF needed.

Maximum elevation: 7,000 ft.

Not Deer Resistant

Ajuga/Carpet Bugle Ajuga reptans

Ajuga/Carpet Bugle
Ajuga reptans
Bronze/Burgandy

Perennial

Size:
Height: 2-4”
Spacing 24”

Sun: Full shade to full sun

Water: Needs light regular watering

Blooms: May-June, blue flowers on upright stem

Landscape Use: Groundcover that will take
minimal traffic. Dark shiny leaves that
are larger than most groundcover plants.

Comments: Fills in around hardscape nicely!

Maximum elevation: 8,000 ft.

Deer Resistant

Silver Beacon /Dead Nettle Lamium maculatum

Silver Beacon /Dead Nettle
Lamium maculatum

Perennial

Size:
Height 4-6”
Spacing 18”

Water:Xeric

Landscape Use: Shade Ground Cover,
can handle some sum.

Comments:
Great Ground cover, can be evergreen if protected.
Some years seems to die back over winter, most
years returns by the end of May.

Maintenance: Pinch blooms for continued blooming

Maximum elevation: 7,500 ft.

Reportedly Deer Resistant.

Turkish Veronica/ Veronica liawnensis (ground cover)

Turkish Veronica/
Crystal River Veronica
Veronica liawnensis/
Veronica ‘Reavis’

Perennial

Size:
Height 1”
Spacing 24”

Sun: Full Sun/ moderate shade
Water: Xeric

Landscape Use: Great ground cover for hot areas
blooms in late spring. Evergreen!

Comments: I love to use this by front doors,
Because it is evergreen, it is a nice
surprise for holiday guests.

Maintenance: None!

Maximum elevation: 8,500 ft.

May Be Deer Resistant

Geranium / Cranesbill

Geranium / Cranesbill

Geranium x ‘Johnson’s Blue’,

Geranium x oxonianum
‘Claridge-Druce,
Geranium sanguine

Perennial

Size:
Height average 12-18”
Spacing average 16-18“

Water: Moderate

Landscape Use: Low growing plants that
do well in sun to part shade. Most have
foliage which turns red in the fall.

Comments:
Masses of small flowers and interesting foliage
make this a nice addition to any landscape.

Maintenance: Prune back by 25-50% after flowering.
May be cut back in Fall.

Maximum elevation: 8000 ft.

Not deer resistant.