Ground Cover Plant & Close-Up of Flowers Height: 1/2 foot Spread: Spreading Bloom color: White Characteristics Spreading evergreen perennial ground cover Stems root at nodes to form new plants Creeping stems send up short, leafy branches Succulent, light-green leaves arranged Succulent, light-green leaves arranged alternately or in whorls of three Greenish-white flowers on flowering branch 4-8 inches high from April to June Attributes Tolerates rabbits, deer, drought, and air pollution Attracts butterflies and bees Easy to control growth Growing and Maintenance Tips Excellent Replacement for Soil requirements: Average, well-drained soil Lawn grasses in dry shady sites Light requirements: Part-shade to shade Creeping Jenny - Lysimachia nummularia Water requirements: Medium Iceplant - Delosperma spp. Once established, little maintenance is needed Periwinkle - Vinca minor Use in rock gardens or under woodland trees and shrubs Hardiness: USDA Zones 4-8 Top image: Missouri Botanical Garden; Bottom image: Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center Tried and True Native Plant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic Sedum ternatum Wild Stonecrop This lovely ground cover, the most widespread native member of the Sedum family in eastern North America, favors rocky banks, cliffs, and woods. Its tiny white star-like flowers with five pointed petals rise in showy clusters above succulent foliage in the spring. mgnv.org Virginia Cooperative Extension is a joint program of Virginia Tech, Virginia State University, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and state and local governments. Its programs and employment are open to all regardless of race, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, or marital or family status. An equal affirmative action employer. Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia, serving Arlington and Alexandria