Groundcovers in the Cascadia Garden

Ajuga reptans & Fragaria vesca May 2009

Hypericum cerastioides May 2009

Pratia pedunculata May 2009

Euphorbia cyparissias ‘Orange Man’ April 2009

Sedum spathulifolium 'Cape Blanco' January 2009

There are over 5,000 square feet of ground to cover at the Cascadia Garden in sun & shade. I really count on my groundcovers to fill up space & discourage weeds. Some of these are better at the job than others.  The really hard workers are Ajuga reptans, Dicentra formosa, Fragaria vesca, Geraniums, Lamium maculatum ‘Beacon Silver’, Laurentia fluviatilis, Liriope spicata ‘Majestic’, Maianthemum dilatatum, Oxalis oregana & Veronica pectinata. Together they cover a lot of ground. The others are smaller. Even though they don’t spread very far, they are useful in tight spaces. Sedums are wonderful groundcovers in pots. Pots often get weedy without them.

Achlys triphylla (Vanilla Leaf): shade

Aegopodium podagraria ‘Variegatum’ (Bishop’s Weed): shade

Ajuga reptans (Carpet Bugle): sun or shade

Arctostaphylos x media: sun

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (Kinnikinnick): sun

Asarum caudatum (Wild Ginger): shade

Blechnum penna-marina (Little Hard Fern): shade

Blechnum spicant (Deer Fern): shade

Campanula poscharskyana (Serbian Bellflower): shade

Dicentra formosa (Native Bleeding Heart): shade

Euphorbia cyparissias: sun

Euphorbia myrsinites (Myrtle Spurge): sun

Fragaria vesca (Woodland Strawberry): sun or shade

Gaultheria procumbens (Wintergreen): shade

Geranium cantabrigiense (Cranesbill): sun

Geranium himalayense (Cranesbill): sun or shade

Geranium orientalitibeticum (Cranesbill): sun

Geranium phaeum (Mourning Widow): sun or shade

Gymnocarpium dryopteris (Oak Fern): shade

Hypericum cerastioides (St John’s Wort): sun

Lamium maculatum ‘Beacon Silver’: sun or shade

Linnaea borealis (Twinflower): shade

Liriope spicata ‘Majestic’ (Creeping Lily Turf): shade

Luzula piperi (Wood Rush): shade

Mahonia nervosa (Longleaf Mahonia): sun or shade

Maianthemum dilatatum (False Lily of the Valley): shade

Microbiota decussata (Carpet Cypress): sun or shade

Oxalis oregana (Redwood Sorrel): shade

Pratia pedunculata (Blue Star Creeper, formerly Laurentia fluviatilis): sun

Sanguinaria canadensis ‘Multiplex’ (Bloodroot): shade

Sedum aizoon: sun

Sedum anacampseros: sun

Sedum dasyphyllum: sun

Sedum divergens: sun

Sedum forsterianum: shade

Sedum grisebachii : sun

Sedum gypsicola: sun

Sedum kamtschaticum: sun

Sedum obtusatum: sun

Sedum oreganum: sun

Sedum oregonense: sun

Sedum palmeri: sun

Sedum rupestre: sun

Sedum sexangulare: sun

Sedum spathulifolium: sun or shade

Veronica pectinata: sun

Zauschneria latifolia: sun

Strybing Arboretum

Banksia in the Australian Garden

The California Native Garden

From the California Native Garden

On October 2, 2009 I visited the San Francisco Botanical Garden at Strybing Arboretum in Golden Gate Park. Strybing Arboretum is one of the most interesting & beautiful public gardens in the United States. The California Native Garden is particularly impressive. There are many more gardens within the arboretum. Strybing Arboretum is easily reached by taking the N Judah to 9th & Irving in the Inner Sunset. Parking is also available nearby.

Here is a list of the many gardens within Strybing Arboretum:
Mediterranean Climate
California Native Plants
Redwood Trail
John Muir Nature Trail
Central Coastal Chile
Cape Province (South Africa)
Southwestern Australia
Mediterranean Region
Mild-Temperate Climate
Australia
New Zealand
Moon-Viewing Garden (Japan)
Takamine Garden (Asia)
Temperate Asia
Montane Tropic
Meso American Cloud Forest
Southeast Asian Cloud Forest
Special Collections
Ancient Plant Garden
Succulent Garden
Conifer Lawn
Rhododendron Garden
Camellias
Garden of Fragrance
Zellerbach Garden of Perennials
Magnolias
Dwarf Conifer Pond