Native Groundcovers

How to select and use groundcovers for Maryland yards and gardens. Lists of groundcovers for different types of conditions are included.

Plantain-leaf pussytoes is a Maryland native groundcover plant.

Foamflower (Tiarella cordifolia) is a Maryland native plant and an ideal groundcover for moist, landscapes in partial shade.

Looking for a short groundcover plant that is native to Maryland? Moss phlox is a great low-growing plant for a sunny site near a sidewalk or on a slope.

Identify Virginia creeper, a native vine.

Lady fern (Athyrium filix-femina) is a Maryland native plant, ideal for a woodland garden or shaded slope.

Sensitive fern (Onoclea sensibilis) is a Maryland native plant and ideal for for a groundcover in moist soil.

Golden groundsel, also called, golden ragwort (Packera aurea), is a Maryland native plant and an ideal groundcover for moist, shady landscapes.

Christmas fern (Polystichum acrostichoides) is a Maryland native plant, ideal for a woodland garden or shaded slope.

Alumroot is a Maryland native plant and an ideal groundcover for dry to moist, shady landscapes with semi-evergreen foliage.