Posted by admin | Posted in trees,shrubs | Posted on 09-09-2009
Tags: flowering shrubs abelia
What really is a “groundcover”?
I am confused about groundcovers. I know things such as ivy or vinca or liorope are “ground covers”, but where I get confused is when people start referring to astilbe or aster or abelia or candy tuft as “ground cover”. These, I would call flowering perennials or flowering shrubs, but many refer to these as flowering “ground covers”. What exactly is the definition for a “ground cover”? is it pretty vague term or something?
Mainly, what is the difference between calling some things ” perennials” and “ground cover”?
It’s basically any low growing plant to ‘cover’ parts of bare soil.
Abelia Shrub
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TWO MIDSUMMER FLOWERING SHRUBS – ABELIA AND CLETHRA + CONTRASTS BETWEEN THE ALPINE FLORAS OF THE EASTERN AND WESTERN UNITED STATES, AS OBSERVED BY AN AMATEUR BOTANIST … |