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Plants that spread along the ground and generally have woody stems
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Common Name Scientific Name Height Remarks
Asiatic Jasmine Trachelospermum asiaticum n/a Evergreen; green or variegated foliage; sun, part shade, no flowers
Blue Shade Ruellia sp. n/a Deciduous, sun, partial shade, blue flowers
English Ivy Hedera helix n/a Shade, climbs walls and fences 15'-20', dark green foliage
Frogfruit Phyla incisa n/a Semi-evergreen, creeper, sun-part sun, white flowers
Liriope Liriope muscari 1'-2' Partial-shade, dark green grass-like foliage, lilac-purple flowers
Monkey Grass Ophiopogon japonicus n/a Shade, leaves are dark green and grassy
Trailing Juniper Juniperus sp. n/a Several varieties avilable; not suitable for wet, humid areas; sun
Silver Ponyfoot Dichondra argenta 2"-3"
Low growing, low water needs, full sun to part shade, silver foliage

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