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66 groundcover plants native to West Des Moines, Iowa More

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This list shows 66 groundcover plants that are native to your location, and are carried in nurseries. Plants are ordered by their popularity in gardening applications.


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Schizachyrium scoparium image
1. Little Bluestem

Schizachyrium scoparium

Asclepias tuberosa image
2. Butterfly Milkweed

Asclepias tuberosa

Rudbeckia hirta image
3. Black-Eyed Susan

Rudbeckia hirta

Monarda fistulosa image
4. Wild Bergamot

Monarda fistulosa

Heliopsis helianthoides image
5. Smooth Oxeye

Heliopsis helianthoides

Helenium autumnale image
6. Common Sneezeweed

Helenium autumnale

Phlox divaricata image
7. Wild Blue Phlox

Phlox divaricata

Adiantum pedatum image
8. Northern Maidenhair Fern

Adiantum pedatum

Geranium maculatum image
9. Spotted Geranium

Geranium maculatum

Carex pensylvanica image
10. Pennsylvania Sedge

Carex pensylvanica

Symphyotrichum ericoides image
11. White Heath Aster

Symphyotrichum ericoides

Dalea purpurea image
12. Purple Prairie Clover

Dalea purpurea

Ruellia humilis image
13. Fringeleaf Wild Petunia

Ruellia humilis

Pycnanthemum tenuifolium image
14. Narrowleaf Mountain Mint

Pycnanthemum tenuifolium

Symphyotrichum cordifolium image
15. Blue Wood Aster

Symphyotrichum cordifolium

Pycnanthemum virginianum image
16. Virginia Mountain Mint

Pycnanthemum virginianum

Coreopsis tinctoria image
17. Plains Coreopsis

Coreopsis tinctoria

Salvia azurea image
18. Azure Blue Sage

Salvia azurea

Panicum virgatum image
19. Switchgrass

Panicum virgatum

Achillea millefolium image
20. Common Yarrow

Achillea millefolium

Polemonium reptans image
21. Spreading Jacob’s Ladder

Polemonium reptans

Ceanothus americanus image
22. New Jersey Tea

Ceanothus americanus

Asarum canadense image
23. Canada Wild Ginger

Asarum canadense

Rudbeckia subtomentosa image
24. Sweet Coneflower

Rudbeckia subtomentosa

Artemisia ludoviciana image
25. Silver Wormwood

Artemisia ludoviciana

Carex muskingumensis image
26. Muskingum Sedge

Carex muskingumensis

Viola sororia image
27. Common Blue Violet

Viola sororia

Asclepias verticillata image
28. Whorled Milkweed

Asclepias verticillata

Prunella vulgaris image
29. Common Self-Heal

Prunella vulgaris

Tradescantia ohiensis image
30. Bluejacket

Tradescantia ohiensis

Symphoricarpos orbiculatus image
31. Coralberry

Symphoricarpos orbiculatus

Rosa carolina image
32. Carolina Rose

Rosa carolina

Verbena stricta image
33. Hoary Vervain

Verbena stricta

Elymus canadensis image
34. Canada Wild Rye

Elymus canadensis

Helianthus maximiliani image
35. Maximilian Sunflower

Helianthus maximiliani

Euphorbia corollata image
36. Flowering Spurge

Euphorbia corollata

Maianthemum stellatum image
37. Starry False Lily Of The Valley

Maianthemum stellatum

Coreopsis palmata image
38. Stiff Tickseed

Coreopsis palmata

Claytonia virginica image
39. Virginia Springbeauty

Claytonia virginica

Phlox divaricata subsp. laphamii image
40. Lapham’s Phlox

Phlox divaricata subsp. laphamii

Lysimachia ciliata image
41. Fringed Loosestrife

Lysimachia ciliata

Rosa blanda image
42. Smooth Rose

Rosa blanda

Carex rosea image
43. Rosy Sedge

Carex rosea

Rosa arkansana image
44. Prairie Rose

Rosa arkansana

Carex albicans image
45. Whitetinge Sedge

Carex albicans

Persicaria virginiana image
46. Jumpseed

Persicaria virginiana

Viola pedatifida image
47. Prairie Violet

Viola pedatifida

Hypericum punctatum image
48. Spotted St. John’s Wort

Hypericum punctatum

Tradescantia bracteata image
49. Longbract Spiderwort

Tradescantia bracteata

Carex annectens image
50. Yellow-Fruited Fox Sedge

Carex annectens

Sisyrinchium campestre image
51. Prairie Blue-Eyed Grass

Sisyrinchium campestre

Festuca subverticillata image
52. Nodding Fescue

Festuca subverticillata

Stachys tenuifolia image
53. Smooth Hedgenettle

Stachys tenuifolia

Lithospermum canescens image
54. Hoary Puccoon

Lithospermum canescens

Carex albursina image
55. White Bear Sedge

Carex albursina

Phlox pilosa image
56. Downy Phlox

Phlox pilosa

Carex blanda image
57. Common Woodland Sedge

Carex blanda

Carex cristatella image
58. Crested Sedge

Carex cristatella

Drymocallis arguta image
59. Tall Cinquefoil

Drymocallis arguta

Carex leavenworthii image
60. Leavenworth’s Sedge

Carex leavenworthii

Carex sparganioides image
61. Bur-Reed Sedge

Carex sparganioides

Erigeron strigosus image
62. Prairie Fleabane

Erigeron strigosus

Carex tenera image
63. Quill Sedge

Carex tenera

Carex brevior image
64. Shortbeak Sedge

Carex brevior

Carex normalis image
65. Greater Straw Sedge

Carex normalis

Oxalis stricta image
66. Common Yellow Woodsorrel

Oxalis stricta

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