Best Ground Cover Flowers For Shade. Spreading by underground rhizomes Japanese pachysandra forms colonies of handsome glossy deep-green foliage that stays green year-round. Hardy geraniums or cranesbills are invaluable plants for ground cover in all kinds of gardens whether cottage-style or more contemporary schemes.
Bishops Weed Cinnamon Fern Creeping Jacobs Ladder Crested Leopard Plant Foamflower Hellebore Hootenanny Northern Inside-Out Flower Pencilled Cranesbill and Silver Siberian Bugloss. Hardy geraniums or cranesbills are invaluable plants for ground cover in all kinds of gardens whether cottage-style or more contemporary schemes. Christi CarterGetty Images Glossy leaves in shades of deep green bronze and chocolate-brown make this perennial a great low-growing lawn alternative for almost any climate.
Spreading by underground rhizomes Japanese pachysandra forms colonies of handsome glossy deep-green foliage that stays green year-round.
Best grown in groups or massed as a ground cover in shady areas. Bishops Weed Cinnamon Fern Creeping Jacobs Ladder Crested Leopard Plant Foamflower Hellebore Hootenanny Northern Inside-Out Flower Pencilled Cranesbill and Silver Siberian Bugloss. Leaves cluster at the ends of stems that stand 8 to 12 inches tall. Also can be an effective edging plant for shady paths.
