Plant Gallery | St. George, Utah

Traditional Ground Covers


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Smooth Angel Thornless Rose

Smooth Angel Thorn-less Rose - 5' This unusual thorn-less, patented hybrid tea rose features wonderfully fragrant cream-apricot blooms. Protect from reflected afternoon sun. Fertilize regularly; water deeply and infrequently. Strip leaves and prune heavily in January.
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English Ivy

English Ivy - Tough, multi-purpose ivy climbs on walls, fences and trellises. Good for small spaces. Protect from reflected afternoon sun. Plant with amended soil; give regular water. Feed with tree, shrub and vine food in spring and summer. Vine, Evergreen.
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Creeping Rosemary

Creeping Rosemary - Evergreen shrub or trailing ground over with fragrant leaves widely used as seasoning. Small blue flowers in winter and spring. Takes full sun and poor soil but needs good drainage. Water deeply and infrequently; feed lightly and prune as needed for form and control. Shrub, Evergreen.
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Thompson Baccharis

Thompson Baccharis - Tough, spreading desert ground cover to 3 x 6 feet or more. Great for any dry, sunny location. Any well-drained soil, deep, infrequent water when established. Prune as needed for form and control. Ground Cover, Evergreen.
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Centennial Broom

Centennial Broom - Tough, spreading desert ground cover to 3 x 6 feet or more. Great for any dry, sunny location. Any well-drained soil, deep, infrequent water when established. Prune as needed for form and control. Ground cover, Evergreen.
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Thompson Baccharis

Thompson Baccharis - Tough, spreading desert ground cover to 3 x 6 feet or more. Great for any dry, sunny location. Any well-drained soil, deep, infrequent water when established. Prune as needed for form and control. Ground Cover, Evergreen.
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Santa Cruz Pyracantha

Santa Cruz Pyracantha - Excellent medium-sized variety to 3 x 5 feet or more has white flowers in spring followed by red berries. Great low barrier hedge, accent or bank cover. Full sun, amended soil, good drainage and deep, infrequent water when established. Clip or leave natural. Shrub, Evergreen.
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Yellow Banks' Rose

Yellow Banks’ Rose - Vigorous, nearly thorn-less climber to 20 x 10 feet or more is covered with small yellow flowers in spring. Great bank cover or train on trellis, wall, or arbor. Likes full sun, amended soil with good drainage and moderate summer water. Prune for form and control. Vine, Semi-evergreen.
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White Banks' Rose

White Banks’ Rose - Vigorous, nearly thorn-less climber to 20 x 10 feet or more is covered with small white flowers in spring. Great bank cover or train on trellis, wall, or arbor. Likes full sun, amended soil with good drainage and moderate summer water. Prune for form and control. Vine, Semi-evergreen.
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Halls Honeysuckle

Hall’s Honeysuckle - Vigorous, fast-growing vine with fragrant white and yellow flowers. Used on walls, fences or trellises; good ground cover on slopes. Full sun, any soil. Water deeply and infrequently once established. Clean out and prune heavily in spring. Vine, Semi-evergreen.
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Orange Trumpet Creeper

Orange Trumpet Creeper - Fast growing, deciduous vine has clusters of reddish orange flowers all summer. Great for hot corners, block walls and arbors. Likes full sun, any well-drained soil and deep, infrequent water when established. Fertilize lightly in spring. Vine, Deciduous.
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Virginia Creeper

Virginia Creeper - Cheery self-attaching vine best used on north or east walls or under large trees and shrubs. Good fall color in yellow and orange. Best in morning sun, amended soil, good drainage and regular water. Prune as needed to shape and control. Vine, Deciduous.
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Tam Juniper

Tam Juniper - This versatile shrub to 2 x 8 feet or more is widely used in dry and traditional landscapes. Best as an accent or informal hedge. Likes full sun, good drainage and deep, infrequent water when established. Prune only for form and control. Shrub, Evergreen.
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Bush Morning Glory

Bush Morning Glory - Attractive mounding shrub to 2 x 3 feet or more with large, white morning glory flowers spring and summer. Super desert plant! Full sun, amended, well-drained soil; deep, infrequent water when established. Feed lightly in spring. Prune as needed to clean and form. Shrub, Evergreen.
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Orange Jubilee Honeysuckle

Orange Jubilee Honeysuckle - Sprawling, heat loving shrub or vine has bright orange, tubular blossoms in fall and winter. Good espalier plant, bank cover or barrier hedge. Full to part sun, amended soil, good drainage and deep, infrequent water when established. Protect from severe cold. Shrub/Vine, Semi-evergreen.
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Star Jasmine

Star Jasmine - Popular vine has fragrant, white, star-like flowers in spring. Excellent on trellis, fence, entryway or arbor. Likes morning sun, amended, well-drained garden soil and moderate water. Hardy to 20 degrees. Fertilize with tree, shrub and vine food in March, May and September. Vine, Evergreen.
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Pyracantha - Graber Firethorn

Pyracantha - Graber Firethorn - Superior variety for desert climates. Grows to 10 x 10 feet or more with bright red berries (good bird food) in winter. Super accent or screen for walls, fences or corners. Bush variety Santa Cruz is also available. Good drainage with deep, infrequent water is best. Shrub, Evergreen.
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Purpleleaf Honeysuckle

Purpleleaf Honeysuckle - Tough, fast-growing variety with purple tinged leaves and purplish red flowers. Good cover for fences, walls or slopes. Full sun, any well-drained soil, deep, infrequent water when established. Prune heavily and clean out in spring.
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Blue Chip Juniper

Blue Chip Juniper - Flat ground cover variety to 1 x 10 feet turns a rich purple color in winter. Likes amended soil with good drainage and deep, infrequent water when established. A good layer of mulch is highly beneficial. Avoid excessive pruning. Shrub, Evergreen.
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Broadmoor juniper

Broadmoor Juniper - Dense, mounding variety to 14 inches x 10 feet makes a softer ground cover than other varieties. Prefers amended soil with good drainage and deep, infrequent water when established. Mulch base; feed lightly in spring. Avoid excessive pruning. Shrub, Evergreen.
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Asian Jasmine

Asian Jasmine - Fast growing, wiry groundcover has fragrant yellowish white flowers in spring. Good as bank cover, spilling over walls, or climber. Best with afternoon shade, amended soil, good drainage, and moderate water. Feed lightly with shrub food in spring and summer. Ground Cover, Evergreen.
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Dwarf Lily-of-the-Nile

Dwarf Lily-of-the-Nile - Free-blooming dwarf variety to 12 inches has stems of blue flowers in spring and summer. Colorful accent anywhere; great container plant. Full to part sun, amended, well-drained soil and deep, infrequent water when established. Feed in spring and summer. Accent, Perennial.
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