Ground cover plants

Buy ground cover plants at XXLplant, straight from the grower. You will find low plants that together form a dense layer: lesser periwinkle, Japanese spurge, cotoneaster, St John's wort, bugle and wintercreeper. Most of them are evergreen. You choose how many plants you want, the page works out per m² what you need and puts together the best-value packs.

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Which ground cover stays green in winter?

Lesser periwinkle, Japanese spurge, cotoneaster, ivy and wintercreeper keep their leaves in winter. Japanese sedge and lilyturf stay green too. If you want ground cover that covers the soil all year round, choose one of these.

Which ground cover grows in shade?

Japanese spurge (Pachysandra) and lesser periwinkle (Vinca minor) are the best-known ground cover plants for shade. Ivy, Geranium macrorrhizum and creeping dogwood also grow well under trees and shrubs, where little light gets through.

How many ground cover plants do you need per m²?

That depends on the variety and how quickly you want a closed layer. Small, slow growers go closer together than wide-spreading types. On the product page you enter the area and see how many plants you need.

When should you plant ground cover?

Potted plants can be planted almost all year, as long as the ground is not frozen. Spring and autumn are easiest because the soil stays moist. Water regularly during the first weeks after planting.

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Lesser periwinkle 'Ralph Shugert' (Vinca minor)

Lesser periwinkle (Vinca minor)

Japanese spurge (Pachysandra terminalis)

Rose of Sharon (Hypericum calycinum)

Bearberry cotoneaster (Cotoneaster dammeri)

Bugle 'Burgundy Glow' (Ajuga reptans)

Lesser periwinkle 'La Grave' (Vinca minor)

Greater periwinkle (Vinca major)

Japanese spurge 'Variegata' (Pachysandra terminalis)

Bearberry cotoneaster 'Major' (Cotoneaster dammeri)

Lesser periwinkle 'Gertrude Jekyll' (Vinca minor)

Japanese spurge 'Green Sheen' (Pachysandra terminalis)

Lilyturf 'Ingwersen' (Liriope muscari)

Bigroot cranesbill (Geranium macrorrhizum)

Wintercreeper (Euonymus fortunei var. radicans)

Cotoneaster 'Coral Beauty' (Cotoneaster suecicus)

Bunchberry (Cornus canadensis)

Lesser periwinkle 'Blue and Gold' (Vinca minor)

Irish moss (Sagina subulata)

Japanese spurge 'Green Carpet' (Pachysandra terminalis)

Irish ivy (Hedera hibernica)

Bigroot cranesbill 'Czakor' (Geranium macrorrhizum)

Wintercreeper 'Minimus' (Euonymus fortunei)

Cotoneaster 'Streib's Findling' (Cotoneaster procumbens)

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Frequently asked questions

Why buy your plants from XXLplant

More than 300 large plants

Delivered safely

Fresh from the grower

Advice from plant experts