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Low lying crawler in flower bed?
Posted on 4/7/23 at 10:06 am
Posted on 4/7/23 at 10:06 am
What would be something good to plant in my flower bed to fill in gaps? Something that would crawl on top of mulch and not have to root as it goes along? SWLA
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Posted on 4/7/23 at 10:28 am to Tigers4Lyfe
I planted some spider plant as ground cover and love it. It's filled in very quickly, but easy to maintain. It shoots out new sprouts that root when they hit the ground. It would probably stick to the top of the mulch you have.
Other option would be traditional Jasmine that grows EVERYWHERE.
Posted on 4/7/23 at 10:29 am to Tigers4Lyfe
variegated periwinkle (vinca)
Posted on 4/7/23 at 4:09 pm to Tigers4Lyfe
Could check out frogfruit or pigeonberry. Both are gulf coast natives that spread vigorously and stay under 6 inches tall.
Posted on 4/7/23 at 5:18 pm to Tigers4Lyfe
We have some bugleweed in a bed. Blue flowers, grows well in shade. Wife loves it.
Posted on 4/7/23 at 5:33 pm to cgrand
quote:He said a plant that wouldn't root everywhere it goes.
variegated periwinkle (vinca)
Posted on 4/7/23 at 8:50 pm to Tigers4Lyfe
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This post was edited on 4/7/23 at 8:52 pm
Posted on 4/7/23 at 11:03 pm to Tigers4Lyfe
Thanks all for the replies.
Posted on 4/8/23 at 9:25 am to ChenierauTigre
all vining plants root runners to some extent. Vinca is well behaved and easily controlled by pulling or even a haircut with a weedeater. It’s a non woody plant that doesn’t re sprout after pulling. I have it all over my low beds and it looks fantastic
not sure what you are banging your head about but you should probably stop before you put an eye out
not sure what you are banging your head about but you should probably stop before you put an eye out
Posted on 4/8/23 at 10:21 am to cgrand
My thought, correctly or incorrectly, is that I've mulched pretty heavily. So I'm looking for something low to fill in area in-between the bigger things I've planted and didn't know if things that vine out and need to root would get down through the mulch.
The spider plant seems like it would fit the bill but the vinca has nice flowers. Like you said, very pretty.
The spider plant seems like it would fit the bill but the vinca has nice flowers. Like you said, very pretty.
Posted on 4/8/23 at 11:24 am to Tigers4Lyfe
most tender vining plants just send out small roots like grapples to grab a hold and keep going they don’t actually root a new plant unless the vine gets covered
come to Hammond I’ll pull up a bunch of vinca for you you can try it out
come to Hammond I’ll pull up a bunch of vinca for you you can try it out
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