These fragrant ground cover offer pleasing aromas and colorful flowers .
Greg Scheidemann
Groundcover industrial plant add texture and vividness as well as a sense of persistence to the garden . For added value , why not look at a ground cover that adds sweetness too ? The following groundcovers will make a refreshing addition to your landscape painting , thanks to their perfumed flowers or foliage . Some of the industrial plant , such as woodland phlox and sweet reddish blue , bearscented flowersthat are just a seasonal dainty . The parting of others on the list , such as creeping thyme and sneak rosemary , are infuse with a scent that permeates the garden over the entire time of year .
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Allegheny Spurge
Denny Schrock
aboriginal to Southeastern North America , Alleghenyspurge(Pachysandra procumbens ) produce dumb mats of evergreen or semi - evergreen leaves that make a goodgroundcover choicefor the woodland or shade garden . It spreads by rhizomes but is not invasive ; clumps may reach 4 feet or more across . Its very fragrant , 2- to 4 - in heyday spikes are light-green whitened or white and appear in other spring before the novel leaves come forth .
rise Conditions : Shade to part spectre ; moist , well - drain soil
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Size:6 - 12 in tall , 1 - 4 feet all-inclusive
Zones:5 - 9
Creeping Rosemary
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Known for its piney scent , creepingrosemary(Rosmarinus officinalis‘Prostratus ’ ) is a assortment of common rosemary with a endearing trailing habit that work well as a groundcover for sunny garden or at the top of a wall where it is allowed to cascade downward . It has strongly aromatic , cryptical light-green leaves and somewhat woody stems . Its dingy peak come out in springtime and summer and attract bee and other pollinators .
Growing Conditions : Full sun ; moist , well - drained stain
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Size:6 - 12 inches tall , 18 - 24 inches broad
Zones:8 - 11
Creeping Thyme
Creeping thyme(Thymus serpyllum)is a low - raise evergreen plant herbaceous plant that roots along its semi - woody bow to constitute a dense , low - growing mat . In late outpouring and former summer , flyspeck pinkish or purple heyday appear in clump that may cover the foliage andattract a multifariousness of pollinator . Fortunately , cower thyme is not attractive to cervid or rabbit .
Growing condition : Full Sunday , well - drained grunge
Size:2 - 6 inch tall , 12 - 18 in broad ( or more )
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Zones:2 - 9
Creeping thyme is particularly salutary for grow along a sunny walk between pavers or stepping - stones because it can handle light metrical unit dealings and it will quickly fill in the space between the stones . Each time its redolent foliage are abuse upon , it releases its pleasantly herbal smell .
Dwarf Catmint
Carson Downing
Catmint(Nepetaspp . ) is aneasy - to - originate perennialwith greyish - green leaves that bloom freely from late spring through summertime ; both leave and flowers are fragrant . There are several nanus varieties that work well as ground cover for cheery garden , including ‘ Little Trudy ’ and ‘ Little Titch ’ that grow 8 - 10 inch tall and carry lovesome purple rosiness . In improver to an extended flowering time of year and piquant scent , catmint attract mountain of pollinator anddeter cervid .
farm Conditions : Full sun ( good afternoon shade in fond regions ) ; moist , well - drained grime
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Size:8 - 14 in marvellous , 12 - 24 inch encompassing
Zones:3 - 8
Roman Chamomile
Dean Schoeppner
Romanchamomile(Chamaemelum nobile ) produces little , aromatic , daisy - comparable efflorescence with white rays and xanthous center from June to September . Both leafage and flowers emit a sweet , fruity odor and can be dried for a calming tea . This perennial is easily raise from seed and spread by rooting along its sneak stem . It has a pleasing , meandering riding habit and can be used as a fragrantlawn alternativeor planted between stepping stone .
acquire Conditions : Full Dominicus to part shade ; well - run out arenaceous soil
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Size:3 - 6 inches tall , 6 - 12 inches wide
Zones:4 - 9
Sweet Violet
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The flowers of sweetviolet(Viola odorata ) are so delightfully fragrant that they have long been used for making perfume . They are typically deep purple , although light purple , pink , and white excerption are available . The flower appear above a thump of heart - work , evergreen leave in former wintertime to early spring , when little else is in bloom . As an add bonus , theflowers are edible .
Growing Conditions : Full sun in cool summertime region , part shade otherwise ; fertile , moist , well - drained grunge
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Size:4 - 6 in tall , 1 - 2 foot wide
Sweet Woodruff
Bob Stefko
A great option for moist , fishy internet site , sweet woodruff(Galium odoratum ) is an light - to - produce perennial . When it ’s well-chosen with its conditions , it will spread to create a lush carpeting of bright unripe foliage . In late give , tiny white star - shaped flowers appear in copiousness . Both leaves and flowers bear a light vanilla - like fragrance . Flowering stems with their leaf are used to flavor May wine — a traditional German potable .
Growing precondition : Full or part shade ; moist , well - debilitate soil
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Size:6 - 12 inch tall , 12 -24 in widely
Woodland Phlox
Sometimes called wild bluephlox , woodland phlox ( Phlox divaricata ) is a North American native perennial . It forms mats of leaf that can disseminate widely . Loose clump of fragile , sweet - scented flowers seem in April and May . The blossoms are typically blue or purple and there is a white - flowered miscellanea called ‘ Fuller ’s White ’ . This creeping groundcover thrives in dappled tint and is a unspoiled selection for thefront of a recurrent borderor growing between tree diagram and shrubs in a forest garden . Because its roots are shallow , it makes an in effect cover forearly spring bloom light bulb .
Growing Conditions : Full or part shade ; moist , acid , well - drain soil
Size:9 - 12 inches tall , 12 - 24 inches wide or more
