The Most Popular Groundcovers for Shade in Zone 10

Bugleweed

Ranked by its most-saved matching variety; the full catalog includes 26 varieties. Glossy rosettes knit together quickly, followed by upright blue spring flowers.

Sweet Flag

Ranked by its most-saved matching variety; the full catalog includes 14 varieties. Its representative is notable for being usually passed over by deer and late spring flowering.

Mondo Grass

Ranked by its most-saved matching variety; the full catalog includes 24 varieties. Dark, grassy foliage creates a compact evergreen line in sun or shade.

Spikemoss

Ranked by its most-saved matching variety; the full catalog includes 9 varieties. Its representative is notable for being usually passed over by deer and late fall flowering.

Nippon Lily

Ranked by its most-saved matching variety; the full catalog includes 14 varieties. Its representative is notable for being dry-spell tolerant and usually passed over by deer.

Periwinkle

Ranked by its most-saved matching variety; the full catalog includes 6 varieties. Evergreen trailing stems cover difficult shade quickly, where their spread can be bounded.

Spiderwort

Ranked by its most-saved matching variety; the full catalog includes 25 varieties. Its representative is notable for being North American native and usually passed over by deer.

Kenilworth Ivy

Ranked by its most-saved matching variety; the full catalog includes 4 varieties. Its representative is notable for being early spring flowering and easy-care.

Cast Iron Plant

Ranked by its most-saved matching variety; the full catalog includes 40 varieties. Its representative is notable for being dry-spell tolerant and usually passed over by deer.

Water Pennywort

Ranked by its most-saved matching variety; the full catalog includes 1 variety. Its representative is notable for being late summer flowering and easy-care.

Butcher's Broom

Ranked by its most-saved matching variety; the full catalog includes 8 varieties. Its representative is notable for being dry-spell tolerant and usually passed over by deer.

Brake Fern

Ranked by its most-saved matching variety; the full catalog includes 7 varieties. Its representative is notable for being easy-care.

Sedge

Ranked by its most-saved matching variety; the full catalog includes 88 varieties. Sedges offer an exceptional range of textures for weaving through difficult sites.

False Nettle

Ranked by its most-saved matching variety; the full catalog includes 4 varieties. Its representative is notable for being early fall flowering and easy-care.

Cliffbrake

Ranked by its most-saved matching variety; the full catalog includes 7 varieties. Its representative is notable for being dry-spell tolerant and early spring flowering.