Shop the Most Popular Groundcover Evergreen Shrubs

There's quite a few choices of evergreen groundcovers for sale online.  From hardiness zone 5 down to zone 10.  Most evergreen groundcovers are pretty easy to grow, once established. 

There are a few things to consider when looking for evergreen groundcovers. What is your hardiness grow zone? Hardiness of the plant for your area is just one consideration. Where will you be planting them? What are the sun, soil and water conditions? Does it spread fast or slow?  How many will you need for the area you want to cover?

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Most Popular Evergreen Groundcovers

 

Most Common Evergreen Groundcover Varieties

Junipers – Used frequently on slopes to help with soil erosion. Most are referred to as creeping junipers. Most are cold hardy, a few go to warmer climates into zone 9. Some of the most popular juniper ground covers are:

Blue Rug Juniper	Blue Harbor Juniper	Japanese Garden Juniper
Andorra Juniper	Buffalo Juniper	Wisconsin Juniper
Arcadia Juniper	Creeping Juniper	Old Gold Juniper

Euonymus | ‘Euonymus forunei’  | There are a few  euonymus that are considered a woody vine.  Just be careful, some are considered invasive in many states.  Moonshadow     Emerald Gaiety  Purple Wintercreeper    Emerald ‘n’ Gold

Winter Heather | Known for dense foliage and winter flowers. ‘Golden Lady’ and ‘Springwood Pink’ have been used as ground covers. They grow about 12” tall and about 2 feet wide.  Flowers in late winter to early spring.  Zones 7 to 9.

Russian Cypress | ‘Microbiota decussata’ | considered a spreading conifer | also called Russian arborvitae | 8-12” tall and up to 12 feet wide.

Leucothoe Scarletta | also called Drooping Laurel or just Scarletta. This native is shade tolerant! Scarletta is an evergreen that can handle full shade! It's hardy for grow zones 5 through 8. It is considered a broadleaf evergreen with new growth a scarlet color that turns into a shiny deep green. In witner the foliage turns a rediish-bronze. Leucothoe Scarletta spreads by suckering. In other words, it will produce roots wherever a stem touches the ground.

Sweet Box | 'Sarcococca hookeriana' | Another shade lover, Sweet Box evergreen shrubs aren't used as much but are a great choice as a ground cover.  There are Sweet Box varietiies hardy for grow zones 6 through 9. They have small clusters of white flowers that come out late winter into early spring. It's glossy dark green foliage is similar in look to a boxwood (thus the name Sweet 'Box') but the leaves are a bit larger. The sweet part of the name refers to the fragrant flowers. Sweet Box will spread through underground suckering.