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Monday - March 19, 2007
From: Cypress, TX
Region: Southwest
Topic: Groundcovers
Title: Ground cover for partly sunny, wet area in Cypress, TX
Answered by: Nan Hampton
QUESTION:
I am in need of a ground cover to plant in an area close to our entryway. The area is shady to partly sunny, holds water in rainy weather, and has a shrub border. We are in Texas. Any ideas? Thank you.ANSWER:
Here are three suggestions for a ground cover that should do well in your shady area that sometimes holds water:
Viola sororia (common blue violet)
Phyla nodiflora (Texas frogfruit)
Marsilea vestita (hairy waterclover) (or Marsilea macropoda (bigfoot waterclover))
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