| Common Name |
Botanical
Name |
Will Tolerate Full Sun |
Will Tolerate Light Shade |
Will Tolerate Deep Shade |
Will
Tolerate
Dry Conditions |
Will Tolerate Wet Conditions |
Fast/
Medium/
Slow Growing |
Ornamental Features |
Winter-
creeper |
Euonymus fortunei
var. coloratus |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Fast |
Reddish-purple
winter color |
| Creeping Raspberry |
Rubus calycinoides |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Moderate |
Reddish-bronze
winter color; attractive, puckered foliage |
| Liriope |
Liriope
muscari |
Yes (tolerance
varies by cultivar) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Fast |
Small, white
bloom stalks followed by black berries |
| Sweetflag |
Acorus
gramineus |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Slow |
Attractive
foliage (variegated varieties available) |
| Pachysandra |
Pachysandra terminalis |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Slow |
White or pink
blooms |
| Bugleweed |
Ajuga reptans |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Fast |
Violet-blue
blooms; attractive foliage |
| English Ivy |
Hedera helix |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Fast |
Attractive
foliage (many different varieties) |
| Dwarf Mondo
Grass |
Ophiopogon japonicus
'Nana' |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Slow |
Very low-growing,
dark green foliage |
Mondo
Grass |
Ophiopogon japonicus |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Slow |
Fine textured,
dark green foliage |
Asiatic
Jasmine |
Trachelo-
spermum asiaticum |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Moderate |
Glossy, deep
green foliage |
| Common Periwinkle |
Vinca minor |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Fast |
Purple blooms |
| Large Periwinkle |
Vinca major |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Fast |
Purple blooms |
