Covering Large Areas

Plants that cover large areas — sometimes called groundcover — can grow quickly, and there are varieties that thrive in all sorts of conditions, looking good while keeping weeds at bay to make your life easy! The key to plants that need to cover a large area is picking the one that will do best in your particular situation. Scroll through our list of plants that can take over a large area and make it look great, and choose the ones that you like the most. Some grow tall, some stay short. This category isn't known for its showy blooms, but some groundcovers have very attractive flowers. And many of them are pretty affordable as a member of the Naperville Plant Club. (See our "Covering Large Areas" Top 25 Rankings!)

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2024 Plant Club "Groundcover" Top 25

Plant 2024 2023
Allium 'Medium' 1 NR
Brunnera macrophylla 'Jack Frost' 2 NR
Anemone x hybrida 'September Charm' 3 NR
Nepeta x faassenii 'Cat's Meow' 4 NR
Allium 'Millennium' 5 NR
Nepeta 'Cat's Pajamas' 6 NR
Phlox divaricata 'Blue Moon' 7 NR
Phlox subulata 'Purple Beauty' 8 NR
Phlox subulata 'Drummond's Pink' 9 NR
Allium angulosum 'Summer Beauty' 10 NR
Allium 'Windy City' 11 NR
Sedum takesimense 'Nonsitnal' ATLANTIS 12 NR
Phlox paniculata 'Blue Paradise' 13 NR
Brunnera macrophylla 'Alexander's Great' 14 NR
Brunnera macrophylla 'Jack of Diamonds' 15 NR
Allium 'MGsmmpkb13' SUMMER PEEK-A-BOO 16 NR
Pulmonaria 'Pink-a-Blue' 17 NR
Phlox paniculata 'Ditomfra' BUBBLEGUM PINK 18 NR
Phlox 'Pink Sparkles' 19 NR
Phlox paniculata 'David' 20 NR
Deutzia 'Yuki Cherry Blossom' 21 NR
Sedum rupestre 'Lemon Coral' 22 NR
Anemone x hybrida 'Honorine Jobert' 23 NR
Stachys officinalis 'Hummelo' 24 NR
Sedum spurium 'Schorbuser Blut' DRAGON'S BLOOD 25 NR

NR: No Ranking



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Field-Grown vs. Greenhouse-Grown Plants

Plants which are well-adapted to our local climate are most often field-grown (outside). Field-grown plants are generally cheaper and have the advantage of already somewhat acclimated to our cold winters, but that means they’re not artificially far along in the spring and tend to bloom at the normal time in our area.

Spring annuals and tender perennials are typically grown in Greenhouses so they can be ready and luxurious exactly when customers want them. Some perennials are also “forced” into early bloom in greenhouses. In May, there can be a very big difference between field-grown and greenhouse-grown plants of the same type. The latter typically look good right away (so they’re a great choice where that’s important), but we typically pay a premium for it.


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