previous
  • Homegrown / Homemade
    Homegrown / Homemade
  • Mulch for a Healthy Garden
    Mulch for a Healthy Garden
  • Dwarf Citrus Trees
    Dwarf Citrus Trees
  • Elephant's Ears
    Elephant's Ears
  • Plant an Easy-to-Water Strawberry Jar
    Plant an Easy-to-Water Strawberry Jar
  • 6 Tips for Weed Control
    6 Tips for Weed Control
  • Pretty in Pink
    Pretty in Pink
  • Fragrant Plants for Pathways
    Fragrant Plants for Pathways
  • Designing with Curved Terraces
    Designing with Curved Terraces
  • Thoughts From a Foreign Field
    Thoughts From a Foreign Field
  • In Pursuit of the Perfect Potting Shed
    In Pursuit of the Perfect Potting Shed
  • Plants that Spark!
    Plants that Spark!
  • Save Money by Growing Your Own
    Save Money by Growing Your Own
  • Fast-Growing Trees for Impatient Gardeners
    Fast-Growing Trees for Impatient Gardeners
  • Comfortable Alfresco Dining
    Comfortable Alfresco Dining
  • NEW Video Series: There's a Better Way
    NEW Video Series: There's a Better Way
  • Lawn Alternatives
    Lawn Alternatives
  • Containers as Focal Points
    Containers as Focal Points
  • Slideshow: Beautiful Clematis
    Slideshow: Beautiful Clematis
  • Colorful Selections for Shade
    Colorful Selections for Shade
  • Make a Succulent Topiary
    Make a Succulent Topiary
  • Building a Compost Bin
    Building a Compost Bin
  • Stylish Shady Containers
    Stylish Shady Containers
  • Indeterminate or Determinate Tomatoes?
    Indeterminate or Determinate Tomatoes?
  • Garden Confidential: A Plant Walks into a Bar
    Garden Confidential: A Plant Walks into a Bar
next

Browse Plants

Narrowed By:Characteristics: Showy + Height: Less than 6 in.+ Botanical Name: D - F
Displaying 1 - 6 of 6 listings   Sort By: Sort
no image available Delosperma 'John Proffit'
(Ice plant) (1 user review)
Hardiness Zones: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

Covering itself with glowing fuchsia daisy-like flowers with many narrow petals, 'John Proffit' makes a beautiful groundcover or container plant. The succulent foliage looks like it has small pieces of ice on it (hence the name "ice plant') and is evergreen in warmer climates. Growing to only a few inches tall, it can spread almost 2 feet wide. It blooms from late spring to early fall.  
Delosperma ‘Kelaidis’ Delosperma ‘Kelaidis’
(Mesa Verde® Ice Plant) (2 user reviews)
Hardiness Zones: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

Mesa Verde® is a moderately-spreading ground cover with small, bright salmon pink flowers that bloom from midspring till late fall. It is tolerant of a wide variety of soil conditions, from poor or sandy to well-drained.
Delosperma cooperi Delosperma cooperi
(Ice plant) (2 user reviews)
Hardiness Zones: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

Summer-long bloom and a tough constitution make the mat-forming ice plant a perfect groundcover. Two-inch magenta blossoms with white anthers are produced in midsummer and late summer.
Dianthus alpinus Dianthus alpinus
(Alpine pink) Be the first to rate this plant
Hardiness Zones: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

Clusters of serrated single blooms in pink to dark crimson sit just off the ground in summer.
Dichondra argentea 'Silver Falls' Dichondra argentea 'Silver Falls'
(Kidney weed, Silver nickel vine, Silver pony's foot) Be the first to rate this plant
Hardiness Zones: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

Long silvery stems, sometimes reaching 4 feet or more, bear silvery, small leaves. Use this striking plant as a groundcover or in containers.
Draba aizoides Draba aizoides
(Yellow whitlow grass) Be the first to rate this plant
Hardiness Zones: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

Yellow whitlow grass is a small, semi-evergreen perennial perfect for growing in a trough, rock wall, or xeric bed. It grows to only 4 inches high and twice as wide. This delightful, drought-tolerant miniature has spiny rosettes of lustrous green leaves through the winter and cheerful yellow flowers in early spring.

Displaying 1 - 6 of 6 listings   Sort By: Sort