Ground Covers that Tolerate Full Sun

Plant these right out in the open. They can take the sun full strength. However, in the sun belt, many of them do better with some shade, especially in the afternoon.

Common Name Botanical Name
Angel’s-hair Artemisia schmidtiana
Broom Cytisus
Cotoneaster, low growing Cotoneaster
Creeping manzanita Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Dwarf coyotebrush Baccharis pilularis
Dwarf rosemary Rosmarinus officinalis ‘Prostratus’
Irish and Scotch moss Sagina subulata
Japanese spurge Pachysandra terminalis
Juniper Juniperus
Lantana Lantana
Lavender cotton Santolina chamaecyparissus
Lippia Phyla nodiflora
Moss pink Phlox subulata
Periwinkle Vinca major
Rose Rosa
Santa Cruz pyracantha Pyracantha koidzumii ‘Santa Cruz’
Small Himalayan sarcococca Sarcococca hookerana var. humilis
Snow-in-summer Cerastium tomentosum
Stonecrop Sedum
Sunrose Helianthemum nummularium
Sweet violet Viola odorata
Wild lilac Ceanothus
Woolly yarrow Achillea tomentosa