Herbs for Ground Covers

The herbs listed here make useful ground covers. They are also valued for their culinary, cosmetic, or medicinal qualities.

Common Name Botanical Name
Caucasian wormwood Artemisia caucasica
Chamomile Chamaemelum nobile
Corsican mint Mentha requienii
Dwarf germander Teucrium chamaedrys
Dwarf rosemary Rosmarinus officinalis ‘Prostratus’
Lamb’s-ears Stachys byzantina
Lavender-cotton Santolina chamaecyparissus
Persian catnip Nepeta mussinii
Sweet woodruff Galium odoratum
Thyme Thymus
Woolly yarrow Achillea tomentosa