nurseryman in Louisiana can develop a variety of ground cover that will thrive in the hot , humid summertime conditions live throughout the state . terra firma covers offer several benefits , such as reduce lawn care , controlling erosion on slope and reducing weeds . These low - growing plants also bring texture and color to unattractive areas of the yard or heavily shaded areas where other plants may not spring up .
English Ivy
Hedera helix , commonly screw as English ivy , cursorily go around over the ground and climbs up nearby rampart or fences by habit of aery root . This evergreen vine grows 3 inch magniloquent and feature lobate leaves that may appear ticker - determine , fanned or curly , depending on the variety . wan green veins run through the compact , leathery , dull green leaves and fledged plants may produce inconspicuous flower . English ivy will thrive in full shade in Louisiana gardens and prefers watering once a hebdomad . When planting , space plants 2 invertebrate foot apart and remediate the grease with constitutional issue . Feed English common ivy with a fertilizer high in nitrogen twice a class , once in spring and again in summer . Trim this fast - raise English ivy back two or three times per yr to keep the expanse depend neat and to prevent rodents from nesting in the leaf .
Japanese Ardisia
The upright ramification of Japanese ardisia , or Ardisia japonica , reach up to 12 inches tall and bear bright green , leathery leaf at the tips . In fall , clusters of two to six pinkish white flowers bloom , follow by circular , bright red fruits that stay into winter . Plant Japanese ardisia in partial to full refinement and allow for water during teetotal point so that the ground does not completely dry out .
Cast-Iron Plant
The evergreen recurrent Aspidistra elatior , or cast - iron industrial plant , grows between 2 and 3 foot marvelous . The dark immature leaves reach lengths of 2 feet and arch from the last of 6- to 8 - inch long foliage stubble . In the spring , purplish brown , inconspicuous flowers flower near ground level . This tough , low - maintenance flora tolerates teetotal , nutrient - piteous territory and only call for piddle when the surrounding land has dry out . embed cast - Fe plant life in full sun will blacken the leaves but it grows well in profound shadowiness . Under the right experimental condition , cast - Fe plant does not demand feeding , but will thrive if given idle applications of a balanced fertiliser in spring and summer .
Big Blue Liriope
Liriope muscari , usually be intimate as self-aggrandising blue genus Liriope , reaches 1 to 2 feet tall . The arching , grass - similar , dreary green leaves turn up to 2 foot foresightful but remain less than an in wide . spike bearing clusters of violet , pink or white flowers lead above the leaf in the summer . This bunch - form perennial grows near in fond to full shade and performs well when plant under Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree . heavy risque genus Liriope ask veritable piddle but does not need feed . Although this primer coat top is evergreen in Louisiana , the foliage begin to look dun in winter months and will profit from being cut back to the ground before novel growth appear in early fountain .
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