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Jasmine Minima

Scientific Name:     Trachelospermum Asiaticum ‘Minima’
Type of Plant:     Ground cover
Description:     A low growing vine like, woody plant with small, glossy green foliage that spreads and chokes out weeds and creates a dense green mat.
Height:     8-12″
Width:     to desired width with pruning
Blooming:     No
Fruit: No
Climate Requirements:     Very drought tolerant and heat tolerant. Requires
very little watering or rain once established. Prefers full sun to partial shade.
Care Requirements:     Requires once a year mowing or trimming in late
winter.
Special Needs:     None
Special Uses/Attributes:     Excellent low maintenance dense ground cover that will choke out weeds.
Florida Native:     No
FYI:     Very sturdy, pest resistant and disease resistant plant.

Blue Pacific Juniper

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Scientific Name:    Juniperus Conferta ‘Blue Pacific’
Type of Plant:     Ground cover
Description:     Fast growing, dense, ground hugging cultivar with fragrant gray/green or blue/green needle-like ½” foliage. Needles are soft, but sharp tipped.
Height:     10-18″
Width:     10′
Blooming:   Waxy bloom from cone
Fruit:  Bluish black ½” cones.
Climate Requirements:  Heat tolerant, cold tolerant and drought tolerant
once established. Prefers full sun.
Care Requirements:  Very low maintenance and no pruning necessary.
Special Needs:     None
Special Uses/Attributes:     Adds a nice texture contrast in the landscape and is an excellent choice for a fast growing ground cover.
Florida Native:     No
FYI:     Grows great in containers and container walls!