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Toronto's Native Groundcover for Water Efficient Gardens

Consider these groundcovers that will help shade the soil and do not need watering and fertilizing like sod.

Applicable Province(s):

ON

Applicable Ecozone(s):

Mixedwood Plains

Applicable Ecoregion(s):

Lake Erie Lowlands (Carolinian)

Author:

City Of Toronto, Water Division

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Carex blanda
Common Name(s): common wood sedge, eastern woodland sedge, creek sedge

 

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Fragaria vesca
Common Name(s): woodland strawberry, wood strawberry

 

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Fragaria virginiana
Common Name(s): wild strawberry, Virginia strawberry

 

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Mitchella repens
Common Name(s): partridgeberry, two eyed berry, checkerberry, deerberry, winter clover, hive vine, one berry, twin berry, squaw vine, squaw berry

 

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