The so-called ground cover plants refer to some perennial herbs, shrubs and vines, which have low clumps and dense branches and leaves, or creeping or semi-tendrils, and have certain ornamental value. They are laid on a large area of bare flat land or sloping land, or are suitable for covering the ground in various environments such as wet forests and gaps in forests. Ground cover flowers refer to low-growing plants, which are used to cover the same layer of forest ground without weeds and form a certain garden ground cover landscape.

There are many kinds of ground cover plants, which can be classified from different angles. Generally, it is classified as a shrub ground cover plant according to its biological and ecological characteristics and combined with its application value. Lianas and climbing ground cover plants.

Flower-watching ground is dominated by biennial flowers, mainly perennial flowers and bulbous flowers. Often choose varieties with long flowering period, lush flowering, strong expansion, fast reproduction, simple cultivation and extensive management. Such as February orchid, black heart chrysanthemum, Coreopsis, Viola yedoensis, water chestnut, Lycoris radiata, tulip, sulfur chrysanthemum and other ground cover plants.

Leaf-watching ground cover plants have special leaf color and posture for people to appreciate, and plants with rich leaf color and long leaf-watching period are often selected. Such as bee-fighting cabbage, octagonal golden plate, bamboo, red stalk powder, fern, jade grass, Ophiopogon japonicus in Phnom Penh, sorrel, Pennisetum, bracken and other plants.

Evergreen ground cover plants Evergreen ground cover plants are called evergreen ground cover plants. This plant has no dormancy period and usually changes its leaves in spring. Evergreen coniferous ground cover plants and a small number of evergreen broad-leaved plants with strong cold resistance, such as Sabina vulgaris, Ophiopogon japonicus, Fugui grass, ivy, etc., are often used in cold areas in the north. There are abundant evergreen ground cover plants in most parts of South China, such as Ophiopogon japonicus, Catharanthus mosaic, Catharanthus roseus and so on.

Deciduous ground cover plants. Refers to the ground cover plants that wither and fall leaves in autumn and winter and can germinate and grow in the coming year. Such as day lily, Hosta, Zi Yuan, Iris, etc. , suitable for building large-scale landscapes. This kind of plant is often used in most parts of the north, and it is rich in species, including plants for viewing leaves, flowers and fruits.