Editing Groundcover (section)

== In gardening ==
[[File:Microstegium vimineum.JPG|thumbnail|''[[Microstegium vimineum]]'', an invasive groundcover]] 
[[File:Senecio_tropaeolifolius_flowering.jpg|thumbnail|''[[Senecio tropaeolifolius]]'']] 
[[File:Aptenia_cordifolia_02.jpg|thumbnail|''[[Mesembryanthemum cordifolium]]'']] 
Five general types of plants are commonly used as groundcovers in [[gardening]]:<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thegardenhelper.com/shadecovers.html|title = Shade Covers, Ground Cover Plants that Grow Well in the Shade - Garden Helper, Gardening Questions and Answers}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.finegardening.com/covering-ground-creeping-plants|title=Covering Ground with Creeping Plants|date=25 April 2014}}</ref>
* [[Vine]]s, which are [[woody plant]]s with slender, spreading stems
* [[Herbaceous]] plants, or non-woody plants
* [[Shrub]]s of low-growing, spreading species
* [[Moss]] of larger, coarser species
* [[Ornamental grass]]es, especially low-growing varieties

Of these types, some of the most common groundcovers include:

* [[Alfalfa]] (''Medicago sativa'')
* [[Clover]] (''Trifolium'')
* [[Dichondra]]
* [[Bacopa]] (''Bacopa'')
* [[Carpobrotus]]
* [[Delairea]]
* [[Hedera|Ivy]] (''Hedera'')
* [[Gazania]] (''Gazania rigens'')
* [[Ground-elder]] (''Aegopodium podagraria'')
* [[Aizoaceae|Ice plant]]
* [[Japanese honeysuckle]] (''Lonicera japonica'')
* [[Juniperus horizontalis]]
* [[Creeping lantana]]
* [[Liriope (plant)|Lilyturf]] (''[[Liriope muscari]]'' and ''[[Liriope spicata]]'')
* [[Mentha|Mint]] (''Mentha'')
* [[Mesembryanthemum cordifolium]]
* [[Tropaeolum majus|Nasturtium]] (''Tropaeolum majus'')
* [[Pachysandra]]
* [[Sagina|Pearlwort]] (''Sagina subulata'')
* [[Sphagneticola trilobata]]
* [[Vinca|Periwinkle]] (''Vinca'')
* [[Leucanthemum × superbum|Shasta daisy]] (''Leucanthemum'')
* [[Soleirolia soleirolii|Soleirolia]] (''Soleirolia soleirolii'')
* [[Chlorophytum comosum|Spider plant]] (''Chlorophytum comosum'')

=== In roof gardens ===
Groundcover is a popular solution for difficult gardening issues because it is low maintenance, aesthetically pleasing and fast growing, minimizing the spread of weeds. For this reason, ground cover is also a common choice for roof gardens. Roofs take on the brunt of incoming weather, meaning any plants on a roof must be resistant to long-term exposure to sun, overwatering from rain and harsh winds. Groundcover plants are able to sustain themselves in such conditions while also providing lush vegetation to what would otherwise be unused space.