In Texas there are several native ground covers which are wonderful. By common
name and botanical name if known:

Incisa -frogfruit
Ruellia
horse herb


those are three reliable bloomers all season from late may till frost, and
beyond.


On Thu, 18 Sep 2003 11:33:07 -0400, "LeeAnne"
opined:

yeah, it is ugly in the fall - but to me the wonderful smell is worth it.

"Phisherman" wrote in message
.. .

I planted LOV near the edge of a wooded area. It is spreading in the
direction of more heavily shaded areas (which surprised me). It is
doing much better than the Pachysandra, but the LOV looks rather ugly
in the fall. The aroma of the sping flowers is intense (my mother's
favorite).