made a path throught the side of the yard and found this ground cover. anyone know what this is or think it is something that could be motivated to fill in some areas where I've started to spray out poison ivy? ( photo / image / picture from film495's Garden ) ( photo / image / picture from film495's Garden ) ( photo / image / picture from film495's Garden )
I think that's Cotoneaster adpressa 'Praecox'. That stays tight to the ground and there is a larger leaf one that goes about 4 inches high and even some that tries to go higher. I love all that stuff.
I think that is Partridge Berry (Mitchella repens). It has small white flowers that usually come in pairs of 2 and they develop little red berries that are edible, but have no taste.
I think it is Partridge Berry, Mitchella repens. If it is, it will have a twin tiny white flowers in early spring followed by red berries about 1/4" in diameter. Is your plant very low growing, say 1/2-1" off the ground? And evergreen? If it is Partridge Berry, you may have luck encouraging it by weeding out other competing plants, and planting cuttings of it.
Oh, I think you guys are right. Very nice plant. I just may have to have that too. I told you I wasn't good outside plants ID's.
"Oh, I think you guys are right. Very nice plant. I just may have to have that too. I told you I wasn't good outside plants ID's. " I was going to hazard the guess of euonomous. I have one of the "steppables" kind that is TINY leafed and grows in a very similar manner. But you two are probably right, I don't think I have ever seen partridge berry around here.
It is common enough in the mountains here, but the woods/forest has to not have been logged in at least 50 or so years.
cotoneaster cotoneaster That still seems to look like mine. Do you think mine is not labeled correctly???
