underplants
Plants beneath canopy
Underplants are low-growing plants placed beneath taller ones in a garden bed, filling gaps and adding visual interest at ground level: She used hostas as underplants beneath the Japanese maple.
The verb underplant means to add such plants: Underplant your roses with lavender for a layered effect.
Low plants blanketing soil
- shade-tolerantGrows well in shadow
- fernsSpore-bearing vascular plants
- hostasShade-tolerant ornamental perennials
- mulchProtective plant bedding
layering · canopy · understory · companion · bedding · borders · woodland · perennials
Forest's lower vegetation tier
- saplingsJuvenile trees
- seedlingsNewly germinated plants
- regenerationBiological self-repair process
- successionFollowing in order
shade-tolerant · native · invasive · biodiversity · ecosystem · habitat · woodland · clearing
groundcover
Low plants blanketing soil
- shade-tolerantGrows well in shadow
- fernsSpore-bearing vascular plants
- hostasShade-tolerant ornamental perennials
mulch · layering · canopy · understory · companion · bedding · borders · woodland · perennials · annuals
understory
Forest's lower vegetation tier
- saplingsJuvenile trees
- seedlingsNewly germinated plants
- regenerationBiological self-repair process
succession · shade-tolerant · native · invasive · biodiversity · ecosystem · habitat · woodland · clearing · thinning