This section is from the book "The Complete Garden", by Albert D. Taylor. Also available from Amazon: The Complete Garden.
This list contains a group of vines which are interesting for ground cover in partially shaded situations. Most of these vines are evergreen in their habit of foliage and are of value for covering banks and other bare areas where it is desired to have another covering than grass.
Ferns (in moist shade)
Ferns Gelsemium sempervirens
Carolina Jasmine Hedera helix
English Ivy
Lonicera japonica halliana Japanese Honeysuckle
Lonicera sempervirens Coral Honeysuckle
Zebrina pendula Wandering Jew
Zoysia matrella Manilla Grass
Zoysia tenuifolia Mascarene Grass
 
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