Would you believe there are plants in your garden bed that can also be grown indoors? Check out this Ground Covers that Become Excellent Houseplants list to know more.
Ground covers fill up the spaces with intriguing foliage and blooms. But, have you ever wonder if you could also plant some of those in the home as houseplants? Check out our list of Ground Covers that Become Excellent Houseplants!
Ground Covers that Become Excellent Houseplants
1. Lily of the Valley
Botanical Name: Convallaria majalis
With white bell-shaped blooms dangling from the green foliage, Lily of the Valley looks gorgeous indoors as it looks along the walkways outside!2. Lavender
Botanical Name: Lavandula
This sweet-smelling perennial is one of the most beautiful ground covers that gardeners are fond of. With blue or purple-colored flowers, it can look equally striking at home.
Check out our article on growing Lavender in pots here
3. Ferns
Botanical Name: Tracheophyta
The feathery foliage of the plant makes for excellent ground cover. However, the green fronds also look equally amazing indoors while kept in pots or hanging baskets. Boston, Macho, Maidenhair, and Tiger ferns are some of the best ones to try.
4. Roman Chamomile
Botanical Name: Chamaemelum nobile
Roman chamomile is best noted for its inviting fragrance and medicinal properties. It looks great as a ground cover and looks charming indoors too.
5. Corsican Mint
Botanical Name: Mentha requienii
If you love the flavor of Corsican mint in your food or enjoy a cup of its tea, you also grow this aromatic garden cover in a small container as a houseplant too!
6. Stonecrop
Botanical Name: Sedum
Many plants from the sedum genus become excellent ground covers, and they can be grown indoors as well!
7. Wandering Jew
Botanical Name: Tradescantia zebrina
The inch plant is probably the most famous groundcovers that also make for an excellent indoor trailing plant. Keep it at a spot that gets indirect light.
Check out our article on growing Wandering Jew here
8. Hosta
Botanical Name: Hosta
The unique foliage colors and patterns make this an interesting houseplant that can add a lot of appeal indoors. You can also grow it in water.
Here are the best types of hostas you can grow
9. Creeping Thyme
Botanical Name: Thymus serpyllum
If you want a trailing plant that goes well with a variegated plant indoors, then this groundcover is a good choice. It can grow up to 8-12 inches tall.
10. Turtle Vine
Botanical Name: Callisia repens
Also popular as the creeping inch plant, it makes for a beautiful cascading specimen indoors where its stems dangle down the rim of the pots. Outdoors it becomes an excellent ground cover in the shade in frost-free regions!
Learn everything about growing Turtle Vine here
11. Creeping Charlie
Botanical Name: Glechoma hederacea
It is a fast-spreading groundcover that is also considered a weed in many states. However, when grown in pots, it makes for a stunning houseplant.
12. Begonia
Botanical Name: Begonia x semperflorens-cultorum
Begonias look stunning as ground covers in a shady garden, and this attribute also makes it quite popular as a houseplant — thanks to its shade-dwelling nature.
Here are the best Begonias you can grow
13. Variegated Strawberry Geranium
Botanical Name: Saxifraga stolonifera ‘Tricolor’
Another great specimen as a groundcover for shaded spots of your yard, it also looks stunning when grown in pots, thanks to the maroon-pink variegation on its leaves.
14. Baby Rubber Plant
Botanical Name: Peperomia obtusifolia
The Baby Rubber Plant is also a popular choice as a low groundcover for shade. It also looks beautiful in pots while grown indoors.
15. Silver Tree Plant
Botanical Name: Pilea spruceana
Found as a groundcover naturally in the mountainous regions of Ecuador and Peru, the plant looks stunning in pots with its colorful leaves.
16. Baby’s Tears
Botanical Name: Soleirolia soleirolii
The dense and low-growing nature of the plant makes it best for groundcover and pots. Its round green and yellow leaves look alluring in hanging baskets.
