Greenrn, My sturdy plants have been all sorts of things, a rose, coneflower, rudbeckia, shasta daisy, sedums and stuff I can't recall at the moment. . . maybe some phlox . . . I don't know about grasses, I've never tried them. But go for it! If you don't like them, try something else next year! Libby, THANK YOU for the photo. Your garden is lovely! I was just out looking at my "joe" and I don't see any life yet. I moved him from another garden last year in rather brutal fashion, since he was reluctant to leave his cosy moist spot there, and I was only able to get a piece of him. Here the soil is sandy and dryish, though I added amendments of course. If he didn't make it, I'm going to buy another and try again, cause he is really a wonderful plant.

But that the foliage is not so straightforwardly Mazus.

Gail, I believe that you got that from me. It is called 'Ring Around the Rosie'. It does well for me in light shade.

I am looking to continue growing my house plant collection and looking for other plant enthusiast who would like to trade.