Low growing

Low growing [ Botany - Horticulture ]	Dictionary of botanic terminology - index of names
Synonyms: Dwarf, Prostrate

Of plants that grow relatively low to the ground

The term “low-growing” is commonly used to indicate groundcover plants and in general designate any plant which is relatively low, or prostrate.
for example - relatively to a forest - the “low-growing” plant correspond to the understorey vegetation, including wildflowers, lichens, ferns etc.

“Low-growing” plant are also frequent in extreme and hostile habitat like tundra and deserts where vegetation has a limited growth, in fact many “low-growing” and compact plant are less vulnerable to wind, snow, drought, respect to plant of bigger dimension.

Several Garden plants (e.g. roses) have both big or climbing and "low-growing" (dwarf) cultivars.

Low growing species and cultivars are ideal where maintenance and mowing is infrequent.

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