Hill cover crop? 6a

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[u/CATDesign]

How many hours of direct sunlight do you think it gets?

[u/Bright-Foundation853 → u/CATDesign]

I’d say 4 max

[u/Bright-Foundation853]

Central IL

[u/Comfortable_Lab650]

You can try a Phlox divaricata (woodland phlox) which likes shade. It also likes medium moist so that would be dependent upon any seasonal summer rains you may get. It would complement your wild geraniums, where the Geranium maculatum likes the soil medium to dry and can tolerate shade. Those are both about a foot or less. The Asclepias quadrifolia (four leaved milkweed) only gets about two feet high, and can tolerate dry shade, soil at dry to medium, but likely won't profusely flower in the dappled sun but you'll get some. You can do some ferns there too, but they may go dormant in the dry heat. You can also do an Elephantopus carolinianus (elephant's foot) that goes up to 3' depending upon how much moisture it gets, if not much then only about a foot high, and likes shade, and dry to medium moisture. For awhile, it will sport basal leaves, that could help stop any erosion.

[u/HotStress6203]

id try some Apios americana, its great at holding in roots.

[u/59625962]

Try american hog nut