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This ground cover plant is at the Eternal Flame. I read the entire WIki article and it goes into great detail about the flagstones and the oak, but not the ground cover's name.
Flowering magnolia trees would be planted on either side of the steps up to the terrace.[8] The walkways, elliptical plaza, and terrace were designed to accommodate more than 50,000 visitors per day.[8] The eternal flame itself would be placed in the center of the grassy plot in a flat, triangular bronze sculpture intended to resemble a votive candle or brazier.[8][33][34] Rachel Lambert Mellon was employed to landscape the approaches with flowering trees (magnolia, cherry, and hawthorn).[37] A 150-year-old oak tree, which was off-center in the circular pathway, was to be retained.[8] Concerned that the grass on the burial plot would wither in Washington's hot summers, in the fall of 1966 the decision was made to replace the grass with rough-hewn reddish-gold granite fieldstone set in a flagstone pattern.[36][37] The fieldstones used had been taken more than 150 years ago from a quarry on Cape Cod near where President Kennedy used to spend his summers.[36][44] Crews were forced to work with picks and shovels around the oak tree to protect its roots while engaged in regrading work.[45] The tree's roots were reinforced with concrete to provide stability to the plant, and a "breathing system" incorporated into the concrete to allow the roots to still secure nourishment.[45]
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