All Groundcovers
PAGE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ALL aka Bidibidi A very useful little native for use as a ground cover or to drape over the edge of a container. Creeping soft stems of small maroon coloured foliage quickly forms a dense colourful mat. Happiest growing in a sunny well drained position. Will even do well in gravel. Evergreen.
Acaena Purpurea Current Stock Height: 0/5 cm ? Container: 12cm ? $14.99 aka Prostrate Banksia Dwarf prostrate/spreading groundcover with dusky-red flower heads. New leaf growth has a lovely rust colour. Likes light to medium well-drained soils in full sun or partial shade. Drought and frost tolerant once established. Great option for coastal or embankment planting and containers. Slow growing. Evergreen. Banksia Blechnifolia Expected Stock Height: 15/20 cm ? Currently sold out. Add to your waitlist to be advised when next in stock. aka Creeping Banksia This prostrate cultivar produces short brownish red candle-like flowers that arise beyond the leaves. Great in rockeries and smaller gardens, mass plant for dramatic effect or in small groups, verandah or deck. Easy maintenance, simply cut away spent flowers. Evergreen Banksia Repens Expected Stock Height: 10/15 cm ? Currently sold out. Add to your waitlist to be advised when next in stock. Sasanqua groundcover/weeper. While most camellia sasanquas can be used in a woodland setting, as a specimen plant or even as a privacy screen, this new prostrate form is the first ever that can be used as a ground cover or weeping over walls. Has abundant breath-taking double pink flowers. Evergreen Camellia Marge Miller Current Stock Height: 30/35 cm ? Container: 2.5l ? $29.99 Unique, strange, fun! This plant has a character all of its own, with fine 'hairy' strands of evergreen cascading foliage. Use as a groundcover or feature plant in rockeries, where it will spread to 1.5m across but only 30cm high. Excellent weed suppression, low maintenance. Evergreen Casuarina Cousin It Expected Stock Height: 5/10 cm ? Currently sold out. Add to your waitlist to be advised when next in stock. aka California Lilac An attractive spreading evergreen shrub which features sparkling clusters of dark blue flowers in late spring. The shiny foliage turns a deeps ebony shade during winter, changing to dark chocolate-green during spring and summer. Quite hardy and tolerant of wind and cold. PVR 1334.
Ceanothus Blue Sapphire Current Stock Height: 10/15 cm ? Container: 2.5l ? $29.99 Stock of this item is very low. aka AKA Yoyo 'Snow in Summer' AKA Yoyo is so named as the tiny silver grey leaves are smothered in star-shaped white flowers throughout the summer. A sweet little perennial which is perfect to cascade over walls and hot dry banks. Quite vigorous and hardy. Evergreen.
Cerastium Snow in Summer Expected Stock Height: 0/5 cm ? Currently sold out. Add to your waitlist to be advised when next in stock. Traditional ground cover with bright green feathery foliage and erect stems of small, daisy-like flowers. Charmingly scented and magic to walk on.
Chamomile Lawn thrive in full sun, but will tolerate dappled shade. Chamomile Lawn Expected Stock Height: 5/10 cm ? Currently sold out. Add to your waitlist to be advised when next in stock. Deep blue, funnel like flowers are found in abundance on this low maintenance ground cover. Trail it over rocks and walls or would look great trailing from hanging pots. Dense neat habit. Evergreen perennial. Convolvulous Blue Moon Expected Stock Height: 5/10 cm ? Currently sold out. Add to your waitlist to be advised when next in stock. Native. A spreading coprosma with dark brown foliage which darkens in winter to near black. Hardy and easy to grow. Makes a great groundcover for those tough spots in the garden. Will tolerate coastal conditions. Evergreen.
Coprosma Black Cloud Current Stock Height: 5/10 cm ? Container: 1.5l ? $14.99
Habit: Spreading
Mature Size (HxW): 5cm x 100cm
Habit: Spreading
Mature Size (HxW): 20cm x cm
Habit: Groundcover
Mature Size (HxW): 20cm x 80cm
Habit: Weeping
Mature Size (HxW): 50cm x 100cm
Mature Size (HxW): 30cm x 150cm
This is a very useful shrub for cascading over walls and banks. Benefits from a trim every now and then (after flowering) to encourage healthy new growth. Very striking in full flower.
PVR: 1334
Habit: Spreading
Mature Size (HxW): 75cm x 150cm
Habit: Spreading
Mature Size (HxW): Spreading
Habit: Spreading
Mature Size (HxW): 20cm x 50cm
Mature Size 7-10 yrs (HxW): 20cm x 100cm
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