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Groundcovers - Just Arrived

Groundcovers are versatile, evergreen easy-grow and easy care plants. They can add colour and interest to a garden, a rockery, a shady corner or on those hard to mow slopes. These low-growing, trailing plants also provide protection from soil erosion and drought.
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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.

 

Flower Colour: Brown
Habit: Spreading
Mature Size (HxW): 5cm x 100cm

Acaena Purpurea

Current Stock Height: 0/5 cm  ? 

Container: 12cm  ? 

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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.

 

Flower Colour: White
Habit: Spreading
Mature Size (HxW): Spreading

Cerastium Snow in Summer

Current Stock Height: 0/5 cm  ? 

Container: 1l  ? 

$14.99

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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.

 

Habit: Spreading
Mature Size 7-10 yrs (HxW): 20cm x 100cm

Coprosma Black Cloud

Current Stock Height: 5/10 cm  ? 

Container: 1.5l  ? 

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aka Mirror Plant

Native. If you have a lot of ground to cover then this little native will do the job for you with ease. Shiny green leaves that are edged with yellow and gold look good all year round. Grow in sun or part shade and protect from harsh frost. Great coastal plant. Evergreen.

 

Habit: Spreading
Mature Size 7-10 yrs (HxW): 20cm x 100cm

Coprosma Kiwi Gold

Current Stock Height: 5/10 cm  ? 

Container: 2l  ? 

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aka Mirror Plant

NZ Native. Coprosma Prostrata has little shiny green leaves and makes an attractive groundcover. Great for those tough spots in the garden. Hardy and tolerant of dry conditions. Plant in full sun. Evergreen.

 

Habit: Spreading
Mature Size 7-10 yrs (HxW): 50cm x 100cm

Coprosma Prostrata

Current Stock Height: 10/20 cm  ? 

Container: 1.5l  ? 

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Coprosma Prostrata

Current Stock Height: 5/10 cm  ? 

Container: 2l  ? 

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Excellent Silver leaved plant for hanging Baskets., groundcover or in a pot mixture. A vigorous cascading grower that performs best in full sun position being very drought and heat tolerant recovering quickly if wilting occurs. Expect a long season with this beauty.

 

Habit: Spreading
Mature Size (HxW): 5cm x 120cm

Dichondra Silver Falls

Current Stock Height: 0/5 cm  ? 

Container: 1l  ? 

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Dichondra Silver Falls

Current Stock Height: 0/5 cm  ? 

Container: 2.4l  ? 

$24.99

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aka Shore Leptinella

Native. Interesting and attractive little ground-cover with fresh green, flat, fern like foliage that sometimes has a hint of bronze. Quite fast growing in sun or part shade and tolerant of coastal conditions. Sometimes used as a 'now mow' lawn substitute. Evergreen.


 

Habit: Spreading
Mature Size (HxW): 5cm x 100cm

Leptinella Dioica

Current Stock Height: 0/5 cm  ? 

Container: 1.3l  ? 

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aka Swamp Musk

Native. Carpet forming perennial with tiny little leaves that form a dense mat. In summer small white-blue flowers appear followed by egg shaped seed pods. A useful plant for rockeries or in-between paving slabs etc. Likes the sun and fertile soil that does not completely dry out in summer. Evergreen.

 

Flower Colour: White / Blue
Habit: Groundcover
Mature Size (HxW): Spreading

Mazus Radicans

Current Stock Height: 0/5 cm  ? 

Container: 1.5l  ? 

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aka Pratia or Panakenake or Lobelia

Native. Dainty deep green leaves that quickly form a low mat of tight foliage. In spring and summer myriads of starry shaped white flowers dance above the foliage, followed by fleshy red berries. Plant in sun or part shade in well drained soil that does not completely dry out in summer. Evergreen.

 

Flower Colour: White
Habit: Groundcover
Mature Size (HxW): 5cm x 200cm

Pratia Angulata

Current Stock Height: 0/5cm  ? 

Container: 12cm  ? 

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aka Rosemary

Prostrate groundcover with light blue flowers and aromatic foliage. Ideal for hot, dry areas. Very hardy and fast growing. Excellent for banks and rockeries.

 

Flower Colour: Blue

Rosemary Spreading

Current Stock Height: 0/5 cm  ? 

Container: 0.5l  ? 

$6.99

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aka Woolly Thyme

The best known name for this garden Thyme is Woolly Thyme which relates to the tiny, hairy, grey leaves which form a dense carpet. While not suitable for culinary purposes it is very useful as a ground-cover or for draping over walls and banks. Evergreen.

 

Flower Colour: Pink
Habit: Clump Forming
Mature Size (HxW): Spreading

Thyme Woolly

Current Stock Height: 0/5 cm  ? 

Container: 0.5l  ? 

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aka Thyme

Herb. Want a super dramatic groundcover? Ruby carpet will cover itself in gorgeous pink flowers throughout spring. Excellent bee attractant for the vege garden and an excellent culinary herb as well. Aromatic foliage. Happy in a sunny well drained position in the garden or container. Evergreen.

 

Flower Colour: Pink
Habit: Spreading
Mature Size (HxW): 10cm x 30cm

Thyme Ruby Carpet

Current Stock Height: 0/5 cm  ? 

Container: 0.5l  ? 

$6.99

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Wairere Nursery
826 Gordonton Road, R D 1, Hamilton 3281 Ph: (07) 824 3430 Email: