Fragrant Ground Cover Plants
Gardenia radicans
Gardenia radicans is a compact, low-growing shrub prized for its glossy green foliage and intensely fragrant white flowers. Blooming from late spring through summer, it adds a sweet perfume and lush texture to NZ gardens. Ideal as a ground cover, border plant, or in containers, it thrives in full sun to partial shade with well-drained, slightly acidic soil. Perfect for small spaces or tropical-themed plantings, this hardy variety offers year-round greenery and seasonal floral impact.
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Sarcococca ruscifolia (Fragrant Sweetbox)
Sarcococca ruscifolia, commonly known as Fragrant Sweet Box, this is an evergreen shrub grown for its lush foliage and fragrant flowers. It carries glossy, dark green leaves which become adorned with tiny and fragrant, cream-white flowers through winter and spring. It typically grows to 70 cm tall and the same wide. Sarcococca ruscifolia is commonly included in a mixed planting, planted around the base of larger trees, grown around outdoor living areas, planted in shady areas, used in borders, or mass planted as a groundcover.
