ground cover plants for sandy soil
Struggling to find the right ground cover plants for sandy soil in your New Zealand garden? Sandy soil poses unique challenges, such as poor water retention and low nutrients, but with the right selection, you can easily enjoy a lush, low-maintenance landscape. Ground cover plants adapted to dry, sandy conditions not only help prevent erosion—they also suppress weeds and add year-round beauty. Whether you’re looking for silver foliage, vibrant flowers, or hardy, creeping habits, several standout species are perfectly suited for sandy areas.
Coprosma kirkii 'variegata'
Coprosma kirkii 'Variegata' is a hardy NZ native groundcover shrub admired for its trailing habit and attractive variegated foliage of green edged with cream. This evergreen plant provides year round colour and texture while suppressing weeds and covering bare ground. Naturally tough and adaptable, it thrives in coastal conditions, exposed sites, and light frost. Coprosma kirkii 'Variegata' is both practical and decorative in NZ gardens and landscapes.
From $21.53
Helichrysum petiolare (Licorice Plant)
Helichrysum petiolare, commonly known as the Licorice plant, is a popular, evergreen shrub that is often used as a groundcover. It produces long stems that host small and rounded, grey-silver leaves. The leaves are complemented with cream-coloured flowers in summer as it grows to 50 cm tall and 1.5 m wide. Helichrysum petiolare is commonly included in rock and cottage gardens, used in border plantings, maintained in a container, planted around outdoor living areas such as pools and the like, or mass planted as a groundcover on a bank.
From $24.23
