Hardy Ground Cover Plants
Coprosma Taiko
Coprosma Taiko is a hardy New Zealand native groundcover shrub featuring small, glossy green leaves that develop purple tones in winter. Growing up to 50 cm tall and spreading to 1.5 metres wide, it thrives in full sun and well-drained soils, tolerating coastal conditions, wind, and drought. This low-maintenance plant is ideal for covering banks, alpine gardens, and areas requiring erosion control, adding year-round interest to native landscapes.
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Grevillea Gaudichaudii (Grevillea x gaudichaudii)
Grevillea Gaudichaudii, commonly known as Spider Flower, is a hardy and attractive groundcover plant. Attractive, dark green and purple tinted foliage has a lush and fresh appearance and is held on prostrate branches. Showy, spider-like, burgundy-coloured flowers are produced from spring through autumn as it grows to 30 cm tall and 2 m wide. Grevillea Gaudichaudii is commonly used as a groundcover, included in a mixed planting, added to a tropical garden, maintained in a container, or mass planted around larger trees or on a bank. It looks amazing when allowed to cascade over walls and rocks.
