blue ground cover plants
Looking to add a cool splash of colour to your garden while keeping weeds at bay? Blue ground cover plants are the perfect solution for creating visually striking, easy-care areas in your landscape. With their beautiful blue foliage or flowers, these low-growing gems thrive in a variety of settings—from sunny borders to shaded corners—and bring a sense of calm, contrast, and intrigue to your outdoor space. Whether you’re seeking a subtle blue carpet or a bold accent, New Zealand gardeners have a range of blue ground cover plants to choose from, each suited for different garden conditions and design requirements.
Pimelea prostrata 'Blue Peter'
Pimelea prostrata 'Blue Peter', commonly known as Pinatoro or the NZ Daphne plant, is a mat-forming, NZ native, ground cover plant. It has small, blue foliage which becomes adorned with fragrant, white flowers in spring and results in white berries. This evergreen typically grows to 10 cm tall and 50 cm wide. Pimelea prostrata 'Blue Peter' is commonly used as a groundcover, added to coastal plantings, included in rock gardens, planted around outdoor living areas, grown on a bank, or positioned so it can spill out over a path or over a wall.
From $24.98
Ajuga reptans variegata
Ajuga reptans 'Variegata' is a quick-growing, ground-covering plant that features colourful leaves that are variegated green and cream. In spring, it produces showy clusters of blue flowers as it grows to 20 cm in height and 50 cm in width. Ajuga reptans' Variegata' is an excellent variety for quickly covering large areas and is often used in borders, allowed to spill out over a path, planted around outdoor living areas, or maintained in a container.
From $17.48
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