creeping thyme ground cover plants
Looking for an easy-care, attractive ground cover solution? Creeping thyme ground cover plants are a top choice for New Zealand gardens. These versatile perennials create a lush mat of aromatic foliage and vibrant flowers, perfect for filling gaps, edging pathways, or softening rockery borders. Not only do creeping thyme ground cover plants provide charm and texture, but they are also drought-tolerant, bee-friendly, and great for suppressing weeds. Whether you’re transforming a sunny slope or seeking a scented lawn alternative, creeping thyme offers a hard-wearing, low-growing carpet that thrives in various conditions across Aotearoa.
Thymus Ruby Carpet (Creeping Thyme Ruby Carpet)
Thymus Ruby Carpet is a variety of Creeping Thyme that carries leaves that are scented, small, and a fresh green colour. It produces short spikes carrying fragrant, red flowers through summer, and typically grows to just 15 cm tall and 40 cm wide. Thymus Ruby Carpet is commonly included in herb or cottage gardens, planted between pavers or rocks, used as a groundcover, or allowed to trail over a wall or the like.
Vinca Elizabeth Cran
Vinca Elizabeth Cran is a variety of the commonly known, Lesser Periwinkle, features small, dark green leaves which are held densely on stems that creep along the ground. Semi-double, purple flowers adorn the plant in spring as it grows to about 10 cm tall and 1 m wide. Vinca Elizabeth Cran is commonly included in cottage gardens and used where a hardy groundcover is required. It is also often grown in a container or hanging basket and allowed to cascade over the edges.
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