evergreen ground cover plants
If you're seeking a way to keep your garden looking lush and vibrant all year round, evergreen ground cover plants are the answer. These reliable, low-maintenance plants provide continuous foliage, suppress weeds, and help lock in moisture, making them an essential addition to both new and established New Zealand landscapes. Whether you want to fill large spaces, stabilise slopes, or simply add texture beneath trees, evergreen ground covers deliver beauty and practicality with minimal fuss.
Ajuga 'Jungle Beauty'
Ajuga 'Jungle Beauty' (Carpet Bugle) is a vigorous evergreen groundcover valued for its large glossy green leaves flushed with bronze and its striking blue flower spikes in spring. This hardy plant performs exceptionally well in New Zealand gardens and is ideal for fast ground coverage, borders, and underplanting. Its dense spreading habit suppresses weeds effectively while adding lush texture and seasonal colour to landscaped spaces.
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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.
