flowering ground cover plants full sun
If your garden basks in full sun, you’re in the perfect spot to showcase an array of beautiful, hardy flowering ground cover plants. Full sun areas, whether they border walkways, sweep beneath shrubs, or fill open beds, become dazzling carpets of colour with the right selections. Not only do flowering ground cover plants for full sun suppress weeds and control soil erosion, they also attract pollinators and provide year-round enjoyment. In New Zealand’s varied climates, these resilient performers are essential for easy-care, vibrant landscaping.
Gardenia radicans
Gardenia radicans is a compact, low-growing shrub prized for its glossy green foliage and intensely fragrant white flowers. Blooming from late spring through summer, it adds a sweet perfume and lush texture to NZ gardens. Ideal as a ground cover, border plant, or in containers, it thrives in full sun to partial shade with well-drained, slightly acidic soil. Perfect for small spaces or tropical-themed plantings, this hardy variety offers year-round greenery and seasonal floral impact.
From $25.58
Pimelea mimosa
Pimelea mimosa is a mat forming, NZ native, ground covering plant. It has soft, blue-grey leaves which are held on stems that tend to climb over objects. The plant becomes adorned with tiny, white flowers during summer. This evergreen typically grows to 30 cm tall and 80 cm wide, and performs best when grown in full sun on a well-drained soil. Pimelea mimosa is commonly used as a groundcover, added to coastal plantings, included in cottage gardens, planted around outdoor living areas, or mass planted on a bank.
From $23.63
