gardenia ground cover
Looking to add lush, fragrant, evergreen beauty to your garden? Gardenia radicans is the perfect choice for a gardenia ground cover in New Zealand gardens. This low-growing gardenia variety offers glossy, deep green foliage and miniature, creamy white flowers that exude a sweet fragrance throughout the season. As a ground cover, Gardenia radicans forms a dense carpet, beautifully enhancing borders, pathways, and patio edges. With its compact growth habit and adaptability to garden conditions, this gardenia ground cover is not only visually striking but also practical, helping prevent soil erosion and suppressing weeds while providing a continuous display of charming blooms.
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
- Suited to regions:
Subtropical, Temperate - Plant type:
Groundcover Plants - Height:
40 cm - Spread:
70 cm - Flowering time:
Spring, Summer - Garden uses:
Borders, Containers, Ground covering, Living areas, Paths & Steps, Pool areas - Garden styles:
Backyard, City & Courtyard, Cottage, Frontyard, Japanese, Modern, Tropical, White
