hebe ground cover nz
Looking for a hardy, attractive solution for low-maintenance gardens? Explore the beauty and practicality of hebe ground cover NZ gardeners love. Hebes, native to New Zealand, are treasured for their evergreen foliage, year-round colour, and outstanding tolerance to coastal and windy conditions. Many dwarf and ground-hugging hebe varieties are perfect for filling garden borders, covering banks, or brightening up rock gardens with minimal fuss.
Muehlenbeckia complexa (Pohuehue)
Muehlenbeckia complexa (Pohuehue) is a vigorous, hardy NZ native climber or groundcover. It features wiry, twining stems and small, glossy green leaves that create dense coverage. Growing up to 4 m wide and 2 m high, it’s perfect for fences, banks, or walls. Pohuehue tolerates wind, salt spray, and dry conditions once established. Small, white flowers are followed by black berries, attracting birds and making it an excellent choice for both erosion control and biodiversity.
From $20.63
Hebe Orphan Annie
Hebe Orphan Annie is grown for its variegated foliage and prolific flowering through summer and autumn. Short flower spikes carrying purple flowers are borne amidst the lush and glossy, cream and green leaves. This NZ native typically grows with a rounded shape to about 50 cm tall and the same wide. Hebe Orphan Annie is ideal for including in a mixed planting, mass planting either as a groundcover or on a bank, adding to borders, including in cottage gardens, or planting around outdoor living areas.
From $22.01
