When searching for the best low ground cover plants for full sun, it's essential to find varieties that thrive under New Zealand's strong sunlight and manage to stay neat and compact. Whether you’re transforming a sloping bank, edging a sunny pathway, or looking to reduce weeds in your garden beds, low sun-loving ground covers are a hardworking, beautiful solution. They add a lush carpet of colour, prevent soil erosion, conserve moisture, and require surprisingly little care once established.

Pratia angulata, commonly known as Panakenake, is a fast-growing, NZ native ground cover plant. It has small, rounded, green leaves that are held densely as it grows to 10 cm tall and 2 m wide. It bears masses of white flowers in spring, which are followed by red-purple berries in autumn. Pratia angulata is an easy-to-grow plant commonly used as an attractive ground cover, planted around rocks, or allowed to trail over the edge of a small wall. It is also well-suited to trailing over the sides of a pot.
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Selliera 'Sundrops' is a tough low growing ground cover valued for its glossy green foliage and cheerful yellow daisy flowers that appear through the warmer months. This hardy plant performs exceptionally well in New Zealand gardens, especially in coastal and exposed sites. It is ideal for gardeners wanting a reliable low maintenance ground cover with colour. Selliera 'Sundrops' spreads neatly to suppress weeds while adding brightness and texture to garden spaces.
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