low ground cover plants nz
Looking for low ground cover plants NZ gardeners love for effortless, year-round beauty? Low-growing ground cover plants are ideal for creating lush, weed-suppressing carpets, filling awkward spaces, softening borders, and adding texture to your outdoor spaces. If you’re after easy-care options to enrich your garden, there are many hardy and attractive varieties perfect for New Zealand conditions.
Carpodetus serratus prostrata
Carpodetus serratus prostrata, commonly known as prostrate Marble Leaf or prostrate Putaputaweta, is a low-growing, NZ native shrub that is often used as a groundcover. Its spreading and somewhat tangled branches carry small leaves which are variegated green and lime green as it grows to 50 cm tall and 1 m wide. Carpodetus serratus prostrata is ideal for planting around the base of larger trees and shrubs, as a groundcover on damp sites, or for inclusion in border plantings.
From $26.93
Selliera 'Sundrops'
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.
From $19.58
