low maintenance ground cover plants nz
Are you searching for low maintenance ground cover plants for your garden in New Zealand? You're in the right place! Ground cover plants are a brilliant solution for those wanting to create beautiful landscapes without the fuss of high-maintenance gardening. These hardy plants not only save you time and effort but also enhance your outdoor spaces by providing color, texture, and soil stability. Whether you're looking to restrict weeds, cover bare soil, or create a tapestry of delightful greenery, low maintenance ground cover plants are the answer.
Ajuga 'Chocolate Chip'
Ajuga 'Chocolate Chip' is a compact groundcover prized for its narrow, glossy bronze-purple leaves and vibrant blue flower spikes in spring. Growing just 10–15 cm tall and spreading up to 60 cm wide, it’s perfect for edging, between pavers, or under shrubs. It thrives in full sun to part shade and prefers moist, well-drained soil. Hardy and low-maintenance, this variety adds bold colour and texture to garden beds, rockeries, and shaded corners in NZ gardens.
From $17.82
Pratia angulata
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.
From $19.14
