perennial border plants
Searching for the perfect perennial border plants to create a vibrant, long-lasting edge for your garden? In New Zealand’s varied climate, border plantings play a crucial role in defining pathways, garden beds, and outdoor spaces. Perennials offer year-round beauty, return reliably each year, and require less maintenance than annuals—making them ideal for busy gardeners and landscape enthusiasts alike. Whether you’re after a bold splash of colour or subtle, blended tones, incorporating perennial border plants will bring structure, texture, and visual appeal to your garden design.
Portulaca Pazzaz Yellow (Yellow Portulaca)
Portulaca Pazazz Yellow, commonly known as the Moss Rose plant, is a low-growing perennial with fabulous flowers. Showy, yellow flowers are produced continuously through spring and summer off trailing, succulent stems which are host small, green leaves. It typically grows to 15 cm tall and 50 cm wide. Portulaca Pazazz Yellow is commonly mass planted in borders, planted to trail over the side of wall or spill out onto a path, included in rock gardens, planted around outdoor living areas, or maintained in a container.
Stachys macrantha
Stachys macrantha is a lovely herbaceous perennial grown for both its flowers and foliage. This small plant produces masses of pink-purple flowers on short stems through late spring and summer. These are complemented by dark green foliage that sits neatly below the flowers. It typically grows to 40 cm tall and 50 cm wide, performing best when planted in full sun on a well-drained site. It is tolerant of coastal conditions, moderate frost, and reasonable shade. This plant is commonly included in borders, used as a ground cover, planted around the base of larger trees and shrubs, included in cottage gardens, planted around outdoor living areas, or mass planted for a stunning display.
From $23.39
