trailing vinca
If you're searching for a hardy, versatile groundcover that delivers year-round colour and easy care, trailing vinca is an excellent choice for New Zealand gardens. Known for its lush, evergreen foliage and charming flowers, trailing vinca (Vinca minor) creates a beautiful carpet that suppresses weeds, stabilises banks, and thrives in challenging spots from shaded garden beds to tricky slopes. Whether you're landscaping a border, brightening a shady nook, or looking for a reliable, low-maintenance solution for hard-to-fill spaces, trailing vinca is an enduring favourite amongst garden enthusiasts nationwide.
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.
From $20.63
Coprosma kirkii 'variegata'
Coprosma kirkii 'Variegata' is a hardy NZ native groundcover shrub admired for its trailing habit and attractive variegated foliage of green edged with cream. This evergreen plant provides year round colour and texture while suppressing weeds and covering bare ground.
From $17.95
