veronica plant ground cover
Looking for a versatile, low-maintenance solution to cover bare spots in your garden? The veronica plant ground cover might be just what you need. Renowned for its dense, mat-forming growth and spectacular floral display, veronica ground covers are a favourite among New Zealand gardeners wanting colour, texture, and easy-care landscaping solutions. With their resilient nature and striking blooms, veronicas are an ideal choice for both sunny borders and shadier areas under trees or shrubs.
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. Small, white flowers are followed by black berries, attracting birds and making it an excellent choice for both erosion control and biodiversity.
From $20.63
Hebe Orphan Annie
Hebe Orphan Annie is grown for its variegated foliage and prolific flowering through summer and autumn. Short flower spikes carrying purple flowers are borne amidst the lush and glossy, cream and green leaves. This NZ native typically grows with a rounded shape to about 50 cm tall and the same wide. Hebe Orphan Annie is ideal for including in a mixed planting, mass planting either as a groundcover or on a bank, adding to borders, including in cottage gardens, or planting around outdoor living areas.
From $22.01
