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Groundcover Plants

New Zealand's diverse climate offers a wide variety of groundcover plants to transform your garden into a lush and low-maintenance tapestry. The choice of ground cover will depend on your climate, the desired height, and the position where it will be planted. Explore our range of options to find the groundcover plants that suit your needs.

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Acaena purpurea (Piripiri)

Acaena purpurea, commonly known as Purple Bidibidi, Piripiri, or Purple Hakea, is a hardy, NZ native groundcover. The foliage comprises delicate...

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Ajuga Catlins Giant (Ajuga reptans Catlin's Giant)

Ajuga Catlins Giant, commonly known as Bugleweed, Common Bugle, or Carpet Bugle, forms a mat of glossy, burgundy leaves as it grows to 25 cm tall and...

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Ajuga Chocolate Chip (Chocolate Chip Bugleweed Plant)

Ajuga Chocolate Chip, commonly known as Bugleweed, Common Bugle, or Carpet Bugle, is grown for its dwarf habit and chocolate coloured foliage. It...

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Ajuga Jungle Beauty (Ajuga reptans Jungle Beauty)

Ajuga Jungle Beauty, commonly known as Bugleweed, Common Bugle, or Carpet Bugle, is a ground covering plant that features dark green leaves tinged...

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Ajuga Pink Elf

Ajuga Pink Elf, commonly known as Bugleweed, Common Bugle, or Carpet Bugle, forms a spreading mound of bright green leaves which serve as a lovely...

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Ajuga reptans (Carpet Bugle)

Ajuga reptans, commonly known as Bugleweed, Common Bugle, or Carpet Bugle, forms a spreading mound of dark green leaves which often take on bronze...

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Ajuga reptans variegata (Variegated Bugleweed)

Ajuga reptans variegata, commonly known as Bugleweed, Common Bugle, or Carpet Bugle, is a quick growing, ground covering plant that features...

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Casuarina Cousin It

Casuarina Cousin It features elegant, dark green foliage held with a pendulous manner off prostrate stems. It grows across the ground to about 50 cm...

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Cerastium tomentosum

Cerastium tomentosum is an herbaceous perennial featuring tiny, white, star shaped flowers through spring and summer. These are complemented with...

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Coprosma Black Cloud (Black Coprosma)

Coprosma Black Cloud is a compact, evergreen New Zealand native shrub renowned for its dense, dark brown to black foliage. Growing up to 70 cm tall...

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Coprosma Green Rocks (Mirror Bush)

Coprosma Green Rocks, commonly known as Mirror Bush, is a NZ native shrub that carries glossy green leaves on spreading stems. This evergreen...

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Coprosma Hawera (Sand Coprosma)

Coprosma Hawera, also known as Sand Coprosma or Tātaraheke, is a hardy New Zealand native groundcover shrub featuring fine, green foliage on orange...

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Coprosma kirkii (Kirks Coprosma)

Coprosma kirkii, also known as Kirk’s Coprosma, is a hardy New Zealand native groundcover featuring dense, spreading growth and small, olive-green...

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Coprosma kirkii Variegata

Coprosma kirkii Variegata is a ground cover plant that features horizontal, slender stems that host leaves that are variegated cream and green. It...

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Coprosma Poor Knights (Taupata)

Coprosma Poor Knights (Coprosma repens ‘Poor Knights’) is a resilient New Zealand native plant ideal for coastal and low-maintenance gardens. Its...

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Correa Dusky Bells (Dusky Bells)

Correa Dusky Bells is a spreading groundcover that becomes coated in red flowers from autumn through spring. They are complemented with velvety...

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Correa Limelight (Australian Fuchsia)

Correa Limelight is a vigorous and fast-growing, ground covering plant. The foliage is made up of branchlets which carry small, dark green leaves...

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Cotoneaster dammeri

Cotoneaster dammeri, commonly known as the Bearberry Cotoneaster, is a fast-growing, evergreen shrub with horizontal branches and is commonly used as...

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Dymondia margaretae (Dymondia)

Dymondia margaretae, commonly known as Silver Carpet, is a low growing, groundcover plant. It produces narrow leaves which are grey-green and when...

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Fuchsia procumbens (Creeping Fuchsia)

Fuchsia procumbens is a very low growing, NZ native, herbaceous perennial that is often used as a groundcover. It features small and round...

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Gardenia radicans (Miniature Gardenia)

Gardenia radicans, commonly known as Creeping or Rock Gardenia, is a stunning ground cover plant that procures showy, pure white, double flowers...

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Grevillea Bronze Rambler (Groundcover Grevillea)

Grevillea Bronze Rambler, commonly known as Spider Flower, is a colourful, prostrate shrub grown for its foliage and flowers. The flowers produced...

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Grevillea Gaudichaudii (Grevillea x gaudichaudii)

Grevillea Gaudichaudii, commonly known as Spider Flower, is a hardy and attractive groundcover plant. Attractive, dark green and purple tinted...

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Grevillea lanigera Mt Tamboritha (Grevillea lanigera Mount Tamboritha)

Grevillea lanigera Mount Tamboritha is a low growing, evergreen shrub featuring showy clusters of colourful flowers. The unusual flowers are pink...

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Where to Buy Ground Cover Plants in NZ

For those looking to buy ground cover plants in New Zealand, the best place is The Plant Company. We specialise in producing amazing plants and shipping these throughout New Zealand. Be love hearing our customers tell us about the beautiful plants they receive and our google rating shows we are great at what we do!


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Our garden favourites Ficus Tuffi (Tuffy Fig) and Photinia Red Robin (Red Tips Bush) get lots of love, but don’t miss out on a few lesser-known delights: Crassula ovata minima, Cotoneaster dammeri, and Leucadendron Jack Harre.
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