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Acaena Caesiiglauca (Glaucous Bidibidi)

$6

Superb evergreen groundcover with blue-grey foliage and brownish red burrs, like pom poms, forming on stalks in summer. Suitable for rock gardens in full sun or part shade. Slow growing, forms large patches up to 1m across. 


Product Code: ACA CAE 


Acaena Inermis Purpurea (Purple BibiBidi)

$6

Out if stock


Low growing ground cover with attractive purple almost fern-like foliage, tiny cream flowers and purple seed heads. Maintains a tight habit growing to approx. 0.2m x 0.8m.


Product code: ACE INE PUR 

Coprosma Acerosa Hawera

$6

Attractive compact, spreading groundcover with tangled lush green foliage, when mature 0.2m in height, creates an almost moss-like effect. Tolerates very poor soils, hot and dry coastal sites and frosts. Great for mass planting at 1m spacing forming a tight weed suppressing mat. Evergreen. Hardy.


Product code: COP ACE HAW 


Coprosma Flat Freddy

$8

Product code: COP FLA FRE


Coprosma Groundcover

$4

Out of stock


Sprawling groundcover variety of coprosma, creates a thick mass of intertwined orangey-brown foliage. Unique splash of colour, perfect for mass plantings. Approx. size 0.4m x 2m (continual sprawler).


Product code: COP GRO 

Coprosma Kirkii

$8

Excellent, tolerant groundcover, forming a densely foliaged mat. Small narrow glossy green leaves. Fast growing and acts as a weed suppressant. Suits any soil type. Size approx. 0.5 x 0.5m x 1.5m.


Product code: COP KIR 

Coprosma Kirkii Variegated

$6

Low maintenance groundcover forming a mat with cream and green variegated foliage growing to approx. 30cm x 1.5m. Will tolerate drought, coastal and exposed conditions. Requires very little attention, occasional trimming will keep the plant low and dense. 


Product code: COP KIR VAR 


Coprosma Orange Roughy

$8

Semi-prostrate coprosma growing to approx. 30cm x 1m, makes a good groundcover, easily trimmed to keep neat in a garden, orange coloured bark. Very tolerant of wind, salt and dry periods. 


Product code: COP ORA ROU 


Coprosma Repens Poor Knights

$8

Prostrate form of coprosma repens with glossy green leaves and a sprawling habit of approx. 0.6m high x 2m wide. Flowers during spring and summer. Hardy, excellent planted in mass. 


Product code: COP REP POO KNI 

Coprosma Repens Poor Knights Brown

$6

Prostrate form of coprosma repens with glossy brown/green leaves and a sprawling habit of approx. 0.6m high x 2m wide. Flowers during spring and summer. Hardy, excellent planted in mass. 


Product code: COP REP POO KNI BRO 

Coprosma Taiko

$8

Prostrate native shrub used as a vigorous groundcover, olive green leaves developing a brown/purple tone in winter. Small inconspicuous flowers occur in summer followed by blue berries in autumn. Approx. 50cm x 1.5m. Full sun, partial shade, well draining site. Tolerates dry, coastal, frosts, wind. 


Product code: COP TAI 

Fern Groundcover

$8

*Species still to be identified*

Lovely, fast growing groundcover with a fern like appearance. Lime green leaves with tints of brown/pinkish. Prefers shade.


Product code: FER GRO 



Fuchsia Procumbens

$6

Out of stock


Fast growing slender groundcover with lime-green leaves that will cover a large area as a creeper. Has attractive yellow-red flowers and red berries which attract birds. Best in part shade and protected from frost. Grows to approx. 20cm x 2m. Smallest fuchsia in the world. 


Product code: FUS PRO 



Hebe Groundcover

$6

Spreading prostrate shrub with unique small blue-grey foliage on dark stems. Small pale lavender flowers in early spring. Hardy. 


Product code: HEB GRO



Hebe Lavender Flowers- sprawling

$6

Out of stock


Evergreen shrub with long spikes of striking lavender-blue flowers. Very hardy. Approx. mature height and spread 1.3m. 


Product code: HEB LAV 




Hebe Louis

$6

Out of stock


Low growing hebe groundcover with compact glossy green foliage and white flowers. Approx. growth 15cm x 1m.


Product code: HEB LOU 


Hebe Prostrata

$6

Prostrate form of hebe, showy white flowers on contrasting dark green leaves. Great addition to native plantings, particularly in rock gardens. Height approx. 0.2m x 1m.


Product code: HEB PRO 

Hebe Quicksilver

$6

Out of stock


Unique prostrate hebe with black stems and blue-silver foliage, produces small mauve flowers in early spring. Evergreen. Approx. growth 0.3m.


Product code: HEB QUI 

Meuhlenbeckia Groundcover

$6

Product code: MEU GRO 

Ophiopogon Japonicus (Green Mondo Grass)

$5

Low maintenance clump-forming plant with grass-like dark green foliage. Makes an ideal hardy groundcover in full sun/part shade. Has spikes of lilac flowers in late summer. Approx. 0.25m x 0.4m. Drought, wind and frost hardy. Great as an edge or border. 


Product code: OPH JAP

Pimelea Groundcover

$6

Out of stock


Attractive low growing groundcover with prolific starry white flowers in the summer months through to autumn. Has outstanding blue-green foliage which creates a trouble-free ground covering. Perfect for sunny banks or rockeries. Evergreen, hardy. Approx. size 15cm x 1m.  


Product code: PIM GRO 

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