Harvest Seeds & Native Plants Nursery | Australian Native Plant Nursery Sydney

Australian native plant nursery supplying plants, seeds, & tube stock to wholesale and retail customers. We also supply native bush foods.

 

Groundcovers

We stock a wide range of beautiful groundcovers to suit any situation

This page is under construction Please refer to the Stock list  or contact us with any enquiries in the mean time

 

Brachyscome multifida                        Cut Leaf Daisy

A beautiful mass of daisy like flowers cover the ground in Spring and Summer, A hardy plant Brachyscome will tolerate most conditions but is happiest in well drained soil with lots of sun


Carpobrotus glaucescens              Native Pigface

A prostrate creeping succulent that has long trailing stems up to 2m. It produces large deep pink flowers in spring and autumn with purple stems. Great for rockeries, mass plantings, a sand dune stabiliser or for any low maintenance gardens in inland and coastal positions.Full sun to light shade. Suits most soil types. Tolerates frost, drought, humidity and salt. Avoid prolonged wet feet.


Centella asiatica
Gotu Kola

A small, herbaceous creeper.The flowers are white or pinkish to red in color.  It commonly grows in moist soils and prefers dappled shade  It is known for its medicinal uses. Just a few leaves a day can keep the doctor away


Dichondra repens                          Kidney Weed

A small, prostrate, herbaceous plant. Attractive and useful ground cover or lawnsubstitute which will grow readily in most climates. Attractive between pavers and is useful for shaded areas steep banks and other inaccessible positions.The creeping stems, root themselves at nodes. The leaves are kidney-shaped and tiny, pretty yellowish-green flowers form mostly in summer.


Hibbertia aspera                             Rough guinea flower

Low growing ,to 60cm, ornamental spreading shrub with bright yellow flowers in spring and small deep green oval leaves. Prefers well-drained light to heavy soils with a mulched root system and some summer water. Prune when young for bushier growth. Grows well full sun.


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Hibbertia scandens                         Snake Vine

A vigorous, hardy native ground cover that formsdense mats of foliage, spreading to 1.5 m. It has a twining habit making it an ideal plant for growing over fences or other garden structures. It has large yellow flowers from spring to summer, is suited to coastal gardens through to frost free inland climates and prefers well drained soils in full sun to partial shade.


Rulingia hermanniifolia                 Wrinkled Kerrawang

Dwarf, spreading, dense groundcover n1-2' high byapproximately 6' across. Deep green-reddish wrinkled leaves are small and tight in the shrub. Waxy white to pink flowers are profuse in spring and are very attractive.A great groundcover for slopes or embankments. Lovely container plant. Prefers well drained soil in a shady position.


Tetragonia tetragonoides           Warragal Greens - Native Spinach

It is grown for the edible leaves, and can be used as food or an ornamental plant for ground cover. As it name says, it has similar flavour and texture properties to spinach. The plant has a trailing habit, it will form a thick carpet on the ground  or climb though other vegetation and/or hang downwards. It prefers a well watered position in full sun or shade