Groundcovers

Creeping herb with spreading branches. Many small green flowers in spherical heads drying to reddish burrs that attach to clothing and animal fur.

Perennial, scrambling herb. Very small flowers with white petals, in flower heads in summer. Edible leaves taste like celery. Useful for coastal plantings.

Small tufted perennial white paper daisy opening from red buds in spring/summer. Needs moist soil and full sun. Suits growing in rockeries and pots.

Hardy prostrate creeping groundcover. Yellow pea flowers streaked with crimson in spring. Prefers moist well-drained soil and sun/part-shade.

Small, spreading, perennial herb on grass-like stems that spreads by layering. Mauve/deep blue daisy type flowers on slender stalks in spring. An attractive hardy species requiring constant moisture.

Perennial herb with mauve daisy flowers in spring/autumn. Needs some moisture and part shade.

Rare tufted herb with silvery-grey linear leaves. Yellow cylindrical flower heads on erect stems in spring. Needs a well-drained site in full sun.

Rare perennial herb forming dense patches 60cm in diameter. White spherical flower heads in spring/summer. Needs a well-drained site, some moisture and full sun.

Spreading, fleshy perennial herb. Showy pink/purple flowers with cream stamens in the centre in spring/summer. Fleshy edible fruit. Bee attracting. Suits coastal conditions.

Hardy, yellow spreading everlasting daisy with branched clusters of many small flower heads. Flowers spring/summer.

Small herbaceous shrub. Solitary white paper daisies with yellow centres on upright stems in spring. Suits well-drained sunny site.

Upright perennial herb. Bright yellow flower heads In dense terminal clusters in spring/summer. Hardy plant needing a sunny dry position. Can be cut back in winter to encourage new growth.

Perennial herb with compact round bright yellow flower heads. Needs well-drained moist soil in full sun.

Spreading plant with edible succulent leaves, circular or triangular in cross-section. Pink and white flowers with narrow petals in spring. Salt tolerant. Needs well-drained soil in full sun.

Scrambling perennial herb with rigid branches, arrow shaped leaves and terminal spike of green flowers producing fleshy orange/red berries.

Hardy ground covering perennial herb with yellow flowers in spring/summer. Needs well-drained moist soil and some sun.

Prostrate, woody plant. Produces many golden yellow flowers, 2.5 cm across, in spring. Attracts butterflies, moths and bees. Best in full sun with moisture and good drainage.

Colourful ground covering perennial herb. Brilliant red pea flowers in spring/summer. Needs well-drained soil.

Prostrate/low shrub with hairy branches. Very small pink flowers in spring. Requires full sun. Withstands dry periods.

Dwarf perennial herb with pale yellow button-like flowers on prominent stalks. Prefers a sunny position but will tolerate some shade with some moisture.

Herbaceous perennial herb usually in clumps. Solitary bright yellow daisy flower heads on wiry stems to 20cm in spring. Adapts to most well-drained soils and tolerates full sun or semi-shade.

Prostrate plant with conspicuous white perfumed flowers. Prefers full sun. Bird and bee attracting.

Slender, upright herb, branched in upper parts. Multiple blue flowers in loose terminal clusters in spring/summer. Requires full sun.

Prostrate scrambling perennial herb. Pale blue or lilac solitary flowers on slender stems throughout most of year. Tolerates moist and dry conditions.

Prostrate ground covering perennial herb with flowering branches forming tangled patches. Small pale blue 5 petalled flowers in spring/summer. Prefers moist sites and tolerates part shade.

Small prostrate groundcover with trailing stems. Small star-shaped white, pink or pale lilac flowers with purple spots in spring/summer. Bee attracting. Prefers a well-drained position.

Erect perennial herb with a basal rosette of leaves and a single bright yellow daisy flower with fringed ray florets. Suits border and container planting.

Perennial herb, spreading prostrate stems. Flowers are vertical greenish-yellow fluffy spikes in spring/summer. Prefers well-drained soil in full sun.

Prostrate spreading groundcover. Yellow pea flowers in spring/summer. Bird attracting. Needs well-drained soil and full sun.

Scrambling salt tolerant shrub. Leaves greyish-green, shiny on the upper surface and white underneath. Small flattened dark red berries which occur in terminal clusters.

Tufted perennial herb that forms forming dense cushion-like masses. Very small cream flowers in spring. Adaptable, tolerating dry to moist and sunny to shady conditions.

Herb with grass like leaves. One or more spikes of white/pink/ dark pink flowers to 75mm high in spring and summer. The flowers have a unique trigger action for pollination. Needs some moisture. Suits border or container planting.

Small much-branched prostrate shrub forming a small mat. Red tubular flowers in autumn. Green fleshy ovoid fruit. Needs good drainage.

Succulent trailing plant with small strongly scented yellow flowers in spring. Produces edible juicy orange-red to blackish globular fruit attractive to birds. Suits sandy banks, salt tolerant.

Robust prostrate herb with stems up to 1m long and edible, succulent, stalked leaves. Marketed as Warrigal greens. Requires good drainage and full sun.

Perennial herbaceous ground cover with kidney shaped leaves and violet and white flowers on a slender stalk, mainly in spring. Hardy, tolerates shade.

Perennial herbaceous groundcover with heart shaped leaves. Flowers with 4 violet and one white petal in spring/summer. Attracts bees and butterflies. Thrives in nutrient-poor soil.

Perennial herb. Grey-green leaves have soft woolly hairs. Mauve daisy flowers on leafy stalks. Needs well-drained soil and full sun.

Small bright green herbaceous perennial with small deep mauve daisies on long stalks in spring/summer.