Ground Covers and Ferns
Sprawling plants that cover large areas of ground without height
White Root - Pratia purpurascens
Small herb with creeping rhizomes often spreading >30cm
Purple underside of the leaf
Moist soil with moderate drainage
Part sun, part shade
Pale pink to bluish lilac flowers Spring to Summer
$3.30
Native Violet - Viola hederacea
Prostrate perennial herb
Moist moderately drained soil
Light to full shade position
Small purple and white flower all year round
Edible flowers
Often used as a lawn replacement
$5.50
Showy Violet - Viola betonicifolia
Size Small perennial herb with edible flowers that attract bees Soil Tolerant of damper soils and conditions Location Full sun to part shade. Flowering Purple flower Sept-Dec
$5.50
Weeping Grass - Microlaena stipoides
Fast growing, delecate grass to 0.6 m
High drought tolerance
Frost tolerant
Tolerates poorly drained sandy, loam and clay soils
Full sun to full shade
Good habitat and seed for native birds
$3.30
Blue Trumpet - Brunoniella australis
Widespread prostrate herb to 30cm
Moist areas especially sloping ground
Full sun or filtered sun
$3.30
Creeping Boobialla 'fine leaf'- Myoporum parvifolium
Height - Creeper to 18-40mm high, up to 3m wide
Fleshy egg-shaped leaves
Aspect - Full sun to part shade
Soil - Well drained soils
Flowers - White stars, Spring-Summer
Small yellowish-white fruit
Tips - Good ground cover
Not a local species
Not suitable for regeneration projects
$3.30
Creeping Boobialla - Myoporum parvifolium
Creeper 15-40mm and up to 3m wide
Full sun to part shade
Well drained soils
Flowers spring to summer, followed by small yellow fruit
$3.30
Nursery Contact Details
CALL 02 4349 4491 / 0415482178
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PO Box 149 Ourimbah NSW 2258
CEN OFFICES
FM Building, Central Coast Campus,
University of Newcastle,
Loop Road, Ourimbah,
NSW, 2258
