Ground Cover Plants

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Flamin’®

Phormium tenax 'PH0S3' PBR

Range: Emporium RangeWHERE TO BUYMore info

Description:

Tougher than other purperea Phormiums, yet more vivid

Uses:

Mass plantings, rockeries, ornamental gardens

Position:

Full sun to partly shaded

Size:

80-90cm high x 80-90cm wide

Density:

1-4 per m2^, 1-2 per linear metre

Soil Type:

Wide variety

Where It Works:

VIC, TAS, SA, WA, ACT & NSW (not suited to north of the Central Coast and QLD)

Autumn Princess™

Rhododendron hybrid 'ROBLEA' PBR

Range: Encore AzaleasWHERE TO BUYMore info

Description:

A heat and cold tolerant Azalea with pink flowers that repeat bloom and burgundy winter foliage

Uses:

Ideal for specimen planting, mass planting and in gardens and borders

Position:

Full sun to part shade

Size:

1.2m high x 1m wide

Density:

1-3 per m2^, 1-2 per linear metre

Soil Type:

Prefers well drained

Where It Works:

QLD, NSW, ACT, VIC, TAS, SA & WA

Obsession™

Nandina domestica 'SEIKA' PBR

Range: Hardy Exotic RangeWHERE TO BUYMore info

Description:

Obsession™ provides red foliage all year round

Uses:

Low hedge, shrub, feature

Position:

Full sun to moderate shade

Size:

60-70cm high x 60-70cm wide

Density:

3-6 per m2^, 2-3 per linear metre

Soil Type:

Well drained

Where It Works:

QLD, NSW, ACT, VIC, TAS, NT, SA & WA

Sea Urchin™

Aloe hybrid 'ANDSEA' PBR

Range: Hardy Exotic RangeWHERE TO BUYMore info

Description:

More compact, tight and dense than the common form

Uses:

Mass planting, garden borders and specimen planting

Position:

Full sun to part shade

Size:

30cm high x 30cm wide; flowers 50cm high

Density:

6-12 per m2^, 3-6 per linear metre

Soil Type:

Most soil types (requires free draining soils in humid climates like QLD)

Where It Works:

NSW, ACT, TAS, VIC, SA, WA & QLD (not recommended for Nth QLD)