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aka Creeping Banksia

This prostrate cultivar produces short brownish red candle-like flowers that arise beyond the leaves. Great in rockeries and smaller gardens, mass plant for dramatic effect or in small groups, verandah or deck. Easy maintenance, simply cut away spent flowers. Evergreen

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Sasanqua groundcover/weeper. While most camellia sasanquas can be used in a woodland setting, as a specimen plant or even as a privacy screen, this new prostrate form is the first ever that can be used as a ground cover or weeping over walls. Has abundant breath-taking double pink flowers. Evergreen

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Unique, strange, fun! This plant has a character all of its own, with fine 'hairy' strands of evergreen cascading foliage. Use as a groundcover or feature plant in rockeries, where it will spread to 1.5m across but only 30cm high. Excellent weed suppression, low maintenance. Evergreen

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aka California Lilac

An attractive spreading evergreen shrub which features sparkling clusters of dark blue flowers in late spring. The shiny foliage turns a deeps ebony shade during winter, changing to dark chocolate-green during spring and summer. Quite hardy and tolerant of wind and cold. PVR 1334.

This is a very useful shrub for cascading over walls and banks. Benefits from a trim every now and then (after flowering) to encourage healthy new growth. Very striking in full flower.

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aka AKA Yoyo

'Snow in Summer' AKA Yoyo is so named as the tiny silver grey leaves are smothered in star-shaped white flowers throughout the summer. A sweet little perennial which is perfect to cascade over walls and hot dry banks. Quite vigorous and hardy. Evergreen.

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Traditional ground cover with bright green feathery foliage and erect stems of small, daisy-like flowers. Charmingly scented and magic to walk on. Chamomile Lawn thrive in full sun, but will tolerate dappled shade. Perennial.

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Deep blue, funnel like flowers are found in abundance on this low maintenance ground cover. Trail it over rocks and walls or would look great trailing from hanging pots. Dense neat habit. Evergreen perennial.

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aka Barberry Cotoneaster

An easy to grow ground cover shrub with small, dark green, glossy leaves that quickly forms a carpet of foliage. Tiny white flowers in spring are followed by bright red fruits that birds love. Hardy and tolerant. Semi-evergreen.

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Conifer A bright yellow spreading cypress, capable of spreading more than 2m in 10 years. Can build up in height with age. To maintain a low profile, it is essential to remove any upward growths. Evergreen

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Excellent silver-leaved plant for use in hanging baskets, as a groundcover or in a mixed pot. A vigorous cascading grower that performs best in a full sun position being very drought and heat tolerant; recovering quickly if wilting occurs. Expect a long season with this beauty.