Ground Covers

Coarse Leaf Myoporum is a tough, fast-growing Australian native groundcover that quickly forms a dense, low-growing mat, making it an excellent choice for suppressing weeds and stabilising banks. Its broad, glossy green leaves create year-round interest, while masses of lightly honey-scented, soft pink flowers bloom along the stems in spring and summer. Fire-retardant, coastal tolerant, and incredibly low-maintenance, this hardy variety thrives in harsh conditions, providing reliable ground coverage and seasonal colour with minimal effort.

Soil: Adaptable to most soil types.

Conditions: Full sun. Drought, frost and coastal tolerant.

Size: Height 0.30m x width 1-2m

Scaevola Aussie Salute Pink, commonly known as Fan Flower, is a vigorous yet relatively short-lived soft-wooded perennial that forms a charming low mound. Distinguished by its more upright habit compared to other Scaevola varieties, this plant is perfect as a feature or pot plant, offering a stunning display for months. With beautifully soft pink flowers in spring and summer, it's an eye-catching addition to any garden. This evergreen, dense, and mound-shaped plant not only adds visual appeal but also attracts bees, making it a lively addition to your outdoor space.

Soil: Well-drained sandy, sandy loam, or premium potting mix.
Conditions: Prefers sunny to light shade conditions. Tolerates light frost and is suitable for sub-tropical climates. Ideal for coastal gardens, courtyards, poolside areas, and container growing.
Size: Height 0.5m x width 2m 

Meet Myoporum montanum Waterbush — a hardworking little tree that’s as practical as it is interesting. From late winter through summer, it produces clusters of small, fragrant flowers with delicate white petals speckled in purple. These are followed by berries that hang around through the warmer months, adding both visual appeal and a tasty bonus. Those berries aren’t just decorative — they’re edible and full of character. With a unique bitter edge balanced by salty-sweet notes, they can be enjoyed fresh or used to elevate both sweet and savoury dishes with a distinctive twist. Also known as the “Western Boobialla,” Waterbush naturally thrives in coastal dunes, river flats, and even salty environments, making it incredibly tough and adaptable. Fast-growing and easy to shape, it responds beautifully to pruning, making it ideal as an edible screening plant. It also performs well in medium to large pots, so you can enjoy its beauty and bounty even in smaller spaces.

Soil: Loamy, well-drained soil.
Conditions: Full sun to part shade. It’s salt-tolerant, drought-tolerant and frost-resistant, occurring in a variety of climes across Australia
Size: Height 4m x width 2-3m

Myoporum parvifolium Pink is a hardy, low-growing evergreen ground cover that brings soft colour and effortless beauty to the garden. Masses of delicate pink flowers appear through spring and summer, creating a pretty contrast against its lush green foliage. Its fast-spreading, trailing habit quickly covers large areas, helping to control erosion, soften edges, and create a dense, attractive carpet of greenery. Perfect for ground cover, borders, embankments, rockeries, or spilling gracefully from hanging baskets, Pink Myoporum is a reliable and beautiful addition to any landscape.

Soil: Well-drained soil.
Conditions: Full sun to part shade. Coastal, drought and frost hardy.
Size: Height 0.30m x width 2m

Scaevola Aussie Salute is a low-growing ground cover that offers vibrant late spring, summer, and autumn colours for hot, sunny locations. Its distinctive fan-shaped flowers in shades of blue and white resemble a salute, attracting bees and butterflies. Perfect for adding a splash of colour to full-sun garden beds, rock gardens, mixed containers, or hanging baskets.

Soil: Well-drained soils
Conditions: Full sun.
Size: Height 15-25cm x width 45-60cm

Myoporum Boobialla is a hardy Australian native shrub or small tree prized for its adaptability and coastal resilience. It features glossy green foliage, masses of small white flowers marked with distinctive purple spots, and attractive fleshy purple berries that are enjoyed by birds and other wildlife. With a naturally variable growth habit, Boobialla can form a dense spreading shrub or develop into a small tree. Its vigorous growth and extensive root system make it an excellent choice for stabilising sand dunes, controlling erosion, and providing shelter in exposed coastal landscapes. It is also well-suited to screening, windbreaks, habitat gardens, and large-scale native plantings.

Soil: Well-draining native soil. 

Conditions: Prefers full sun to part shade. Drought, coastal and light frost tolerant. 
 
Size: Height 6m x width 4m

Hardenbergia Purple Spray is a vigorous, fast-growing Australian native climber or sprawling shrub celebrated for its spectacular display of vivid purple pea-shaped flowers from winter through spring. The masses of blooms blanket the rich green foliage, creating a dazzling “purple spray” effect, while fresh new growth emerges with attractive burgundy tones. Versatile and hardy, it can be trained over fences, pergolas and trellises, or used as a dense groundcover for banks and garden beds. Purple Spray attracts birds and pollinators, and once established, it is a low-maintenance choice for native, coastal and cottage-style gardens.

Soil: Well-drained soil.

Conditions: Full sun to part shade. Drought, frost and coastal tolerant.

Size: Height 2.5m x width 1m

Myoporum boninense, or Coastal Boobialla, is a hardy, adaptable Australian native shrub or groundcover known for its glossy green leaves, clusters of small white star-like flowers in spring/summer, and distinctive smooth, light-to-dark purple berries that follow, making it great for coastal gardens, windbreaks, and erosion control due to its salt/drought tolerance and ability to thrive in tough soils. 

Soil: Adaptable to most soil types.

Conditions: Full sun. Coastal, wind and drought tolerant.

Size: Height 1.5-2m x width 1-2m