Myoporum

Myoporum parvifolium Broad Leaf is a native, low-maintenance groundcover with glossy green leaves that effectively suppresses weeds. This prostrate shrub features small, lightly honey-scented, and waxy flowers along its stems in spring and summer. Fast-growing and low-maintenance, myoporum is well-suited for bank stabilization, fire retardant, and coastal areas.

Soil: Well-drained soil.
Conditions: Full sun to part shade. Coastal, frost and drought hardy.
Size: Height 10-20cm x width 60cm-1m

Myoporum parvifolium Broad Leaf White is a native, low-maintenance groundcover with glossy green leaves that effectively suppresses weeds. This prostrate shrub features small, lightly honey-scented, waxy white flowers along its stems in spring and summer. Fast-growing and low-maintenance, myoporum is well-suited for bank stabilization, fire retardant, and coastal areas.

Soil: Well-drained soil.
Conditions: Full sun to part shade. Coastal, frost and drought hardy.
Size: Height 10-20cm x width 60cm-1m

Myoporum parvifolium Broad Leaf Pink is a fast-growing ground cover that creates a dense mat of broad, glossy green foliage. In spring and summer, it produces small, waxy, honey-scented pink flowers along the stems, providing a charming and fragrant addition to your garden. Perfect for suppressing weeds, stabilizing slopes and banks, or as a fire-retardant option in coastal landscapes.

Soil: Suitable for clay, loam, sandy, and well-drained soils.
Conditions: Full sun to semi-shade. Drought, heat, frost, and coastal tolerant.
Size: Height 0.20m x width 0.60m–2m.

Myoporum parvifolium ‘Fine Leaf White’ is a hardy, low-growing groundcover valued for its dense matting habit and fine-textured green foliage. In spring and summer, it becomes covered with masses of small white star-shaped flowers, adding a striking display against its foliage. This fast-spreading plant is ideal for erosion control, embankments, or as a weed-suppressing cover. Its tough and versatile nature makes it a reliable choice for low-maintenance landscaping and large-scale plantings.

Soil: Plant in free-draining soil rich in organic matter.
Conditions: Full sun to part shade. Coastal, frost and drought hardy.
Size: Height 10-20cm x width 2-4m

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

Myoporum insulare, known as Common Boobialla, is a hardy Australian coastal shrub or small tree with glossy green leaves, small white flowers with purple spots, and fleshy, edible purple berries, highly valued for its salt tolerance, erosion control on dunes, and attraction to wildlife, growing up to 6 meters tall with a variable habit. 

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