Carpet Plants | Native Plant and Revegetation Specialists

Carpet plants are low growing or prostrate plants that form a carpet over the ground. They provide cover that looks great in rockeries or along the edges of paths. Some spread over greater areas and look wonderful cascading over banks and steep slopes.

Carpet plants act in much the same ways as mulch. They keep the soil moist and the ground temperature even. They also assist in curbing weeds and controlling soil erosion.

Native carpet plants come in many different forms with flowers of many colours. Remember to take the spread of the plant into consideration when planting – your small pot plant may take off and eventually become tangled with its neighbours. Don’t be afraid to prune to keep them neat and tidy.

Massed plantings of golden everlastings or purple daisies can look spectacular while grevilleas tumbling over walls and banks will attract myriad honeyeaters into your garden.

Carpet plants can create spectacular floral and foliage displays and are a welcome, low-maintenance addition to Australian Native cottage gardens.

Species	Common Name	Spread	Height
Acacia howittii prostrate	Sticky Wattle	1.5m	40cm
Acacia pravissima prostrate	Ovens Wattle	5m	40cm
Banksia serrata prostrate	Saw Banksia	2m	40cm
Brachyscome multifida	Cut-leaf Daisy	1m	5cm
Bracteantha species	Everlasting	1m	40cm
Chrysocephalum apiculatum	Common Everlasting	1m	10cm
Correa reflexa	Common Correa	2m	60cm
Dampiera diversifolia	Dampiera	2m	5cm
Dampiera trigona	Dampiera	0.5m	20cm
Darwinia citriodora prostrate	Lemon-scented Myrtle	1.5m	10cm
Grevillea curviloba	Grevillea	3m	60cm
Grevillea Bronze Rambler	Grevillea	4m	30cm
Grevillea Gaudi Chaudii	Grevillea	3m	20cm
Grevillea juniperina Molonglo	Juniper Grevillea	2m	30cm
Grevillea lanigera Mt Tamboritha	Woolly Grevillea	2m	15cm
Grevillea New Blood	Grevillea	2m	25cm
Grevillea obtusifolia Gin Gin Gem	Spider Net Grevillea	2m	10cm
Grevillea poorinda Royal Mantle	Grevillea	4m	15cm
Hardenbergia violaceae	False Sarsaparilla	1m	15cm
Leptospermum Pink Cascade	Tee-tree	1.5m	60cm
Myoporum parvifolium	Fine leaf Boobialla	1m	20cm
Myoporum parvifolium Pink	Creeping Boobialla	1m	5cm
Pratia species	Pratia	1m	5cm
Scaevola Mauve Clusters	Fan Flower	1m	10cm
Scleranthus biflorus	Scleranthus	0.5m	5cm
Viola hederaceae	Native Violet	0.5m	10cm