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 | Flower Colour |
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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 |
- Correa ‘Dusky Bells’
- Dampiera trigona
- Grevillea juniperina ‘Molonglo’
- Leptospermum ‘Pink Cascade’ makes a great low hedge with masses of flowers
- Chrysocephalum apiculatum
- Hardenbergia violaceae and Acacia pravissima prostate
- Myoporum parvifolium Pink
- Scaevola – Fan Flowers
- Grevillea ‘Bronze Rambler’
- Darwinia citriodora – Lemon-scented Myrtle
- Brachysome multifida – Native Daisy
- Correa ‘Dusky Bells’