Ground Cover Silver Carpet Plant

Read on to learn more and take advantage of this versatile ground cover.

Ground cover silver carpet plant.

Dymondia ground cover for lawns require full sunlight or light shade. Dymondia performs best in sandy well drained soil and is easy to establish by planting flats which are divided into small pieces and planted about 12 inches apart. Dymondia silver carpet dymondia margaretae is a delightfully dense drought tolerant 1 2 high spreading ground cover perfect for most sunny water wise gardens if you re looking for something attractive in your landscape you may want to consider growing this plant. Keep down weeds low water requirements once established.

Dymondia margaretae silver carpet description. Small yellow daisy like flowers grow to 1 in. 16 to 24 inches 40 to 60 cm blooms. Once established water one time per week.

Tall 2 7 cm its tiny and narrow gray green leaves curl slightly exposing the white underside of the leaves and conferring a variegated look. Ground covers are an attractive way to cover a lot of area in a garden quickly. Silver carpet carpet gazania growing zone usa uk hardiness. Spreading fast growing mat forming groundcover native to south africa slender green leaves silver white beneath.

And small yellow daisy flowers in summer. Its silvery foliage is comprised of narrow leaves that are pale green above and silvery white below. Perennial evergreen mat carpet forming plant height. Snow in summer flower or cerastium silver carpet is an evergreen ground cover that flowers from may to june and grows well in usda plant hardiness zones 3 7.

1 to 3 inches 3 to 8 cm plant spread. High and slowly spreading several feet wide. 1 quart variegated mondo grass in pot l3610 item 93747 model 738553001174. 9b to 11 h3 plant details.

Quick growing and care guide. Silver carpet is an easy care heat loving low water groundcover. Native to the coastal plains of south africa dymondia margaretae silver carpet is a slowly spreading evergreen perennial forming a dense silvery green mat over time and choking out virtually all weeds. Dymondia margaretae common name s.

This stunning european native is a member of the carnation family and is deer resistant. Native to south africa silver continue reading silver carpet. Dymondia margaretae commonly called silver carpet thrives in harsh conditions but if the soil conditions are wrong the winters too cold or the predators too hungry this ground cover will perish. Across and provide modest accent character in spring and summer.

Growing no more than 1 3 in. Life cycle plant type. It tolerates heat and drought deer and rabbits. Silver carpet is a ground hugging perennial growing 1 3 in.

Plant silver carpet as a groundcover in hot dry areas. To create a dense lawn effect for areas of light foot traffic add colour to paved areas and stepping stones.