The best drought tolerant, low growing plants for TAS
By Katrina Layt
Groundcovers and low growing plants are needed in almost every landscape. Low growing plants are perfect alternatives to lawns and can be planted on mass without looking too overbearing like some larger plants would. It’s even more important for them to be drought tolerant if the plants are mass planted.
Below are two drought tolerant, low growing plant categories to easily fit into your landscape with a mixture of shrubby groundcovers and strappy leaf plants.
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Drought tolerant plants under 40cm high
YAREENA™ Myoporum parvifolium ‘PARV01’ PBR: 10cm H x 1m W.
Crisp, clean foliage and longer lived Myoporum. Handles frosts and drought much better than other forms.
PURE BLONDE™ Liriope muscari ‘LIRBLONDE’ PBR: 30cm H x 40cm W.
Great to make a statement for sheltered and shaded positions. Can handle full sun but protect from windy aspects. Pure Blonde shoots blonde new growth in spring and will be completely Blonde if cut back in July.
DESTINY® Dianella tasmanica 'TAS100' PBR: 35cm H x 35cm W.
Compact, variegated Dianella that better handles frost.
LITTLE REV™ Dianella revoluta 'DR5000' PBR: 30-40cm H x 30-40cm W.
Beautiful blue architectural foliage.
FLIRT™ Nandina domestica ‘MURASAKI’ PBR: 30-40cm H x 40-50cm W.
This groundcover Nandina goes red in summer with red new growth for most of the year.
TASRED® Dianella tasmanica 'TR20' PBR: 40cm H x 40cm W.
Beautiful green foliage that turns red from the base in winter.
BLAZE™ Dianella tasmanica 'NPW2' PBR: 40cm H x 40cm W.
True purperea foliage mainly in winter. Tough, low maintenance colour contrast, a great alternative to cordylines.
SWEET MIST® Phormium tenax ‘PH0S2’ PBR: 40cm H x 40cm W.
Compact Phormium with bronze foliage. For full sun or shaded positions.
Drought tolerant plants 40-70cm high
EMERALD ARCH® Dianella tasmanica ‘DT23’ PBR: 45cm H x 45cm W.
A great tropical feel in a cold hardy plant with wide arching leaves. Full sun to heavy shade.
CASSA BLUE® Dianella caerulea ‘DBB03’ PBR: 50cm H x 40cm W.
Clumping Dianella with blue foliage and masses of blue/yellow flowers. Drought tough and low maintenance. Best suited to TAS for mass planting.
REVELATION® Dianella revoluta ‘DRG04’ PBR: 50cm H x 50cm W.
The best flowering revoluta that will spread slightly and strengthens the soil up to 135%. A great fine leaf Dianella with blue foliage tones.
TANIKA® Lomandra longifolia ‘LM300’ PBR: 50-60cm H x 65cm W.
One of the toughest and most reliable Lomandras available. Known for its use on roadsides, Tanika is the perfect drought tolerant, evergreen plant.
BLUSH™ Nandina domestica ‘AKA’ PBR: 60-70cm H x 60-70cm W.
Blush has new red foliage growth for most of the year and a much more vibrant red colour in winter. |
PURE BLONDE™ Liriope muscari 'LIRBLONDE' PBR
DESTINY® Dianella tasmanica 'TAS100' PBR
SWEET MIST® Phormium tenax 'PH0S2' PBR
REVELATION® Dianella revoluta ‘DRG04’ PBR