Botanical name: Dichondra repens
Common name: Dichondra
This hardy ground cover has a beautiful dense thatch of delightful lily pad leaves and stems. The height will vary between 5 and 100 mm depending on the environment: soil, water, traffic and the light available to it.
Not affected by frost, this Australian native is a hardy ground cover under most conditions. This is a ground cover you can walk on and makes a perfect, low maintenance lawn alternative.
Wonderful as a living mulch as recommended by the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage. Why use bark chips as mulch when this delightful array of miniature lily pads will further enhance your garden?
Main Features
- Full sun, dappled shade
- Frost hardy to -9°C
- Height between 5-100mm depending on sunlight and traffic received
- Plant in our Plant Tile form for an instant lawn alternative
- Use as a no mow lawn or easily mow a few times a year if required to keep to at the height you want
- Considered as a hardy ground cover as it will take moderate traffic
- Provides a striking weeping effect over retaining walls
- Perfect when planted between paving stones
- Flowers are very small and hide in the canopy of the leaves so are not honey-bee attracting.
Dichondra is happy in dappled shade and is an excellent choice for living green cover under trees where traditional lawn will not survive. In shady areas, the Dichondra repens leaves will become larger and higher as the plant seeks light for photosynthesis. It can be you own living shag pile carpet!
This ground cover has become a favourite with Childcare Centres as, not only do children love the cool, soft feel of the leaves under their feet, Dichondra repens, unlike grass, does not give them “itchies” after rolling around on it.
For more information see our Dichondra News blog article
“dichondra favourite alternative grass”
Ideal for…
- Imagine! A lawn that does not require mowing!
- Spectacular green substitute for mulch
- Between paving stones
- Striking weeping effect over retaining walls
No mow Dichondra lawn update 2013
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Our unique Plant Tiles of Native hardy groundcover, Dichondra repens, also make a fantastic instant alternative no mow lawn. Children love to walk and roll on the little lily pad like leaves.