DESIGN
TRAILINGPRATIA
(Pratiapedunculata)
Spreadingwithundergroundstolons,this
nativegroundcovercreatesagreencarpet
withstarrywhitetopalemauveflowersin
springandsummer.Itsurviveslightfrost
andgrowsbestinmoist,loamysoil.
1–5cm 50cm–1m
TSTW CT
TRAILINGBELLFLOWER
(Campanulaposcharskyana)
Heart-shapedleavesarefestoonedwith
mauve,star-shapedflowersinspringto
earlysummer.Thisperenniallikesmoist,
well-drainedsoilandmorningsun.
8–15cm 45–60cm
TSTW CT
GREYCOTTONHEAD
(Conostyliscandicans)
Featuresstrappygreyfoliageandyellow
flowersfromwintertosummer.Good
drainageisessentialbutthisnativewill
withstandfrost,droughtandpoorsoils.
30cm 30cm
AWT
MOSESINTHECRADLE
(Tradescantiaspathacea)
Aclumpingsucculentplantwithboldpink,
purpleandgreenleaves,andsmallwhite
flowersinboat-shapedbracts.Protectit
fromfrost,andfromsuninhotclimates.
Itiseasilydamagedandonlysuitsedges.
20cm 25cm
TSTAWT
BUGLEFLOWER
(Ajugareptans)
Glossyroundedfoliageformsadensemat
withspreadingstolons.Namedvarieties
include‘Purpurea’(greenandburgundy),
‘BlackScallop’(darkburgundytoblack)
and‘BurgundyLace’(green,creamand
burgundy).Allhaveblueflowerspikesin
spring,toleratesomefrostandfoottraffic,
andwithstandsunwithamplemoisture.
10–20cm 45cm
TSTW CT GA
FROMTOP
Walkingalonga path
plantedwithCorsicanmint
isa sensoryexperience,as
theplantreleasesa minty
fragrancewhenit iscrushed;
ymusserpyllumwillputup
withsomefoottrac;scented
prostraterosemaryinbloom
withlilac-blueowers.
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PHOTOS
KIM WOODS RABBIDGE, ISTOCK, GAP PHOTOS/LYNN KEDDIE