A groundcover plant that was formerly grown because of its dense green foliage and small blue flowers. This plant has jumped the garden fence and is now well established in wet areas such as natural watercourses and river banks.

It does not produce seed in Australia, but spreads by runners and by fragments carried in water or in relocated soil. It forms dense mats suppressing all other plants. A variegated form may also be invasive.

A dense, trailing plant with masses of pretty lilac-blue cup shape flowers from spring until autumn. Reaching a height of about 20cm, it will spread to 2 metres wide. It looks wonderful massed planted and hanging over retaining walls, or grown in hanging baskets.

This twining plant is often used as a ground cover with small white lightly fragrant flowers. It will grow in semi shade or full sun in a wide range of soils.

The plant has grey foliage and comes from inland Australia and grows to approx. 3m high. It is a variable shrub that may be upright or spreading. The small leaves are silver-grey, the flowers and fruits are insignificant.

Saltbush is often grown as a foliage plant giving colour where the foliage contrasts with other plants in the garden.