Botanical Name
Hemiandra pungens
Common Name
Snake Plant
Description
Snake Plant is a delightful native groundcover from the mint family renowned for its plentiful delicate mauve flowers and excellent spreading habit that creates beautiful displays in Australian gardens. This lovely species produces masses of small mauve flowers that bloom prolifically in spring and summer, attracting native bees and butterflies while providing continuous color. The fine-textured foliage creates attractive evergreen groundcover that spreads naturally to form dense mats. Hardy and adaptable once established, it thrives in well-drained soils and full sun positions with moderate frost tolerance. Perfect for pots, hanging baskets, rockeries, and areas where native groundcover with reliable mauve flowering creates charming landscape displays with minimal maintenance.
Plant Category
Ground Covers
Size (H x W)
Height: 20-40cm, Spread: 50cm-1 meter
Hemiandra pungens naturally occurs in Western Australia, thriving in well-drained soils with excellent drainage and full sun exposure in Mediterranean-type climates with good frost tolerance.
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