Goodenia Edna Walling® Coverup®

All the advantages of Ivy, and none of the vices. 

A densely layering, ground hugging plant spreading to 1.5 metres. Bright green toothed foliage with yolk-yellow fan flowers most of the year.

Hardy and drought tolerant, growing in cool temperate, sub tropical and semi arid climates; suitable for both inland and coastal gardens, and will tolerate light frosts.  Loves full sun or lightly shaded sites, in sandy or moist well drained clay loams; acid to mildly alkaline pH. 

Uses: as a dense root-layering cover for flat sites, path edges, or slopes requiring soil binding.  Excellent for hanging baskets, containers and raised garden beds, particularly as a moisture-conserving 'living mulch'.

Maintenance: regular pruning of stem ends will produce fresh growth constantly. Feed in early spring or late summer with controlled release low phosphorus fertilizer.  Remember that this plant requires very little water to keep it looking good and growing happily.  If container grown, use best quality free-draining potting medium and do not over water.

 And what a cover up it is. Just let it cover anything you want ... and give it a neat trim now and again.

Chosen to represent the style of plants Edna Walling could have used in today's gardens. Selected and developed by Austraflora Pty Ltd © for The Edna Walling® Plant Collection. Registered Owner of Edna Walling®: B.G.Barnes Registered Owner of Coverup®: Protected Plant Promotions Australia Pty Ltd The name Austraflora and its symbol are protected by ®   (Landscape Acknowledgement: City of Knox)

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