Desert Carpet Plant

6 light requirements.

Desert carpet plant.

For a fast growing flowering plant look at the chinese fringe flower that offers deep red leaves with beautiful fringy white or pink flowers during the spring. These plants that live in the desert are particularly suited to low elevation desert gardens found in phoenix las vegas palm springs and surrounding areas. Ruschia lineolata nana dwarf carpet of stars patent pending. Accurately referred to as green carpet it is easy to grow and very tolerant of desert soils.

Acacia redolens low boy prostrate acacia a low growing shrub to 1 to 2 feet tall by 10 to 15 feet wide with dense habit and much branched with stems covered with narrow 2 to 4 inch long gray green leaves technically phyllodes. This collection of desert landscaping plants includes perennials cacti and shrubs that can be used as foundation plants for desert gardening. Full sun water requirements. 1 mature width.

Plant details for. Acacia redolens desert carpet prostrate acacia low growing evergreen ground cover blooms in spring yellow puff balls height 2 spread to 12 drought tolerant heat tolerant use on banks with poor soil. Dr q s desert plant cactus food 5 10 9. Plant in full sun to light shade.

Acacia redolens desert carpet mature height. The leathery gray green foliage looks good all year and small yellow puffball flowers are produced in the spring. The only downfall is the blooms only last for a few weeks before falling off but they do make a lovely carpet of color on the ground. It is well suited for alkaline and slightly saline soils and thrives in full and reflected sun exposures.

Green carpet grows very well in a variety of soil and water conditions and prefers to be planted in partial to full sun. Desert carpet needs ample room to spread. Acacia redolens desert carpet spreading acacia desert carpet. Our desert plants are particularly drought resistant drought tolerant plants xeric plants.

Small vanilla scented yellow flowers appear in spring but are not very showy. Deep infrequent water fertilizers. The desert carpet cultivar is a reliably prostrate form of the australian native. Low growing groundcover height 1 to 2 blooms in early spring and autumn small flowers with pink stripes on white petals.