Need a low shrub or ground cover.?

Question

I need the name of a xerophyte(s) to fill the 8 ft strip between my sidewalk and the curb.?

I want to save water and seldom need to trim. I want it to look as nice as possible. No thorns. A low tight bush perhaps. Maybe even just a ground cover. Any suggestions? Is there such a plant as a dwarf oleander, for instance?

Answer 1

yes there is such a thing as a dwarf oleander, and i think that it is a very beautiful shrub too!!

Answer 2

how about harthorns. they are a bit sub tropical suriviving mimimal temps of 5 degrees 0 when older. they have no thorns, but large flowers. also they are evergreens and stay a height of 3-4 feet. their leaves are very dark and glossy giving it a great look all year long.

Answer 3

Is that 8 ft long?  What's the width?

If you want something water friendly, try creating a rock garden with succulents.  Very low maintenance (basically once a year you need to replant annuals).

It's different, easy to care for, fills in a small space with interest!  No thorns, no trimming!

Lay down plastic, a thin layer of soil (approx. 6"), pile rocks on it, and pick where you want the little succulents to go.

Find some that are appropriate for you climate.

Good luck!

Answer 4

A really nice little groundcover shrub is manzanita These evergreen shrubs are native to western US , northern Europe and Mexico. Arctostaphylos "uva-ursi" (Bearberry or Kinnikinick) is a creeping, alpine shrub that is suitable for planting in rock gardens or along banks or sandy slopes. The foliage of this attractive plant turns bronze in autumn, but becomes green again in the spring. In early to mid-summer, clusters of white flowers  with a touch pink appear. The flowers are followed by red, berry-like fruits. A. uva-ursi var. Vancouver Jade is a pretty variety with dark green, glossy foliage that turns red in the winter. Its flowers are pink.  I also like Epilobium (California fuchsia) which is a wonderful drought-tolerant plant and depending on the cultivar a low-growing perennial plant with either red, orange or white blooms that hummers love.