Dymondia margaretae

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Dymondia margaretae, Silver Carpet.

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A slow-growing, nearly flat evergreen ground cover, the Silver Carpet requires very little water and will suffer with too much irrigation or poorly drained soils. It has small yellow flowers in the summer and gray-green foliage. It does well in coastal conditions.

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Silver Carpet - Dymondia margaretae | perennial groundcover | <1' H x spreading W | yellow flower | full sun | low water use

This unusual plant forms a deep rooted tight mat 1 inch high, spreading slowly with 1 inch yellow daisy flowers half buried in foliage in summer. Full sun, quite drought tolerant and deer resistant. Much lower and tougher than gazania, it can handle light foot traffic. Good between stepping stones, rock gardens Used extensively as a ground cover at the Los Angeles Getty Museum.