California Native Phyla Nodiflora
Phyla Nodiflora is a California Native Ground cover that requires half the water of grass and never needs to be mowed. Never worry about missing a mowing session again! seasonal trimming and edging with minimal vertical growth, this lippia hugs the ground, and instead of blades that grow up has leaves that grow out. Lippia like Phyla Nodiflora works well in direct sun and prefers hot climates Lippia like Phyla Nodiflora expands out like bermudagrass and will self-repair if damaged. Phyla Nodiflora has amazing recoverability after severe drought conditions and the highest drought tolerance or the lippia ground cover replacing traditional sod or grass.
Lawn Alternative Phyla Nodiflora
Phyla Nodiflora also nicknamed Frog fruit is native to both North America and South America. Preferring the hot weather lippias like Phyla Nodiflora work perfectly in direct sun and prefer the heat as mentioned above. This plant will thrive in hot climates and is not recommended for anywhere with snow or heavy frost. Phyla Nodiflora also goes by the name turkey tangler on the east coast and has multiple versions in the Florida area.
Phyla Nodiflora works best in North America due to the evergreen qualities of the ground cover. Phyla Nodiflora stays close to the ground growing as high as 3" before laying down. As the plant grows from plugs the stocks begin to thicken keeping most of the leaves flat on the ground giving a great weed barrier and also allowing next to no maintenance.
Native Phyla Nodiflora vs Kurapia
Phyla Nodiflora is one of the plants used in producing kurapia a new hybrid version of Phyla Nodiflora. The difference between these two plants is that the kurapia ground cover is sterile and the Phyla Nodiflora ground cover is not sterile meaning it reproduces with seed. Both Kurapia ground cover and Phyla Nodiflora or are evergreens and very drought tolerant. The most visible difference being the Phyla Nodiflora ground cover produces purple flowers instead of white like kurapia but this can be variations in PH in soil and weather. It should also be noted that our Phyla Nodiflora is Native to California while the Hybrid version was developed in Japan giving it different conditions and changing flower color.
Phyla Nodiflora as a Pollinator
Early May Phyla Nodiflora ground cover begins to bloom tiny white, yellow, and purple flowers that are a great source of pollen for the local ecosystem. If there is anyone with bee allergies or if you would rather not have the flowers, just mow every 2 weeks until the end of the flower season. The flowers after dieing are safe to leave in the lawn or mowed as well. It should be noted that while you do not need to mow if you wish to keep a healthy full lawn we do tell people that can be an option just start at the highest setting before ever trimming.
Phyla Nodiflora Plugs
Phyla Nodiflora is currently available in plug form and has a 1-3 week advance order request. All of our plugs come in standard plug trays and are always recommended to be planted as soon as possible. Here we provide the best care making sure our Phyla Nodiflora plugs are healthy and ready to be planted. If you need larger or smaller sizes in frog fruit or lippia ground cover contact us directly at 925-435-7874.
Ground Cover Drought Tolerance
Native ground covers tend to be better and require less water and maintenance than traditional grass lawns. If an area has damage they heal faster in the hotter weather than compared to cool season grasses like Kentucky bluegrass.
Ground Cover Availability
We are currently about 1 month out on our phyla nodiflora or frog fruit current orders placed. Please give our staff a call for an updated delivery timeline.