Ornamental Peanut Grass - Arachis Glabrata - Live Plants - 2" Pot Size - Fully Rooted Drought Tolerant Ground Cover

Grown, packaged and shipped exclusively by Florida Foliage. Beautiful trays of fully rooted Ornamental Peanut Grass or Arachis Glabrata groundcover. A relative of the edible peanut, this plant blankets the earth with flat-as-a-pancake foliage topped with tiny yellow flowers that appear on and off all year. The dense foliage of mature plants will crowd out most weeds. Of all ground covers, this one probably takes the least care...and still looks fabulous. This plant is durable, tenacious and long-lived. It can work not only as a complete lawn replacement but also in hard to mow areas like a small strip of lawn by a driveway. These groundcover plants thrive on easements or surround tall palms or upright trees. They can help prevent soil erosion on an embankment (place along the top so the plants grow downhill). As a deep border for a garden bed, perennial peanut creates a formal look, and it can also fill in around landscape boulders. perennial peanut growing among rocks It's not necessary to do so but you can mow this plant once it's mature. Set the mower blade for 3 or 4 inches, low enough to just nip the tops of plants and encourage new growth and more flowers. Infrequent foot traffic isn't a problem, but for higher foot traffic areas, add stepping stones or a pathway.