A mat-forming herbaceous perennial growing to a height of about 0.7 m and producing stems to 2 m or more in length. Its oval leaves are dark green on the upper surface and paler beneath with toothed margins. The plant is distinguished by spreading stems that root at nodes. Its yellow, daisy-like flowers are some 3.5 cm wide and it seeds freely. Singapore Daisy was introduced as a garden plant and has been extensively planted for road and rail embankment stabilisation in various northern regions of Australia. It is a serious competitor to native ground covers.

A popular native creeping vine of the tropics that is one of the most common and most widely distributed of all salt tolerant plants. Its sprawling runners spread out from a woody rootstock and have sparse, heart-shaped to rounded leaves. Flowers are purple, 2–5 cm long and freely produced. It is hardy and thrives in harsh environments. A good local alternative.

A sprawling native prostrate shrub that will cover some 2 m or more in area under coastal/ harsh conditions. It may spread to a diameter of 4 m or so in a protected, well watered area. It has round, grey-green to silvery foliage, which also has a quite noticeable spicy fragrance. Its 2–3 cm orchid-like flowers are a rich blue-purple and produced in clusters at the tips of branches throughout the year and adapts well to garden planting.

Native to Zimbabwe and other regions of east Africa, this ground-covering perennial may be somewhat trailing or it may develop into a small shrub up to about 0.2 m high. Its wiry stems, branches and calyces are covered in long silvery hairs. Flowers are a bright, clear blue with white centres and are carried singly along the stems. In the garden it will often reach a height of 40 cm especially when regularly watered and fertilised.