Groundcover
Perennial peanut
Arachis glabrata
Good choice
A no-mow lawn alternative with yellow flowers. Once established it needs little water or fertilizer. It is slow to establish from plugs and can be planted as sod. It doesn't take heavy foot traffic.
- USDA zones
- 10a–10b
- Sun
- Full sun to part shade
- Salt tolerance
- Low
- Drought tolerance
- High
- Mature size
- 4–8 in tall, spreading
- Florida native
- No
- Florida-Friendly
- Yes
Source: UF/IFAS Extension and Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ guidance; invasive status per the Florida Invasive Species Council. Written in our own words.