Ornamental Peanut Grass | 60 Live Fully Rooted Plants

Ornamental Peanut Grass, or Arachis Glabrata, is a fully rooted ground cover that is a relative of the edible peanut. This plant covers the earth with flat, pancake-like foliage that is topped with tiny yellow flowers that appear throughout the year. The dense foliage of mature plants can effectively crowd out most weeds, making it one of the ground covers that requires the least amount of care while still maintaining a fabulous appearance. This plant is durable, tenacious, and long-lived, making it a suitable choice for not only a complete lawn replacement but also for hard-to-mow areas such as small strips of lawn by a driveway.

These groundcover plants thrive on easements or surrounding tall palms or upright trees, and they can also help prevent soil erosion on an embankment when placed along the top, allowing the plants to 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.

Infrequent foot traffic is not a problem for this plant, but for areas with higher foot traffic, adding stepping stones or a pathway can be beneficial. Peanut grass has recently shown promise as an ornamental groundcover due to its high resistance to drought, pathogens, and its minimal fertilizer needs, leading to savings in water, energy, and dollars, as well as reduced environmental impact. It is not only beneficial to the environment since it requires no supplemental nitrogen or phosphorus fertilization, but it also is aesthetically pleasing and can be walked on.

Perennial peanut has been used as a forage legume for grazing, as a high-value hay crop, and has been planted as a cover crop in citrus. Several cultivars are available for use in home landscapes, and rhizome perennial peanut has several potential advantages in the managed landscape. As its name implies, perennial peanut is long-lived and doesn't require replanting once established.

May suppress weed growth, reduce nutrient leaching, and add nitrogen and organic matter to the soil. On the other hand, all cover crops have the potential to compete with trees for water and nitrogen.

Ornamental Peanut is an attractive, low-maintenance groundcover that blooms bright yellow flowers from spring to first frost. This drought-tolerant, hardy perennial requires no supplemental water after it is established. It is in the peanut family, thus it makes its own nitrogen, eliminating the need for nitrogen fertilizers. It has no known pests or disease, making it an excellent ground cover of choice.

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