Lippia repens

Tough enough for feet, paws, and difficult garden spaces, Lippia repens is a carefree lawn substitute and low-growing groundcover for areas where traditional turf struggles. This adaptable native and near-native spreader forms a dense creeping mat only about 2" tall, making it useful for erosion control, pathways, open spaces, and low-water plantings.

Also known as frogfruit, creeping lippia, or turkey tangle fogfruit, this durable groundcover handles many soil types, including wet, dry, and clay-ish soils. Planted about 2' apart, it fills in quickly to create a low green carpet. From spring through fall, small lavender-pink flower clusters appear, attracting bees, small butterflies, and other pollinators. Shear periodically if you want fewer flowers or need to reduce bee activity in high-traffic areas.

Plant Lippia repens in full sun to part shade with occasional water while establishing. Evergreen in mild climates, it can be cut back after cold weather for a refreshed look. Explore more useful low growers in our Explore more Lippia and frog fruit.

We guarantee that the plants we sell are healthy and viable at the time they leave our care.

If a plant arrives in substandard condition, please take clear photographs and contact us within 48 hours of delivery. To ensure eligibility under this guarantee, we strongly encourage you to open and unpack your shipment immediately upon delivery and inspect the plants thoroughly.

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Standard live-plant shipping to eligible destinations is $16.99 for 1–6 plants, $22.99 for 7–12, $28.99 for 13–18, $34.99 for 19–24, and $40.99 for 25–30. For 31 or more plants, shipping is 20% of the order value. Expedited shipping is priced separately at checkout.

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Individual plants are shipped in 4" pots and we ship in boxes of 4, 6, 8, or 12 plants per box.

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