Bees Love This Easy To Grow Ground Cover Weed

Bees in my yard love this Ground Cover plant.
Other pollinators stop by for it but not as much as bees do.

Richardia brasiliensis, a species of flowering plants in the coffee family, aka known as Tropical Mexican Clover, Brazilian Calla-Lily, White-eye or Brazilian Pusley.

They’re native to South America, and sometimes can be an invasive weed. It is a popular weed of citrus groves in Florida.

You can find it growing wild in many public areas of Southern USA. You have to look close as the species are not always easy to identify. These leaves are more rounded and hairier than similar species. The tiny white flowers are smaller than a honeybee’s head.

Another species that can be found growing with Richardia Brasiliensis is called Richardia Scabra; it’s leaves are a bit more narrow with less hair. Still difficult to identify as the flowers look the same, and some can even be pinkish.

I think the best way to offer it to bees if you don’t want it taking over as a wild flower weed or ground cover, is to plant them in pots. I let it grow as a ground cover in some areas. Mowing doesn’t cause much damage as they mostly grow low to the ground.

This plant dies in my winter zone 8b, but returns yearly from seed, when it warms up. Occasionally they’re watered in case pollinators are thirsty, and we have no rain for some time.

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