Natives - Just Arrived
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What could be more architectural than a Cabbage Tree? Perhaps the only competitor would be our NZ Flaxes (Phormiums) which are available in small, medium and large with a wide colour palette. These cannot be beaten for toughness and adaptability and are simply fabulous planted en masse. Can you imagine New Zealand without Kowhai trees (Sophora) driping with bright yellow bells in summer and being squabbled over by noisy Tui's? Did you know that some Kowhai plants only reach 1m and are therefore ideal for smaller gardens or container growing? And what about our own unique Christmas Tree, the Pohutakawa (Metrosideros) which is so easy and rewarding to grow in frost free areas.
You won't get a better ground cover for difficult sites than our native Coprosma varieties. Then there are native "grasses" for mass planting and Hebes for adding year round colour. Corokias and Pittosporums for hedging, windbreaks, or no nonsense background foliage fillers. Did you know that the shy Pittosporum flowers have an exquisite perfume? Pseudopanax offer unique foliage form and colour and are ideal for adding height. In garden design our native plants can stand alone or combine superbly with exotic imports to provide a rich tapestry.
For best results plant Native plants in early spring in a well considered position as, just like us, they resent being moved unnecessarily. Other than that most natives are extremely easy and rewarding to grow.
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aka Renga Renga Lily
Native. Renga Renga Lily. Discovered at Matapouri Bay, Northland, this great landscaping plant has broad, lush, blue-grey, foliage and dainty sprays of creamy white blooms in summer. Plant in well drained fertile soil. Prefers filtered light though will tolerate some sun. Perennial
Habit: Clump Forming
Leaves: Evergreen, Blue
Mature Size (HxW): 60cm x 60cm
Arthropodium Matapouri Bay
Current Stock Height: 10/15 cm ?
Container: 2.5l ?
$21.99
aka Tussock Grass
NZ Native Grass. This is a graceful little grass or tussock with fine, light silver green needles of foliage that curl over at the top. Looks its best when planted in large groups or drifts. Easy to grow in sun or part shade in average soil. Evergreen.
If your clump of Carex becomes a little scruffy give it a new 'do' by cutting off the top growth - you can be quite severe - and it will rapidly re grow with renewed vigour.
Leaves: Evergreen, Variegated
Mature Size (HxW): 40cm x 50cm
Carex Frosted Curls
Current Stock Height: 20/30 cm ?
Container: 0.5l ?
$9.99
aka White Kaka Beak
Native. White Kaka Beak. Gorgeous, cool ivory white 'Kaka-beak' flowers hang in pendulous clusters from spring through to summer. The blooms are filled with nectar and attractive to birds. Delicate light-green ferny foliage. Quick growing. Practice slug and caterpillar control. Evergreen.
Habit: Arching
Leaves: Evergreen, Green
Mature Size 7-10 yrs (HxW): 2m x 2m
Clianthus Albus
Current Stock Height: 50/60 cm ?
Container: 5l ?
$29.99
aka Korokio
Native. A tough, hardy shrub discovered by the late Mike Geenty in the Waikato. A top plant for hedging or background planting. Attractive olive-green leaves, small yellow flowers in spring followed by red berries that birds love. Tolerates regular trimming. Evergreen.
Habit: Compact
Leaves: Evergreen, Green
Mature Size 7-10 yrs (HxW): 2m x 1.5m
Corokia Geentys Green
Current Stock Height: 30/40 cm ?
$16.99
Corokia Geentys Green
Current Stock Height: 40/ 50 cm ?
Container: 2.5l ?
$19.99
Stock of this item is very low.
Corokia Geentys Green
Current Stock Height: 35/45 cm ?
Container: 0.5l ?
$9.99
aka Blue Tussock Grass
Native. An attractive clump forming perennial grass with
cushions of blue-grey foliage. Easy to grow. tough and versatile. Plant in sun to part shade. Looks best group planted. Evergreen.
Leaves: Evergreen, Blue
Mature Size (HxW): 30cm x 40cm
Festuca Bank Peninsula Blue
Current Stock Height: Bay 7
Container: 1.5l ?
$14.99
Native. This fabulous little Hebe must have earned its name because it is a star performer. Glossy green foliage, a neat and tidy habit and beautiful deep violet-blue flowers from October to January. Grow in a sunny spot in well drained soil. Trim lightly after flowering. Evergreen.
Habit: Compact
Leaves: Evergreen, Green
Mature Size 7-10 yrs (HxW): 70cm x 90cm
Hebe Beverley Hills
Current Stock Height: 20/25 cm ?
Container: 2.5l ?
$26.99
aka Hebe
Native. This is a top performing Hebe with glossy, fresh green foliage that looks good all year round and shows good disease resistance. Clusters of pretty mauve flowers appear from spring through to summer. Nice compact, well behaved habit. Hardy and tolerant. Evergreen.
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Habit: Compact
Leaves: Evergreen, Green
Mature Size 7-10 yrs (HxW): 70cm x 90cm
Hebe Heebie Jeebies
Current Stock Height: 15/20 cm ?
Container: 2.5l ?
$26.99
aka Koromiko
Evergreen Hebe which is considered one of the best. Hardy, compact with dainty fresh green foliage and short spikes of white flowers which completely smother the plant from late spring through until summer. Happiest in a sunny well drained position. Very disease resistant.
The 'Wiri' series of Hebe have been bred, selected and named by Jack Hobbs of Auckland Regional Botanic Gardens.
Habit: Compact
Leaves: Evergreen, Green
Mature Size 7-10 yrs (HxW): 50cm x 80cm
Hebe Wiri Mist
Current Stock Height: 20/25 cm ?
Container: 2.5l ?
$19.99
Hebe Wiri Mist
Expected Stock Height: 10/15 cm ?
New stock expected Middle of May, 2025. Waitlist now. Estimated price $22.99. Payment on order.
aka Rice Flower or NZ Daphne
A NZ Native, mat forming ground cover with tiny, white starry, fragrant summer flowers and attractive blue foliage. Great in rockeries or for mass plantings to cover banks and retaining walls. Grows in full sun and part shade, coastal hardy and happy in dry soils.
Habit: Groundcover
Leaves: Evergreen, Blue
Mature Size (HxW): cm x cm
Pimelea Blue Peter
Current Stock Height: 5/10 cm ?
Container: 1.5l ?
$14.99
Stock of this item is very low.
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