Perennials - Just Arrived
In designing with plants, it is the perennials that ensure that there is constant change, and that there is always an element of surprise or interest in the garden.
Getting to know the dormant and flowering periods of the plants is essential to achieving the right balance in the design, so that as one perennial goes to sleep, another awakens.
Perennials, perhaps more than any other group of plants, are available in a huge range of colours, forms, textures and fragrances in both foliage and flower. There are perennials suitable for almost every area of the garden: from full sun to full shade, in large gardens or small beds and to suit every mood or style. Popular perennial plants include Penstemon, Gaura, Canna, Dahlias, Salvias, Lupins, Columbines, Lilies, Delphiniums and Hellebores - oh! the list is endless.
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A perennial plant (Latin per, "through", annum, "year") is a plant that lives for more than two years, unlike an Annual which grows, sets seed, gayly disperses it and then dies - all in a single season. Perennial plants are divided into two large groups: those that are woody and those that are herbaceous. They can be short-lived (only a few years) or they can be long-lived, and can vary in size from only a few millimeters to over 10 meters tall. They include a wide assortment of plant groups from Ferns to the highly diverse flowering plants like Orchids and Ornamental Grasses.
Perennials typically grow structures that allow them to adapt to living from one year to the next. These structures include bulbs, tubers, woody crowns, rhizomes plus others. They might have specialized stems or crowns that allow them to survive periods of dormancy over cold or dry seasons during the year. Many perennials have adapted to survive under extreme environmental conditions: some can survive hot dry conditions, or cold temperatures. These plants tend to invest a lot of resource into their adaptations and often do not flower and set seed until after a few years of growth.
Many perennials produce relatively large seeds, which can have an advantage as they produce larger seedlings after germination that can better compete with other plants or more quickly develop leaves, ensuring their survival.
In warmer climates, perennials grow continuously. In seasonal climates, their growth is limited to the growing season. For example, in temperate regions a perennial plant may grow and bloom during the warm part of the year, with the foliage dying back in the winter. These plants are deciduous perennials. Regrowth is from existing stem tissue. In some species, perennials retain their foliage all year round; these are evergreen perennials. Come in and take a look around. We've always got something pretty, perky and persuasive in the perennial line.
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A lovely perennial plant that can be used as a ground cover. Equally happy in a hanging basket or pot. Lavender flowers will simply smother the little green leaves giving a beautiful display. Lightly trim after flowering. Likes the sun. good drainage and protection from frost. Evergreen.
Habit: Perennial Medium
Leaves: Evergreen, Green
Mature Size (HxW): 10cm x 30cm
Bacopa Double Lavender
Current Stock Height: 10/15 cm ?
Container: 1.5l ?
$18.99
Scopia are the worlds first Bacopa with double pink flowers. These perennials are long flowering and useful for pots, hanging baskets or garden borders. This selection has extra large double pink
flowers. Best in a full sun position. Perennial
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Habit: Perennial Medium
Leaves: Evergreen, Green
Mature Size (HxW): 10cm x 30cm
Bacopa Double Pink
Current Stock Height: 10/15 cm ?
Container: 1.5l ?
$18.99
Scopia are the worlds first Bacopa with double white
flowers. These perennials are long flowering and useful for pots, hanging baskets or garden borders. This selection has extra large double white flowers. Best in a full sun position.
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Habit: Perennial Medium
Leaves: Evergreen, Green
Mature Size (HxW): 10cm x 30cm
Bacopa Double White
Expected Stock Height: 15/20 cm ?
New stock expected Middle of October, 2026. Waitlist now. Estimated price $18.99. Payment on order.
A superb, compact perennial that will produce beautiful golden yellow flowers from Spring through to Autumn. They are quick and easy to grow lighting up any border, hanging basket or a pot on the deck. Extremely drought tolerant. Likes full sun.
Prune after flowering to encourage more flowers
Habit: Perennial Medium
Leaves: Semi-Evergreen, Green
Mature Size (HxW): 30cm x 40cm
Bidens Golden Empire
Expected Stock Height: 0/5 cm ?
This plant is in high demand and supply is limited this year. Add to your Waitlist for updates on next available stock.
A superb, compact perennial that will produce beautiful burnt red flowers with yellow stamens from Spring through to Autumn. They are quick and easy to grow lighting up any border, hanging basket or a pot on the deck. Extremely drought tolerant. Likes full sun.
Trim back after flowering to encourage more flowers.
Habit: Perennial Short
Leaves: Semi-Evergreen, Green
Mature Size (HxW): 30cm x 40cm
Bidens Volcano
Current Stock Height: 5/10 cm ?
Container: 1.5l ?
$19.99
Almost eternally flowering, Brachyscome Brasco Candy is a stunning easy to grow addition to any garden with bright candy pink flowers almost year round. Fast growing reaching 30cm quickly it makes a great border plant or plant in groups for effect. Prefers full sun and good drainage. Perfect for pots. Trim back in late winter to allow new growth to retain bushy habit.
Habit: Perennial Medium
Leaves: Deciduous, Green
Mature Size (HxW): 30cm x 40cm
Brachyscome Brasco Candy
Current Stock Height: 5/10 cm ?
Container: 1.5l ?
$18.99
Almost eternally flowering, Brachyscome Brasco Purple is a stunning easy to grow addition to any garden with rich purple flowers almost year round. Fast growing reaching 30cm quickly it makes a great border plant or plant in groups for effect. Prefers full sun and good drainage. Perfect for pots. Trim back in late winter to allow new growth to retain bushy habit.
Habit: Perennial Medium
Leaves: Deciduous, Green
Mature Size (HxW): 30cm x 40cm
Brachyscome Brasco Purple
Current Stock Height: 5/10 cm ?
Container: 1.5l ?
$18.99
Almost eternally flowering, Brachyscome Brasco Violet is a stunning easy to grow addition to any garden with rich violet flowers almost year round. Fast growing reaching 30cm quickly it makes a great border plant or plant in groups for effect. Prefers full sun and good drainage. Perfect for pots. Trim back in late winter to allow new growth to retain bushy habit.
Habit: Perennial Medium
Leaves: Deciduous, Green
Mature Size (HxW): 30cm x 40cm
Brachyscome Brasco Violet
Current Stock Height: 5/10 cm ?
Container: 1.5l ?
$18.99
aka Yoyo
'Snow in Summer' AKA Yoyo is so named as the tiny silver grey leaves are smothered in star-shaped white flowers throughout the summer. A sweet little perennial which is perfect to cascade over walls and hot dry banks. Quite vigorous and hardy. Evergreen.
Habit: Perennial Medium
Leaves: Evergreen, Light
Mature Size (HxW): Spreading
Cerastium Snow in Summer
Current Stock Height: 0/5 cm ?
Container: 1l ?
$14.99
aka Marguerite Daisy
The blooms are fully double, burgundy and daisy-like. Flowers appear from spring and have a long flowering season - almost year round in frost free climates. This easy-to-grow plant prefers full sun and moderately fertile garden soil with good drainage. Perennial
Flowering subsides in very hot weather, deadheading will promote continual flowering.
Habit: Perennial Medium
Leaves: Deciduous, Green
Mature Size (HxW): 50cm x 50cm
Daisy Angelic Burgundy
Current Stock Height: 15/20 cm ?
Container: 2.5l ?
$21.99
These beauties are exceptionally vigorous with tolerance to extreme weather conditions and disease. Easy to grow in the perennial border, rock garden, landscaping or in a pot, abundant bloomers with larger single pink, anemone-like flowers. Easy care and hardy. Perennial.
Habit: Perennial Medium
Leaves: Evergreen, Green
Mature Size (HxW): 50cm x 50cm
Daisy Angelic Giant Pink
Current Stock Height: 15/20 cm ?
Container: 2.5l ?
$21.99
These little beauties are exceptionally vigorous with excellent tolerance to extreme weather conditions and disease. Easy to grow in a perennial border or in a pot, they are abundant flowerers with single, double or anemone like flowers. These little beauties come from Israel and will please most plant lovers with their colour, easy care and many uses.Evergreen. Perennial.
Habit: Perennial Medium
Leaves: Evergreen, Green
Mature Size (HxW): 50cm x 50cm
Daisy Angelic Maize
Current Stock Height: 10/20 cm ?
Container: 2.5l ?
$21.99
These little beauties are exceptionally vigorous with excellent tolerance to extreme weather conditions and disease. Easy to grow and easy care. Grow as a perennial border, in a pot or in the garden. Abundant single white flowers with a prominent yellow centre appear from spring onward. Perennial.
Habit: Perennial Medium
Leaves: Evergreen, Green
Mature Size (HxW): 50cm x 50cm
Daisy Angelic Mars
Current Stock Height: 15/20 cm ?
Container: 2.5l ?
$21.99
Angelic White Chic Marguerite Daisy has masses of beautiful white flowers with yellow eyes at the ends of the stems. They flower from early summer to early fall, and are most effective when planted in groupings. Excellent as cut flowers. Attractive ferny greyish-green leaves. Perennial. Evergreen.
Habit: Perennial Medium
Leaves: Evergreen, Green
Mature Size (HxW): 50cm x 50cm
Daisy Angelic White Chic
Current Stock Height: 15/20 cm ?
Container: 2.5l ?
$21.99
Daisy Buttermint has a single yellow classic daisy flower. It has a long flowering season from spring and through to autumn, and almost year round in frost free climates. Easy care, easy-to-grow in a sunny, fertile garden soil with good drainage. Cut back spent flowers to encourage new ones. Perennial
Habit: Perennial Medium
Leaves: Deciduous, Green
Mature Size (HxW): 50cm x 50cm
Daisy Buttermint
Current Stock Height: 15/20 cm ?
Container: 2.5l ?
$21.99
Excellent silver-leaved plant for use in hanging baskets, as a groundcover or in a mixed pot. A vigorous cascading grower that performs best in a full sun position being very drought and heat tolerant; recovering quickly if wilting occurs. Expect a long season with this beauty.
Leaves: Evergreen, Grey Green
Mature Size (HxW): 5cm x 120cm
Dichondra Silver Falls
Current Stock Height: 0/5 cm ?
Container: 1l ?
$14.99
Dichondra Silver Falls
Expected Stock Height: 0/5 cm ?
New stock expected Spring, 2026. Waitlist now. Estimated price $12.99. Payment on order.
Dichondra Silver Falls
Expected Stock Height: 0/5 cm ?
New stock expected Middle of October, 2026. Waitlist now. Estimated price $24.99. Payment on order.
aka Bush Daisy
Flowers most of the year with extended flowering during the winter months. Once established this gorgeous yellow daisy is very hardy and thrives well in windy gardens with poor soil. Can be planted as a flowering hedge or just as a shrub to give some color in a mixed border. Evergreen.
Habit: Perennial Medium
Leaves: Evergreen, Green
Mature Size (HxW): 100cm x 100cm
Euryops Little Sunray
Current Stock Height: 15/20 cm ?
Container: 2.5;l ?
$21.99
aka Kingfisher Daisy
Kingfisher daisy. Another winner from our South African friends, this superb true-blue daisy is more compact and free-flowering than older varieties. Yellow centres and blue petals make this a spirited addition to containers or beds. Heat tolerant and sun loving. Perennial
Habit: Perennial Short
Leaves: Evergreen, Green
Mature Size (HxW): 40cm x 45cm
Felicia Felicity Blue
Current Stock Height: 5/10 cm ?
Container: 1.5l ?
$18.99
aka Kingfisher Daisy
Kingfisher daisy. Another winner from our South African friends, this superb white daisy is more compact and free-flowering than older varieties. Yellow centres and white petals make this a spirited addition to containers or beds. Heat tolerant and sun loving. Perennial
Habit: Perennial Short
Leaves: Evergreen, Green
Mature Size (HxW): 40cm x 45cm
Felicia Felicity White
Expected Stock Height: 5/10 cm ?
New stock expected Middle of October, 2026. Waitlist now. Estimated price $18.99. Payment on order.
aka Zonal Geranium
Featuring stunning deep mahogany foliage topped with contrasting bright pink blooms, Geranium Chocolate Pink is a plant to feature in your garden. These versatile plants are easy to grow in pots and enjoy full sun with good drainage. Perfect in pots or planters.
The world famous PAC range of Pelargonium have been bred for improved disease resistance, bigger blooms and a longer flowering period
Habit: Perennial Short
Leaves: Deciduous, Dark
Mature Size (HxW): 50cm x 50cm
Geranium Chocolate Pink
Current Stock Height: 15/20 cm ?
Container: 1.5l ?
$19.99
Stock of this item is very low.
aka Blue Oat Grass
Blue Oat Grass. Highly desirable perennial 'grass' that has arching, blue-grey, needles of foliage that form a robust clump. Panicles of cream 'oat' like flowers appear in summer. Hardy and easy to grow as long as your soil is well drained. Looks great as an edging or mass planted. Evergreen.
Though this is generally a neat and tidy 'grass' it can be sheared back to encourage new growth if it starts to look a bit scruffy. This is usually done in late winter - just before spring.
Habit: Clump
Leaves: Evergreen, Blue
Mature Size (HxW): 60cm x 60cm
Helictotrichon Sempervirens
Current Stock Height: 20/25 cm ?
Container: 10.5cm ?
$9.99
aka Spanish Shawl
A prostrate ground hugging perennial with a dense mat of green leaves that in summer becomes smothered by bright cerise pink flowers. Quite a show off really and easy to grow in a sunny well drained spot. Needs protection from frost. Evergreen.
Habit: Groundcover
Leaves: Evergreen, Green
Mature Size (HxW): 5cm x Spreading
Heterocentron Elegans
Current Stock Height: 0/5 cm ?
Container: 1l ?
$14.99
Heterocentron Elegans
New stock expected Spring, 2026. Waitlist now. Estimated price $22.99. Payment on order.
aka Spanish Lavender
Lavandula. A unique Spanish variety of Lavender found growing in NZ. The light green-grey foliage has an aromatic Lemon scent, this is topped off with large yellow-green flower heads that appear in spring. Loves a hot sunny well drained position. Trim after flowering. Evergreen. PVR.
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Habit: Perennial Medium
Leaves: Evergreen, Green
Mature Size (HxW): 1m x 0.6m
Lavender Lemon Leigh
Current Stock Height: 15/20 cm ?
Container: 1.5l ?
$24.99
aka Spanish Lavender
Lavandula. Bred in Nelson this striking Lavender has an interesting colour combination of deep purple and soft lemon. The grey-green foliage is aromatic and in spring-summer the purple flower heads appear topped off with large 'wings' of pale lemon yellow. Loves the sun and good drainage. Evergreen.
Lightly trim after flowering and side dress with a little lime annually for best results.
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Habit: Perennial Medium
Leaves: Evergreen, Green
Mature Size (HxW): 70cm x 70cm
Lavender Pat Leigh
Current Stock Height: 15/20 cm ?
Container: 1.5l ?
$24.99
aka Fern Leaf Lavender
Lavandula. Fern Leaf Lavender. Originating in Australia this is a slightly different lavender with fine deeply divided grey leaves. The flowers appear for long periods and are coloured and intense violet blue. Likes the sun and protection from frost. Just a bit different. Evergreen.
Habit: Perennial Medium
Leaves: Evergreen, Light
Mature Size (HxW): 80cm x 100cm
Lavender Sidonie
Current Stock Height: 15/20 cm ?
Container: 2l ?
$21.99
aka Panakenake, Lobelia
Native. Dainty deep green leaves that quickly form a low mat of tight foliage. In spring and summer myriads of starry shaped white flowers dance above the foliage, followed by fleshy red berries. Plant in sun or part shade in well drained soil that does not completely dry out in summer. Evergreen.
Habit: Groundcover
Leaves: Evergreen, Green
Mature Size (HxW): 5cm x 200cm
Pratia Angulata
Current Stock Height: 0/5 ?
Container: 12cm ?
$14.99
aka Pratia
Native. A dainty ground-cover with fleshy green leaves and a myriad of white, star shaped blooms with a sweet honey fragrance. Flowers appear from spring to autumn and are followed by little berries. Plant in sun or shade in well drained soil that does not completely dry out in summer. Evergreen.
Habit: Groundcover
Leaves: Evergreen, Green
Mature Size (HxW): 15cm x 100cm
Pratia Macrodon Starlight
Current Stock Height: 0/5 cm ?
Container: 12cm ?
$14.99
A useful and very pretty little ground-cover with fresh green dainty foliage and even daintier star shaped flowers of pale blue. These appear from spring through to summer and are followed by small berries. Can be grown in sun or part shade in open soil that does not completely dry out. Evergreen.
Habit: Perennial Medium
Leaves: Evergreen, Green
Mature Size (HxW): 5cm cm x 200cm
Pratia Puberula
Current Stock Height: 0/5 cm ?
Container: 12cm ?
$14.99
aka Rosemary
A popular, semi prostrate rosemary with upright curving branches with deep violet blue flowers borne on dark green foliage throughout the summer. Prefers a full sun position that has good drainage. Can be used for culinary purposes and attracts bees to the garden. Evergreen.
Habit: Shrub
Leaves: Evergreen, Green
Mature Size (HxW): 60cm x 80cm
Rosmarinus Blue Lagoon
Current Stock Height: 15/25 cm ?
Container: 2.5l ?
$26.99
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