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aka Fringe Flower

A beautiful foliage shrub that has deep burgundy leaves and new red growth, looks good all year round. In spring shaggy bright pink/red fringe flowers start to appear and decorate the somewhat pendulous branches. Grow in the sun or part shade. Evergreen.

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aka Rata

Metrosiderous Kawa Copper is a recently released variety that is a cross with the northern rata. As well as deep red flowers it also boasts attractively coppery coloured new foliage making it a possible new hedging variety as well as a stunning small garden specimen tree. Evergreen.

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aka Pohutukawa

Smaller growing upright tree with dark green leaves and deep scarlet flowers from early summer. Ideal for coastal situations in full sun and well drained soil. Drought and wind tolerant. Can be grown as a tree or screening plant. Bred in Taranaki. Evergreen

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aka Tree daisy

The most floriferous of the olearias. In spring this shrub is smothered in large clusters of white daisy-like flowers. Known as 'Tree daisy' this is an evergreen NZ native shrub. It is medium growing and bushy with narrow, pointed, thin leathery dark green leaves. Flowers borne in large panicles.

Thrives well in windy conditions. Great for hedging, very clippable, or use in boarder or shrub garden.

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Protea A robust new hybrid with exceptionally deep red bracts in bud. A rather slow growing bush, very attractive when in full flower. Prefers an open sunny situation in an acidic free draining soil. Excellent specimen for floral deign. Evergreen

Prune back mid-late spring to enhance following years flowering.

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A large shrub with attractive grey-green foliage and beautiful flowers of pastel, peachy pink. The tips are fluffy pink. Good to be used as a specimen in the garden and its flowers are very sort after by florists to use in bouquets. Easy to grow in free draining soils. Evergreen.

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Pritea A cultivar that is a little bit different. Growing as a ground cover it can be used to hang over retaining walls, down banks or over the sides of a container. With bright, scarlet red flower, they can be picked as a cut flower. Hardy in free draining soils. Evergreen.

Plant in full sun for best results.

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An attractive hybrid Protea. Flowering from Autumn to Spring the red flowers are loved by florist when there is not much colour around. Very free flowering and fast to produce. Prune well after flowering and suited to well drained soil in full sun.

Provide one deep watering per week during long periods of dryness.

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Protea A relatively slow growing shrub that`s upright in habit with creamy white saucer like flowers in Winter. A lovely blue-green foliage has crimson new growth that will fade out to normal colourings. An excellent plant for the garden and will tolerate coastal conditions. Hardy. Evergreen.

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A spectacular new Protea hybrid. Rather slow growing plant with large red flowers that develop at times throughout the year, with its peak flowering time in Spring. Prune to shape after flowering has finished. Evergreen

Performs best in full sun in an open sunny position in a well drained acidic soi.