Sophora molloyi (POT grown)
Kowhai - Cook Strait Ht 1-3m
Bushy sprawling evergreen with dark green leaves and yellow flowers scattered through the canopy. Tolerates extreme exposure on dry rock coastal cliffs. Stephens Is. is a typical habitat. Suitable for the small garden.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Shrub
- NZ native
- Evergreen
- Resistant to salt spray
- Tolerates exposed sites
- Tolerates dry sites
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Attractive to birds
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Attracts bees
- Erosion control
- Container Grown
Sophora howinsula (POT grown)
Lord Howe Is. kowhai (syn.'Gnome') Ht 3-4m
Evergreen, with upright vase shaped slightly arching branches. Larger leaves and much larger flowers. Hardy, slower than most kowhai. Suitable for a small garden. Known by the name 'Gnome'.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Shrub
- NZ native
- Evergreen
- Tolerates dry sites
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Attractive to birds
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Attracts bees
- Container Grown
Melicytus improcerus (PLUG grown)
Marble mountain mahoe Ht 1.2m
Compact growth habit from the marble rocks of NW Nelson between 800-1500m altitude. Possible alternative to box hedging, reponding to mechanical trimming. Palatable to browing animals. Description NZ Journal of Botany, Vol56 2018 Issue 1. 3 new species, this one rare and threatened.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Shrub
- NZ native
- Evergreen
- Tolerates exposed sites
- Tolerates dry sites
- Container Grown
- Hedging
- Tolerates limestone soils
Brachyglottis compacta POT grown
Castlepoint daisy Ht 1m
Bushy grey-green stout branched compact shrub. Leaves leathery 2-4cm long, dark green, white beneath, margins upcurved, wavy. Flowers daisy-like furry with yellow radiating petals in single or small clusters Jan & Feb.
Naturally uncommon. Growing on limestone cliffs around Castlepoint, Wairarapa. Withstands strong, drying and salt laden winds, an attractive shrub.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Shrub
- NZ native
- Evergreen
- Tolerates exposed sites
- Tolerates dry sites
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Attracts bees
- Container Grown
- Tolerates limestone soils
Podocarpus totara 'Mt Cook' (POT grown)
Mt Cook Totara Ht 2-3m
The Mount Cook Totara is a splendid form of the much loved native. With a wonderful tight and conical habit, its great for either formal plantings or hedging.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Small Tree
- Shrub
- NZ native
- Evergreen
- Christmas Trees
- Container Grown
- Hedging
Coprosma robusta (PLUG grown)
Karamu Ht 6m
Large vigorous native shrub or small tree great for establishment. Red berries that mature in autumn. Typically found in lowland and coastal sites throughout both North and South Islands.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Small Tree
- Shrub
- NZ native
- Evergreen
- Attractive to birds
- Container Grown
Myoporum laetum (POT grown)
Ngaio Ht 5-7m
Excellent dense fast-growing shelter and revegetation tree, suitable for a wide variety of positions, including exposed coastal sites. Trims well. Avoided by rabbits, however poisonous to stock. Attractive to bees and wood pigeons. Evergreen. Avoid heavy frosts.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Shrub
- NZ native
- Evergreen
- Tolerates exposed sites
- Attracts bees
- Container Grown
Muehlenbeckia astonii (POT grown)
Shrubby tororaro or wirebrush Ht 1-2m
A coastal divaricating shrub with a wiry interlacing habit. Small, bright-green heart-shaped leaves. This plant is extremely hardy, tolerates dry conditions and wind. Popular landscaping plant. Makes an attractive topiary or hedge. Good for cut foliage. Attracts insects and lizards. Deciduous. Extremely hardy.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Shrub
- NZ native
- Deciduous
- Tolerates exposed sites
- Tolerates dry sites
- Container Grown
Loropetalum chinense var rubrum (POT grown)
Chinese fringe flower Ht 1m
Low shrub with layered branches of bronze-red leaves and pink strap-like petalled flowers. Best in fertile, slightly acid soil in full sun for deepest foliage colour. Hardy to -15C degrees of frost.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Shrub
- Evergreen
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Attracts bees
- Container Grown
Clianthus puniceus alba (POT grown)
White kakabeak Ht 1-2m
Endangered leguminous North Island shrub with white pendulous flowers. Needs a well drained sunny site away from heavy frost. Nectar for Tui and Bellbirds, Watch for slugs, snail and insect damage.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Shrub
- NZ native
- Evergreen
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Attractive to birds
- Container Grown
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