Natives
Arthropodium cirratum (PLUG grown)
Renga Renga / Rock Lilly Ht 1m
Medium tree / Grass - Strap like leaves / NZ native / Evergreen / Resistant to salt spray / Tolerates wet sites / Container Grown
A native perrenial, the Rega Renga is a favoured native landscape plant for covering ground under trees. Tolerating full sun to full shade it works superbly to add foliage and flowers in areas most shrubs won't thrive. White star-shaped flowers arrive in early summer that stand out over lush green leaves. Can be frosted back in cold areas. We need to dispatch in Autumn. Will grow to 1m by 1m.
Astelia chathamica (PLUG grown)
Wharawhara or Astelia - Chatham Island Ht 50-150cm
Grass - Strap like leaves / NZ native / Evergreen / Resistant to salt spray / Tolerates wet sites / Tolerates exposed sites / Attractive flowers or catkins / Attractive to birds / Attractive berries fruits or cone / Container Grown / Cold hardy (H4) (-10 to -5C)
NZ native. Robust, erect, broad silvery leaves drooping at the tip. Orange fruits in the centre of the clump. Occurs on wet peaty soils, but will grow in drier conditions.
Astelia grandis (PLUG grown)
Swamp Astelia Ht 1m
Grass - Strap like leaves / NZ native / Evergreen / Tolerates wet sites / Tolerates shade / Attractive to birds / Attractive berries fruits or cone / Container Grown
The Swamp Astelia are very tough flax-like plants that thrive in wet-bog like conditions,very shade tolerant they provide great ground cover under fellow native trees. They love heavy soils and provide a good snack for fruit eating birds. Ht 1m
Austroderia richardii (PLUG grown)
Toetoe - South Island Ht 1.5-2m
Grass - Strap like leaves / NZ native / Evergreen / Resistant to salt spray / Tolerates wet sites / Tolerates exposed sites / Attractive flowers or catkins / Attractive berries fruits or cone / Erosion control / Shelter / Container Grown / Cold hardy (H4) (-10 to -5C)
Height of grass blades 1m. Flower heads 2m. Large evergreen grass with attractive creamy-white plumed flower heads in November / December. Pioneer alongside rivers and erosion scars.
Carex secta (PLUG grown)
Purei or swamp sedge Ht 1m
Grass - Strap like leaves / NZ native / Evergreen / Tolerates wet sites / Tolerates exposed sites / Container Grown / Cold hardy (H4) (-10 to -5C)
Large tussock often forming thick trunks to 1m. Requires moist soil conditions. Often seen on lake, pond or stream edges. Attractive yellow-green or golden hue.
Chionochloa conspicua (PLUG grown)
Plumed tussock grass Ht 1m+
Grass - Strap like leaves / NZ native / Evergreen / Tolerates wet sites / Tolerates exposed sites / Attractive flowers or catkins / Attractive berries fruits or cone / Erosion control / Container Grown / Cold hardy (H4) (-10 to -5C)
Broadly spreading when in flower. The rather open tall flower heads, seen in sunlight, against a dark green background of bush, are beautiful.
Coprosma grandifolia (PLUG grown)
Large leaved coprosma, kanono Ht 6m
Shrub / NZ native / Evergreen / Tolerates wet sites / Tolerates shade / Attractive to birds / Attractive berries fruits or cone / Erosion control / Container Grown
Large evergreen shrub with pairs of large, thin, wavy, yellow-green leaves mottled with dark green or purple. Flowering in autumn, green and white, followed by stalked orange and red fruits Common understorey of moist forest from the coast to 1000m . North & South Island, south to Lake Ianthe in the west and Marlborough Sounds in the east.
Cordyline australis (PLUG grown)
Ti Kouka or Cabbage Tree
Small Tree / Grass - Strap like leaves / NZ native / Evergreen / Resistant to salt spray / Tolerates wet sites / Tolerates exposed sites / Attractive autumn colours - yellow / Attractive flowers or catkins / Attractive to birds / Attractive berries fruits or cone / Attracts bees / Erosion control / Shelter / Container Grown / Cold hardy (H4) (-10 to -5C)
Single stem initially, then branched with strap-like leaves, evergreen. Tolerates a wide range of sites, including coastal and swampy sites. Our selection is from a cold inland Canterbury site.
Dacrycarpus dacrydioides (PLUG grown)
Kahikatea Ht 30-40m
Large tree / NZ native / Evergreen / Resistant to salt spray / Tolerates wet sites / Attractive to birds / Attractive berries fruits or cone / Edible fruits and seeds / Timber / Container Grown / Cold hardy (H4) (-10 to -5C)
NZ white pine. Narrowly conical for many years, evergreen. Will tolerate very wet sites and grows in drier sites with good grass control. Tolerates shade but does best with blue sky above. Shade the trunk with shrubs to prevent sun scorch.
Dacrycarpus dacrydioides 1/1 & 2/0 (OG grown)
Kahikatea (2 yrs old) Ht 30-40m
Large tree / NZ native / Evergreen / Tolerates wet sites / Tolerates shade / Attractive to birds / Attractive berries fruits or cone / Edible fruits and seeds / Timber / Shelter / Cold hardy (H4) (-10 to -5C)
NZ white pine. Narrowly conical for many years, evergreen. Will tolerate very wet sites and grow in drier sites with good grass control. Tolerates shade but does best with blue sky above. Shade the trunk with shrubs to prevent sun scorch. Long lived. 2 years old.
Juncus pallidus (PLUG grown)
Giant rush Ht 1-2m
Grass - Strap like leaves / NZ native / Evergreen / Tolerates wet sites / Tolerates exposed sites / Erosion control / Container Grown / Cold hardy (H4) (-10 to -5C)
NZ native. A robust erect rush forming dense clumps. No leaves, flowering stems 1-2m tall with continuous pith inside. Needs moist soil and will grow in wet sites.
Leptospermum scoparium (PLUG grown)
Manuka Ht 3-4m
Small Tree / NZ native / Evergreen / Tolerates wet sites / Tolerates exposed sites / Tolerates dry sites / Attractive flowers or catkins / Attracts bees / Firewood / Erosion control / Shelter / Container Grown / Cold hardy (H4) (-10 to -5C)
Narrowly conical when young, evergreen. White flowers in profusion from Dec. worked by bees. Tolerates exposed, wet and infertile sites. Useful nurse shrub for native revegetation projects.