Natives
Alectryon excelsus (PLUG grown)
Titoki Ht 5-15m
Shrub / NZ native / Evergreen / Resistant to salt spray / Attractive flowers or catkins / Attractive to birds / Attracts bees / Container Grown
Broadly spreading evergreen in lowland forest needing a mild climate. Shiny compound dark green leaves, woody capsules split to reveal bright red fruits and black seeds. Attractive to bees, butterflies and birds. Medicinal tree used by Maori. 5-20cm available in Spring as a growing on line.
Brachyglottis compacta (POT grown)
Castlepoint daisy Ht 1m
Shrub / NZ native / Evergreen / Tolerates exposed sites / Tolerates dry sites / Attractive flowers or catkins / Attracts bees / Container Grown / Tolerates limestone soils
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.
Carmichaelia australis (PLUG grown)
Makaka or Common native broom Ht 1-2m
Shrub / NZ native / Evergreen / Tolerates exposed sites / Tolerates dry sites / Attracts bees / Container Grown / Cold hardy (H4) (-10 to -5C)
A narrow stemmed leafless native broom from a dry rocky ridge, east of Wakefield. Purple flushed flowers and the thin green branches weep.
Carmichaelia stevensonii (PLUG grown)
Makaka or Marlborough weeping broom Ht 3-8m
Shrub / Evergreen / Tolerates dry sites / Attractive flowers or catkins / Attracts bees / Container Grown / Cold hardy (H4) (-10 to -5C)
Eastern Marlborough high on Seaward Kaikoura Range. Tall shrub with upright branches, topped by a canopy of weeping grey leafless branchlets. In December large hanging clusters of 10mm mauve flowers. Fixes nitrogen.
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.
Cordyline banksii (PLUG grown)
Ti Ngahere or Forest cabbage tree Ht 3-4m
Shrub / Grass - Strap like leaves / NZ native / Evergreen / Tolerates shade / Attractive flowers or catkins / Attractive to birds / Attractive berries fruits or cone / Attracts bees / Container Grown
Endemic to NZ in milder higher rainfall areas. Usually single stemmed with narrow arching leaves to 2m long. Large open panicle of scented white flowers, followed by blueish-white round fruits.
Elaeocarpus hookerianus (PLUG grown)
Pokaka Ht 12-15m
Medium tree / NZ native / Evergreen / Attractive flowers or catkins / Attractive to birds / Attracts bees / Container Grown
Evergreen trees in higher altitude forests. Juvenile foliage persists many years, changing to different adult form. Small pendant white flowers followed by dark purplish shiny fruits eaten by birds.
Fuchsia excorticata (PLUG grown)
Kotukutku or Tree fuchsia Ht 4-10m
NZ native / Deciduous / Attractive to birds / Attracts bees / Container Grown
One of NZ native truly deciduous trees, losing its leaves in winter in all but the warmest areas. Attractive small flowers appear betwwen August and December. They change from greenish-yellow to purple-red. The flowers are rich in nectar and are visited by honey eating birds, especially tui, bellbirds and silvereyes. The dark purple berries, known as konini by Maori are edible and tast like tamarillos. Possums love tree fuchsia and have eaten it out of many locations. Best planted under trees in damp forest and can grow to 12m and form a trunk over 1 m in this environment.
Hoheria populnea (PLUG grown)
Houhere or Lacebark Ht 6-10m
Shrub / NZ native / Evergreen / Tolerates shade / Attractive flowers or catkins / Attracts bees / Container Grown
Broadly spreading crown with large bunches of white flowers in autumn. Attractive to many insects including monarch butterfly. Coastal and lowland forest in mild areas.
Hoheria sexstylosa (PLUG grown)
Houhere or Long-leaved Lacebark Ht 5-8m
Small Tree / NZ native / Deciduous / 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)
Broadly conical, evergreen. Sweetly scented abundant white flowers in March. Good screening tree.
Kunzea ericoides (PLUG grown)
Kanuka Ht 10-15m
Small Tree / NZ native / Evergreen / Tolerates exposed sites / Tolerates dry sites / Attractive flowers or catkins / Attractive to birds / Attracts bees / Firewood / Erosion control / Shelter / Container Grown / Cold hardy (H4) (-10 to -5C)
Narrowly conical when young, evergreen. Masses of very small white flowers Dec/Jan, worked by bees. Tolerates exposed, cold and low fertility sites. Useful nurse tree for native revegetation projects.
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.