Natives
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.
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.
Dodonaea viscosa (PLUG grown)
Akeake - green Ht 3-6m
Small Tree / NZ native / Evergreen / Resistant to salt spray / Tolerates exposed sites / Tolerates dry sites / Attractive to birds / Attractive berries fruits or cone / Erosion control / Shelter / Container Grown
Broadly spreading, evergreen. Tough shelter shrub for exposed and coastal conditions but is too frost tender for inland South Island areas. Wood is hard and black, streaked with white.
Dodonaea viscosa purpurea (PLUG grown)
Akeake - purple Ht 3-6m
Small Tree / NZ native / Evergreen / Resistant to salt spray / Tolerates exposed sites / Tolerates dry sites / Attractive to birds / Attractive berries fruits or cone / Erosion control / Shelter / Container Grown
Broadly spreading, evergreen. Purple to bronze foliage with red winged fruits in Jan/Feb. Tough shelter shrub for exposed and coastal conditions. Too frost tender for inland South Island areas.
Griselinia littoralis (OG grown)
Kapuka or Broadleaf Ht 5-15m
Shrub / NZ native / Evergreen / Resistant to salt spray / Tolerates exposed sites / Tolerates shade / Attractive to birds / Erosion control / Shelter / Hedging / Cold hardy (H4) (-10 to -5C)
Broadly spreading, evergreen. Common throughout NZ. Long lived. Tolerates salt laden winds. A good screening plant with its glossy green leaves. Palatable to stock and possums. Cold hardy form from the Lewis Pass. Spacing for hedge 40-50cm
Griselinia littoralis (POT grown)
Kapuka or Broadleaf Ht 5-15m
Shrub / NZ native / Evergreen / Resistant to salt spray / Tolerates exposed sites / Tolerates shade / Attractive to birds / Erosion control / Shelter / Container Grown / Hedging / Cold hardy (H4) (-10 to -5C)
Broadly spreading, evergreen. Common throughout NZ. Long lived. Tolerates salt laden winds. A good screening plant with its glossy green leaves. Palatable to stock and possums. Cold hardy form from the Lewis Pass. Spacing for hedge 40-50cm
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.
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.
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.