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.
Aristotelia serrata (PLUG grown)
Makomako or NZ wineberry Ht 3-8m
Shrub / NZ native / Edible fruits and seeds / Container Grown
Erect vigorous initial growth,then spreading, deciduous with panicles of small rose coloured flowers in spring. Red or black small edible fruits in summer. A pioneer species following bush clearance.
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.
Clianthus puniceus (PLUG grown)
Kaka beak Ht 1-2m
Shrub / NZ native / Evergreen / Attractive flowers or catkins / Attractive to birds / Container Grown
Endangered leguminous North Island shrub with bright red pendulous flowers. Needs a well drained sunny site away from heavy frost. Nectar for Tui and Bellbirds, Watch for slugs, snail and insect damage.
Clianthus puniceus alba (PLUG grown)
White kakabeak Ht 1-2m
Shrub / NZ native / Evergreen / Attractive flowers or catkins / Attractive to birds / Container Grown
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.
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.
Coprosma propinqua (PLUG grown)
Mingi mingi Ht 1-6m
Shrub / NZ native / Evergreen / Tolerates shade / Attractive to birds / Attractive berries fruits or cone / Cold hardy (H4) (-10 to -5C)
Common bushy straight stemmed native shrub with wide angled branches, bearing clustered pairs of variably shaped small dark green leaves. Fruit pale blue eaten by birds.
Coprosma robusta (PLUG grown)
Karamu Ht 6m
Small Tree / Shrub / NZ native / Evergreen / Attractive to birds / Container Grown / Cold hardy (H4) (-10 to -5C)
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.
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.
Corokia x virgata 'Geenty's Green' (POT grown)
Corokia 'Geenty's Green' Ht 2-3m
Shrub / NZ native / Evergreen / Resistant to salt spray / Tolerates exposed sites / Tolerates dry sites / Attractive flowers or catkins / Attractive to birds / Container Grown / Hedging / Cold hardy (H4) (-10 to -5C)
Bred by Mike Geenty, this clone has bright lime green leaves and is evergreen. Masses of tiny yellow flowers then orange berries for the birds, Upright growth, clips well as a hedge.Withstands coastal exposure and dry. For a low hedge of between 50cm – 1m we recommend you plant them 30cm – 50cm apart. For a hedge of between 1m – 2m we recommend planting them 50cm – 1m apart.