All Species
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.
Amelanchier x grandiflora
Hybrid serviceberry Ht 4-6m
Shrub / Deciduous / Attractive autumn colours - yellow / Attractive flowers or catkins / Attractive to birds / Attracts bees / Cold hardy (H4) (-10 to -5C)
N.E.America. Erect, bushy, deciduous. A natural hybrid between A. arborea & A. laevis with larger white flowers from pink buds in spring, Sweet berries turn purple and are eaten by birds. Yellow and red autumn colours. Seedlings from 'Autumn Brilliance'.
Aronia melanocarpa (PLUG grown)
Chokeberry - black Ht 0.5-1m
Shrub / Deciduous / Tolerates dry sites / Tolerates shade / Attractive autumn colours - red / Attractive flowers or catkins / Attractive to birds / Attractive berries fruits or cone / Attracts bees / Edible fruits and seeds / Container Grown / Cold hardy (H4) (-10 to -5C)
Eastern USA. Broadly spreading, deciduous. Will sucker. Clusters of small white flowers with black berries in Jan/Feb. Attractive to birds. Suitable for low cover and stabilising. Fruit has high anti-oxidant properties.
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
Chamaecytisus palmensis (PLUG grown)
Tree lucerne (Tagasaste) Ht 6m
Shrub / Deciduous / Tolerates dry sites / Attractive flowers or catkins / Attractive to birds / Attracts bees / Erosion control / Container Grown
A wide spreading, tall, deciduous shrub. Vigorous growth, leaves & white flowers in spring, eaten by native pigeons. Foliage can be cut for grazing stock in droughts. fixes nitrogen. Can be killed by severe frosts. Topped.
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 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.