Name
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Description
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Astelia banks (coastal astelia)
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Large, tufted, clump-forming native plant with narrow, silver-green leaves. Pale green flowers bloom in spring, followed by purple-black berries in autumn.
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Astelia nervosa (mountain astelia)
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Long silver-green leaves that bronze with the cold. Small spikes of yellowish flowers, then orange berries.
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Astelia hastatum (perching lily) – a nest epiphyte or air plant
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Grows in the crook of tree branches.
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Carex secta
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Tussock forming grass which grows up to 1.5 x 0.8 m. Suitable for ground cover and adaptable in many soil types and climate regions.
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Cordyline australis (cabbage tree)
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Grows 12 to 20 metres high, with long narrow leaves that may be up to a metre long. Scented flowers in early summer, then bluish-white berries that birds love to eat.
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| Geranium traversii |
A great garden plant and one of New Zealand's largest geraniums. A low-growing perennial with soft silvery foliage, and pretty flowers. |
| Griselinia lucida (puka/ akapuka /shining broadleaf) |
An evergreen fast-growing shrub with large oval glossy green leaves. Ideal background shrub or grow it as a hedge. |
| Helichrysum selago |
Perfect for a sunny rock garden, containers, or alpine house. Low growing masses of green and white stems. Yellowish flower |
| Metrosideros fulgens (climbing rātā or scarlet rātā vine) |
Climber or shrub with oval shaped, dark green glossy leaves and bright red flowers which resemble the Pohutukawa flower. |
| Metrosideros perforate (white Rata Vine) |
Climber or shrub with oval shaped, dark green glossy leaves and masses of white flowers from white buds. |
| Pachystegia insignis (Marlborough daisy) |
A spreading shrub with large leathery leaves that are olive green with furry undersides. Stunning large, white, daisy-like flowers.
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Pseudopanax lessonii (houpara) |
Shrub which grows up to 4-6m tall and has attractive leathery leaves. Green flowers are followed by dark purple, fleshy fruits.
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| Xeronema callistemon (Poor Knights lily) |
Flax like foliage with magnificent bottlebrush like brilliant red flowers in late spring or early summer. |
