Purpurea
Alena inermis ‘purpurea’. A native, clumping groundcover with beautiful purple foliage. Great in rockeries and other well drained sites. Flowers are delicate and cream coloured. Sun: full Shelter: exposed.Water: free-draining soil. Pot size: 1.5 litre Price: $5.00
Banksia Integrifolia
Banksia integrifolia. A shrub reaching 10 metres tall. Flowers are green/yellow and appear from May to July. Tough and tolerant of saline soils. Sun: Full. Shelter: exposed. Water: salt tolerant. Pot size: 1.5 litre Price.
Callistemon Viminalis
Callistemon viminalis ‘Little John’. Evergreen shrub with bright red flowers year-round. Great source of nectar for birds. Sun: full to light shade Shelter. Water: regular watering preferred but is drought hardy. Likes well drained soils. H 90 cm W 150 cm Pot size
Callistemon Citrinus
Callistemon citrinus ‘Red cluster’ Flowers in spring and autumn that attract birds and bees. Flowers in spring and autumn. Sun: prefer full sun but tolerates partial shade. Water: regular watering preferred but is drought hardy. H: 4m W 3m. Pot size: 1.5 litre.
Camellia ’Early Pearly’
Camellia ’Early Pearly’. Vigorous, upright shrub with deep green foliage. Great for hedges. Flowers autumn to winter, producing small (4cm) formal, double, white with a shade of pink. Prefers full sun Water: free draining Size: H 2m W Pot size: 1.5m
Camellia ‘Nicky Crisp’
Slow compact growth that can used as a hedge. Large semi-double pale pink flowers.
H2 x W 1m
NZ Hair Sedge
Carex Testacea. An attractive sedge with rich-green and brick-orange foliage. Best colour in full sun. Evergreen. Hardy to drought, coastal conditions and cold.
Height 0.6m Width 0.6m.
Karamu
Coprosma Robusta. Hardy native shrub, suits full sun to part shade, tolerates damp soils. Bird attracting, produces masses of orange berries. Grows up to 6m in height. Useful for landscaping as hedging or as a specimen tree.
Ficus Tuffi
Description to come
Dwarf Mountain Flax
Phormium Cookianum Emerald Green. A compact, upright flax with narrow emerald-green leaves forming a small bushy clump. Much smaller than P. cookianum, so better for use in a home garden. Ideal for border group plantings or in containers. Grows well in most well-drained positions. Evergreen. Hardy. Grows to 0.8m high x 0.8 m wide.
Red Robin
Photinia Red Robin. A fast-growing hedging plant. It has deep green leaves most of the year except for the new growth which is a vibrant red. Photinia is used to create a hedge in a hurry, mature plants can grow 1 metre per year and a newly planted hedge will grow to 1.5 metres within 2 years. Grows to 3m wide x 4.5m high. Full sun to part shade. Well drained soil.
Karo
Pittosporum Crassifolium. A small, densely-foliaged bush or small tree. Excellent on the coast. Responds well to trimming. Excellent for growing under tall deciduous trees. Dark-red flowers and grey/green leaves. Nectar from November-December. Fruit/seeds from February-June. Evergreen. Frost-tender when young. Grows to 5 m high x 3 m wide. Full sun to partial shade.
Tarata, Lemonwood
Pittosporum Eugenoides. Quick-growing shelter, revegetation or hedging tree. Highly scented flowers. Long, light-green glossy leaves. Makes one of the most attractive hedges. Attractive to bees. Evergreen. Frost-tender when young. Grows up to 12m high to 3 m wide.
Pittosporum Wrinkle Blue
Pittosporum Wrinkle Blue. A cultivar of P. tenuifolium with a small, silver-green wrinkled leaf. Quick growing and densely-foliaged, it makes an excellent upright hedging option. Best in well-drained soils. Evergreen. Hardy and tolerates the cold. Grows to 4m high to 2 m wide.
Black Matipo
Pittosporum Tennuifolium. Pittosporum tenufolium is a small tree or compact shrub. Extremely adaptable and quick-growing. It has almost black bark, dark red, fragrant flowers and leaves that vary in size and colour and looks great as a hedge. Can be trimmed and maintained at any height. Grows up to 10m.
Cordyline Australis
A native, clumping groundcover with beautiful purple foliage. great in rockeries and other well drained sites. Flowers are delicate and cream coloured. Sun: full Shelter: exposed. Water: free-draining soil. Pot size: 1.5 litre Price: $5.00.
Banksia Integrifolia
A shrub reaching 10 metres tall. Flowers are green/yellow and appear from May to July. Tough and tolerant of saline soils. Sun: Full. Shelter: exposed. Water: salt tolerant. Pot size: 1.5 litre Price.
Callistemon Viminalis
Callistemon viminalis ‘Little John’. Evergreen shrub with bright red flowers year-round. Great source of nectar for birds. Sun: full to light shade. Shelter. Water: regular watering preferred but is drought hardy. Likes well drained soils.. H 90 cm W 150 cm Pot size.