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aka Dwarf Heavenly Bamboo

An interesting foliage plant that forms a small compact rounded bush. The leaves which are often crinkled are lime green changing to shades of purple, crimson and orange through winter. Grows with very little fuss and is very tolerant. Looks best group planted in a sunny spot. Evergreen.

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aka Flax

Native Little 'Jack Spratt' will not get fat as it is a delightful dwarf flax with narrow upright bronze-red leaves. Looks particularly good group planted. Tough and hardy and quite well groomed. Plant in sun or part shade. Evergreen.

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aka Lemonwood

Native. A very popular tree which is fast growing and frequently used for hedging, shelter and as a singular specimen tree The leaves, have a lemon scent when crushed. Cream yellow flowers. Hardy to just about everything including attacks by oppossums. Evergreen.

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aka Kohuhu

Native. Fabulous foliage shrub with neat oval leaves of lime-yellow and green that look good all year round. Great for lighting up a dull corner of the garden or using as a background plant for white or cream planting schemes. Easy to grow, tolerant of clipping, sun or part shade. Evergreen.

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aka Kohuhu

Native. A particularly nice form of Pittosporum with fresh green glossy foliage that always looks good. Perfect plant for screens and hedging as it responds well to clipping. Happiest in sun or part shade and likes well drained fertile soil, is tolerant of less than ideal conditions. Hardy and evergreen.

Pittosporums bloom in spring with inconspicuous dark purple-brown flowers that will only come to your attention when you notice their strong fragrance on the evening air.

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aka Kohuhu

NZ Native with a compact round growth - leaves are silvery-green. Can be used as a low hedging plant clips well into a tidy form. As a clipped topiary plant this little Pittosporum is suitable for a feature plant or a container specimen. Extremely hardy, will tolerate coastal conditions. Evergreen

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aka Kohuhu

NZ Native. This shrub is very well named - the tiny rounded leaves are a pale silvery green and certainly do seem to shimmer in the light. Forms a very nice background plant or can be used for hedging and topiary as it loves a regular hair-cut. Easy to grow in a sunny well drained spot. Evergreen.

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aka Kohuhu

Native. Compact rounded shrub. Small bright green leaves and striking black stems. Dark maroon coloured flowers appear in spring. Great for hedging. Frost and wind hardy. Plant in full sun to part shade in well drained soil. Evergreen

Native. Compact rounded shrub. Small bright green leaves and striking black stems. Dark maroon coloured flowers appear in spring. Great for hedging. Frost and wind hardy. Plant in full sun to part shade in well drained soil.

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aka Kohuhu

Native. A very attractive form of our NZ Pittosporum that forms a neat, evergreen tree ideal for screening or hedging. Glossy, wavy leaves of mid grey-green on stems that have a bluish hue. Easy and quick growing, trims well. Evergreen.

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aka Totara

Native. A very attractive form of our native Totara with blue-grey needles of foliage and attractive bark. Good as a specimen in the landscape or can be trimmed to form a dense hedge. Worthy of planting and very hardy and easy to grow. Evergreen