Assorted Natives
PAGE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 ALL aka Veronica Native. A pretty free flowering little shrub with dainty evergreen foliage and myriads of little white blooms with a hint of lavender in the centre that will delight from spring to summer. Plant in a sunny spot with humus rich soil that doesn't completely dry out. Protect from harsh frost. Evergreen.
Parahebe Snowcaps Expected Stock Height: 5/10 cm ? Currently sold out. Add to your waitlist to be advised when next in stock. Parahebe Snowcaps Expected Stock Height: 10/15 cm ? Currently sold out. Add to your waitlist to be advised when next in stock. aka Flax Native. A neat and tidy little flax with fresh green upright foliage. Looks good planted in groups or can look quite striking in the right container. Hardy and easy to grow in sun or part shade. Yellow flower heads in spring-summer. Evergreen.
Phormium Green Dwarf Current Stock Height: 10/30 cm ? $16.99 aka Rice Flower or NZ Daphne A NZ Native, mat forming ground cover with tiny, white starry, fragrant summer flowers and attractive blue foliage. Great in rockeries or for mass plantings to cover banks and retaining walls. Grows in full sun and part shade, coastal hardy and happy in dry soils.
Pimelea Blue Peter Expected Stock Height: 5/10 cm ? Currently sold out. Add to your waitlist to be advised when next in stock. Pimelea Blue Peter Expected Stock Height: 5/10 cm ? Currently sold out. Add to your waitlist to be advised when next in stock. aka New Zealand Daphne Native. New Zealand Daphne. A delightful little plant that loves to scramble over rocks or drape over walls and banks. The dainty foliage is a soft blue/green colour and the small white flowers appear in summer. The flowers are followed by small clear white berries. Likes the sun, good drainage and protection from harsh frost. Evergreen.
Pimelea Prostrata Current Stock Height: 3/5 cm ? Container: 2.4l ? $24.99 aka Ribbonwood Ribbonwood. A native tree that is worth consideration for any planting scheme. When young the interlacing branches are covered in small dainty leaves. The leaves and whole tree become more graceful upon maturity. Quite easy to grow and remarkably wind tolerant. Deciduous.
Plagianthus Regius Current Stock Height: 60/70 cm ? Container: 0.5l ? $9.99 aka South African Totara This is a very special tree that hails from South Africa and is in the same family as our much loved Totara. The dark evergreen foliage is quite unique in appearance and has an attractive drooping, curving habit. Very tolerant and easy to grow but matures slowly. Very handsome specimen tree.
Podocarpus Henkelii Expected Stock Height: 130/150 cm ? Currently sold out. Add to your waitlist to be advised when next in stock. aka Totara 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 Podocarpus T Matapouri Blue Expected Stock Height: 180/200 cm ? Currently sold out. Add to your waitlist to be advised when next in stock. aka Mountain Totara Native. A trouble free, easy care shrub that will grow almost anywhere. The drooping, arching branches have rigid, leathery foliage in shades of yellow-green. The tips of the branches will often root where they touch the ground therefore spreading on and stabilizing difficult sites. Evergreen.
Podocarpus Nivalis Expected Stock Height: 25/35 cm ? New stock expected Middle of May, 2024. Waitlist now. Estimated price TBA. Payment on order.
aka Totara Whilst this evergreen native tree will eventually reach 30m it won't happen in your life time as it is very slow growing. A highly valued native with a special place in Maori history. Dense, bronze green, stiff narrow leaves adorn a handsome pyramidal tree. Estimated height after 10 years.
Podocarpus Totara Current Stock Height: 90/110 cm ? Container: 4l ? $34.99 aka Golden Totara Native. A handsome specimen tree for sun or part shade. The stiff narrow leaves are a beautiful golden shade and complement the reddish brown bark. Slow growing, hardy and tolerant of all conditions except wet 'feet'. Height given is 10 year estimate. Evergreen.
Podocarpus Totara Aurea Current Stock Height: 150/180 cm ? Container: Hessian ? $129.99
Habit: Spreading
Mature Size (HxW): 25cm x 50cm
Habit: Clump Forming
Mature Size (HxW): 0.75m x 0.6m
Habit: Groundcover
Mature Size (HxW): cm x cm
Habit: Spreading
Mature Size (HxW): 15cm x 100cm
Habit: Upright
Mature Size 7-10 yrs (HxW): 5m x 4m
Mature Size 7-10 yrs (HxW): 7m x 4m
Mature Size 7-10 yrs (HxW): 6m x 4m
Mature Size 7-10 yrs (HxW): 50cm x 100cm
Mature Size 7-10 yrs (HxW): 6m x 4m
Totara were a valuable timer source in early NZ. Maori also used large specimens to craft their war canoes. The peeling bark was used for roofing material and for fashioning food baskets.
Mature Size 7-10 yrs (HxW): 6m x 4m
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