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aka Ake Ake

Native. Ake Ake. A no fuss evergreen foliage shrub that can be used for hedging or background planting. The slightly wavy leaves are shaded purple and bronze and will have better colour if not over-fed or pampered. Will grow just about anywhere except full shade. Evergreen.

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aka Duranta

Geisha Girl originating from Japan, has a deep blue flower with wavy petals edged in white, beautifully complimented by a white center and a delicate perfume. Flowers are produced on the graceful weeping branches. Leaves are soft and shiny. Flowers appear throughout spring, summer and autumn.

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aka Yellow Daphne or Paper Bush

Yellow Daphne. A special and unique plant from China that adds winter interest to the garden. Tightly clustered buds on stout stems open to reveal fragrant tubular flowers shaded bright yellow around August. Handsome grey green foliage follows. Plant in well drained acid soil in a sheltered spot.

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aka Silverberry

A hardy fast growing dense, upright shrub with large glossy, green leaves. Highly scented white flowers in autumn/early winter followed by orange-red edible fruit. Great for hedging in sun or shade. Wind, cold

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Erica bauera white is a hardy, adaptable, long lived shrub that looks stunning planted in groups. Flowers from spring till autumn with masses of waxy white tubular flowers displayed in clusters near the ends of it's branches. Likes acid soil. Evergreen.

Prune to maintain size and shape and to increase flower production.

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aka Erica or Heath

Clusters of stunning tubular deep red flowers in winter and Spring. A compact rounded shrub suitable for full sun and most well drained soils. Frost hardy and drought tolerant.

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Knobby Heath. An attractive, compact, little shrub with clusters of bell shaped rich pink flowers from autumn through to spring. Green needle like foliage. Prefers a sunny spot in the garden and well drained acid soil. Avoid Lime. Trim after flowering to maintain shape. Evergreen.

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An erect, free flowering shrub that gets smothered with masses of mauve flowers in late Winter -Spring. Makes an excellent cut flower. Plant in an open sunny position in free draining, acidic soil. Prune well after flowering to enhance flowering for the following year. Evergreen.

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aka Erica or Heath

A very showy little shrub with bright cerise bell shaped blooms that brighten up the garden from winter through to spring. A vigorous grower with needles of dark green foliage. Loves the sun and well drained acid soil. Avoid Lime. Trim after flowering. Evergreen.

Named after Kurt Kramer of Germany not Seinfield's friend!

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Erica melanthera is a compact, bushy, shrub with bright green, small, needle-like leaves and purple/pink flowers that inundate the plant in autumn and winter. Prefers a sunny spot in the garden and well drained acid soil. Avoid Lime. Trim after flowering to maintain shape. Evergreen.

When all else is dormant, the Ericas come out to dazzle us.

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Heath. An attractive small rounded shrub which smothers itself in velvety white bells in Spring. Suitable as a picked flower. Does well in moist, well drained sandy soils in an open sunny position. Low maintenance and will also look lovely in a pot. Evergreen.

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aka Erica or Heath

A beautiful Erica with masses of pink bell flowers borne on long stems in Winter. Makes an excellent cut flower for flower arrangements even as a foliage plant. Prefers a slightly acidic soil and well drained.

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aka Mountain Heath

A tough and hardy little shrub with needles of green foliage. In winter through to spring delightful little white flowers do their best to smother the foliage. Low spreading habit. Trim after flowering. Plant in a sunny well drained spot, preferably in acid soil. Avoid Lime. Evergreen.

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An attractive Erica with an erect growth habit and fine light green leaves. Pretty clusters of clear pink tubular flowers in winter and spring. Prefers an open sunny situation in a light well drained soil. Prune long stems back by half after flowering.

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aka Erica or Heath

An evergreen shrub with masses of small bell-shaped mauve/pink coloured flowers in spring. Green needle like foliage. Plant in a sunny spot in the garden in well drained soil. Prefers a slightly acid soil.

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A small, compact, free flowering shrub with golden foliage bearing a profusion of dainty pink buds that open to pure white star shaped flowers throughout most of the year. Suitable to most positions as long as free draining. Tolerant of hot dry conditions. Makes a good container plant. Evergreen.

Plant have rich green foliage that is fragrant.

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aka Wax Flower or Eriostemon

Produces masses of deep pink buds which open to pale pink flowers through the summer. An excellent cut flower widely used by florists. A hardy small shrub from Australia. Evergreen. (AKA Eriostemon)

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aka Escallonia

A hardy, tolerant and easy to grow evergreen shrub that is perfect for hedging or background planting. Glossy green foliage all year round and tubular apple blossom pink flowers from spring to late summer. Responds well to a good haircut. Bees love the flowers.

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aka Escallonia

One of the best plants available to light up a shady area. New foliage is soft lime green and gradually turns to more golden tones. The flowers are a rosy pink and appear in summer. Happiest with protection from the afternoon sun. Trims well. Evergreen.

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aka Escallonia

A compact dwarf Escallonia with vibrant glossy leaves and brilliant pink bell-shaped flowers from late Spring to late Summer. Fast growing, it will develop into a showy hedge, clips well. Good as a potted specimen. Prefers full sun to part shade, well drained soil. Good coastal plant, frost tolerant. Evergreen

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aka Escallonia

A hardy, tolerant and easy to grow evergreen shrub that is perfect for hedging or background planting. Glossy green foliage all year round and tubular rosy red flowers from spring to late summer. Clips well so can also be used for topiary.

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A hardy shrub that is compact, low maintenance with glossy dark green foliage. Cherry red flowers appear fron Spring through Summer. Great for individual planting, hedging or clipped into a formal shape. Bees love the flowers. Evergreen.

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Escallonia Snowbud is hardy evergreen shrub, suitable for planting as single plants or as a hedge. It produces clusters of pure white flowers complementing the foliage throughout spring and summer. The shrub will grow to a height of 2.5m. Keep trimmed for best results. Evergreen

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aka Escallonia White

A cool plant suitable as a garden shrub or a good choice for a medium sized hedge. Attractive green leaves and small white flowers. Easily grown in a sunny spot with average soil condition

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aka Spindle Bush

Are you looking for a nice low bright green hedge plant that is easy to grow and clips and shapes well? If so then little "Emerald Gem" is the plant for you. The foliage remains small, dainty and glossy. Tolerant of just about any soil or planting position.

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aka Eutaxia Obovata

This plant with its masses of yellow-orage red flowers in Spring will tolerate most soils conditions, coastal conditions, drought and frost. Prefers an open sunny position and will require a light trim after flowering. This plant has a low water requirement once established. Prefers full sun to light shade.

Known as the egg and bacon bush and from the flowers you can see why. Fertilise with a long term, slow release fertiliser in spring.

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aka Japanese Aralia

A handsome shrub with large, lustrous, leaves that are lobed and can be up to 30cm across. Panicles of cream flowers in autumn followed by black berries. Quite hardy but happiest in semi-shade - especially in the NZ summer. Stunning container plant. Likes humus rich soil. Evergreen.

If you decide to grow your Fatsia in a container add a little compost or organic matter to the potting mix.

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aka Golden Bells

Light up the garden with the bright yellow flowers of this striking Forsythia. The flowers appear in early spring before the leaves. Excellent flowers for picking. Easy to grow in a sunny position. Prune after flowering. Deciduous.

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aka Golden Bells

Light up the garden with the bright yellow flowers of this striking Forsythia. The flowers appear in early spring before the leaves. Excellent flowers for picking. Easy to grow in a sunny position. Prune after flowering. Deciduous.

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Candy Bells is a dainty miniature fuchsia that smothers itself in small pinkish red flowers from late spring to late autumn. It performs best in a warm spot that is shaded from the midday sun. Protect from frost. Enjoys free draining humus rich soil. Suitable for container growing. Deciduous.

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Gorgeous clusters of long, tubular flowers, bright salmon-orange with pink-orange interiors, dangle from the tips of arching branches that are colorfully arrayed in green-and-cream variegated leaves with glowing rosy veins and undersides. Deciduous

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aka Fuchsia

A native with sweet perfect fuchsia flowers followed by the most amazing large red berries. Variegated pale green leaves, each with an irregular white margin, on trailing stems. A ground cover plant that is best suited to a moist and semi shade to shaded position. Easily grown. Deciduous.

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aka Silk Tassel Bush

A rare attractive and distinctive shrub. Leathery rounded grey-green leaves. Beautiful very long silver green catkins hang from the branch tips throughout the winter. Frost hardy and easily grown. Tolerates a coastal site. Evergreen.

As a point of interest there are separate Male and Female Garrya plants but the Male is usually grown because it as the longer catkins. An exception to the rule that says 'size doesn't matter.'

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This bright little shrub will add 'sunshine yellow' to your garden in late winter when not much else is in bloom. A fast grower with bright green evergreen foliage that clips well. The pea shaped yellow flowers appear from late winter to early spring. Happy in a well drained sunny spot.

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This bright little standard shrub will add 'sunshine yellow' to your garden in late winter when not much else is in bloom. A fast grower with bright green evergreen foliage that clips well. The pea shaped yellow flowers appear from late winter to early spring. Happy in a well drained sunny spot.

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Hakea laurina is another species from Western Australia, there are various hybrids in cultivation. The wild species is an upright or sprawling shrub/small tree up to 6m. The flower heads are globe shaped, red in colour with bright white styles. Flowers in autumn and early winter.

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aka Sun Rose

This easy to grow shrub has small grey-green leaves and a broad habit. The flowers which appear in spring-summer are bright yellow with an attractive red marking in the centre. Happy in a warm, sunny, spot with good drainage, good coastal plant. Trim after flowering to keep tidy. Evergreen.

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aka Witch Hazel

An interesting neat, upright, shrub that produces fragrant red blooms in late winter. The flowers are characterized by their shaggy spider like form. Plant in sun or part shade in rich soil that does not dry out in summer. Deciduous.

aka Guinea Flower

A beautiful shrub with small glossy green leaves and bright yellow flowers with fluffy yellow stamens. Its flowers nearly all your round in the warm sun. Great for coastal planting and doesn`t mind salt spray. Can be used as a ground cover, border, in pots and hanging baskets, rockeries etc.

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aka Spreading Guinea Flower

Spreading Guinea Flower. A prostrate and spreading groundcover shrub with yellow flowers in autumn and spring. Grows best in full sun and well drained soil. Ideal for coastal gardens. Perennial.

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aka Australian frangipani

A handsome dwarf Australian frangipani which forms a low bushy mound. Highly fragrant yellow to gold flowers in late spring early summer. Makes a beautiful fragrant hedge, or wonderful in mass planting.

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A small rounded shrub with delicate pink and white flowers that grow up the stems in winter and spring and are often used for cut flowers. Very bird and bee attracting. Adaptable to sandy loam, gravelly loam, clay loam and sandy clay. Evergreen

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Hypocalymma cordifolia ‘Golden Veil’ is a small shrubby member of the myrtle (eucalypt) family with white and green foliage tipped with new pink growth. The brightly coloured foliage is excellent in a medium sized container as well as in well drained spots in the garden. Evergreen.

NEW TO US. A small graceful shrub with cute white flowers that smother themselves up the stems in late Winter. Suitable as a picked flower in floral dispalys, vases. Prune after flowering. Prefers light, well drained soil.

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An interesting little shrub that hails from China and will remind you of Wisteria when in full flower. The foliage is made up of glossy green leaflets, spikes of pretty pink flowers appear in summer. Quite easy to grow in sun or part shade and well drained soil. Deciduous.

In colder climates this sub-shrub may die right back to the ground in winter but it will re-shoot from the base again in spring.

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An erect shrub from the Proteaceae family with narrow leaves that produces yellow drumstick like flowers in Spring. Hardy and suited to a range of well drained soils and conditions. Can be grown coastal, woodlands, open forest and sandstone soils. Evergreen.

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aka Beauty Bush

The common name for this plant is 'Beauty Bush' and the botanical 'amabilis' means lovely so you know that this is just a beautiful flowering shrub. Bell shaped pink blooms drape the arching branches from late spring to early summer. Flaky bark that peels off in winter. Delightful and deciduous.

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aka Kanuka

Fast growing evergreen shrub or small erect tree. Bright green leaves which release volatile oils when crushed. Similar to Manuka but leaves are soft and flowers and seeds are smaller than Manuka. Attractive branching pattern and profuse flowering in summer.

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A perfect textural plant for gardens. Lovely compact, fresh green weeping foliage with a rounded form. Low maintenance shrub tolerant of dry conditions. Plant en-masse for textural contrast, makes an effective ground cover and looks gorgeous in colourful pots. Trim to shape annually.

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aka Trailing Lantana

Lantana Montevidensis is a nice groundcover. The blooms are lilac pink to purple with yellow centers, appear in masses from spring to autumn. Purple Trailing Lantana’s foliage will change to a red to purple color in the colder months. The foliage is very aromatic.

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aka Lions Ear

Leonotis is a fantastic small shrub. It is tough as nails, tolerating high temperatures and drought conditions. Once established, it requires very little watering or care at all. The white variety of Leonotis is unusual and will be a talking point in a garden. Semi-evergreen.

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aka Lions Ear

Semi-evergreen shrubby perennial that hails from South Africa. The tall straight stems of aromatic foliage are topped off in summer and autumn with whorls of bright orange, furry, tubular flowers. Very striking. Plant in the sun in well drained rich soil for best results. Protect from frost. Semi-evergreen.

Leonotis or as it is commonly known 'Lion's Ear' will tolerate dry periods once it is established. Can be grown in coastal conditions. Cut back stems quite hard after flowering.

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aka Fettebush

Red to bronze winter colouring with pendant racemes of white flowers. These are very easy to grow and will grow in most conditions from full sun to heavy shade and well drained to moist soil, but not waterlogged. It is also tolerant of more extreme conditions eg strong winds. Evergreen.

It will benefit from an occasional acid feed.

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aka Curly Leaf Ligustrum

A designer's delight. The unique, undulating dark green leaves of this evergreen shrub are thick and leathery and add architectural interest to any planting scheme. Use as a feature plant in the garden or a special container. Hardy, compact and easy care. Evergreen.

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aka Box Honeysuckle

Bushy evergreen shrub with tiny oval deep green leaves. Small creamy white fragrant flowers in summer. Often used as a faster growing Box substitute. Ideal for topiary work and very effective for hedging. Fast growing and hardy.

If you want to quickly establish a nice compact low hedge then this is the plant for you. Lonicera needs a little more clipping than Box but it is very easy to maintain. When used for hedging or topiary then the flowers and fruit will be non existent.