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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 Pineapple Guava

Medium to large sized fruit, oval in shape. Attractive smooth, light green skin. Strong aromatic flavour with good sugar-acid balance. Medium vigor tree, moderately compact and easy to manage. Evergreen.

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aka Pineapple Guava

Feijoa Gemini has smooth skinned, dark green oval fruit with a highly flavoured flesh. The flesh is a little gritty but overall is smooth and juicy. Matures quite early towards the end of March. Will crop better with a companion but is self fertile. Plant in a sunny well drained spot. Evergreen.

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aka Kingfisher Daisy

Kingfisher daisy. Another winner from our South African friends, this superb true-blue daisy is more compact and free-flowering than older varieties. Yellow centres and blue petals make this a spirited addition to containers or beds. Heat tolerant and sun loving. Perennial

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aka Kingfisher Daisy

Kingfisher daisy. Another winner from our South African friends, this superb white daisy is more compact and free-flowering than older varieties. Yellow centres and white petals make this a spirited addition to containers or beds. Heat tolerant and sun loving. Perennial

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aka Kingfisher Daisy

Pretty lavender blue flowers with yellow centres on a compact and neat plant with fresh green leaves. This new form is tighter and makes a great addition to pots, planters and gardens with its display of many flowers over the season

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aka Flower Carpet Rose

Modern Shrub. Another top rose in the Flower Carpet series. Mini Cherry has masses of small cherry red fragrant flowers. Long flowering period and strong disease resistant foliage. Very pretty and perfect for group plantings or use as a specimen to highlight a pot or container. PVR

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aka Fuchsia

A New Zealand native fuchsia that has the sweetest small but perfect fuchsia flowers followed by the most amazing large red berries. A groundcover plant that is best suited to a moist and semi shade to shaded position. Easily grown.

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A gorgeous compact, free flowering perennial that is hardy and easy to grow. With it pretty pink flowers on tall stems from Spring right through and into Autumn. Likes the sun, good drainage and fairly light soil. Cut back after flowering.

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A gorgeous compact, free flowering perennial that is hardy and easy to grow. With it large deep pink flowers on tall stems from Spring right through and into Autumn. Needs a free-draining warm sunny spot in the garden. Cut back after flowering. Perennial

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A gorgeous compact, free flowering perennial that is hardy and easy to grow. The leaves are variegated adding a fresh touch of yellow and green with the pretty pink flowers on tall stems from Spring right through and into Autumn. Plant in well-draining soil in a sunny position. Perennial

A gorgeous compact, free flowering perennial that is hardy and easy to grow. With it pretty white flowers on tall stems from Spring right through and into Autumn.

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aka African Daisy

Large semi double flowers in shades of lemon, white and maroon make this perennial daisy a winner. The flowers appear from spring through autumn. Happiest in warm sunny position and tolerant of drought, coastal conditions and light frost. (PVR 2120). Evergreen perennial.

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aka Gazania hybrid

Large semi double flowers in shades of lemon and pale yellow make this perennial daisy a winner. The flowers appear from spring through autumn. Happiest in warm sunny position and tolerant of drought, coastal conditions and light frost. Evergreen perennial.

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aka African Daisy

This really is a beautiful Gazania with large double flowers in soft tones of amber, honey and terracotta offset with silver-green foliage. Loves a hot well drained position, happy at the beach but best protected from harsh frost. Evergreen Perennial.

This is one of my favourite plants to combine with terracotta. 'Sunset Jane' will appreciate regular dead-heading and will eventually form quite a large clump.

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aka African Daisy

What a beautiful Gazania this is with fresh green foliage and stems of velvet red daisy flowers that appear for months through summer to autumn. Give it lots of sun and good drainage and dead head to encourage more blooms. Lovely mass planted. Protect from harsh frost. Evergreen perennial.

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aka African Daisy

Wow! Make your garden explode with the huge dazzling flowers of this striking Gazania. Fiery red petals with bright yellow edges and a deeper yellow centre. Loves the heat and well drained soil, happy at the beach but protect from harsh frost. Evergreen Perennial.

Dead head regularly to keep tidy and show off the new flowers. Will eventually form a large clump.

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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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aka Transvaal Daisy

The 'Garvinea' Gerbera range has been bred for compact habit, abundant of magenta flowers and tolerance to winter cold. Perfect for the summer garden or fabulous in containers the magenta daisy flowers are borne on strong stems perfect for picking. Perennial.

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aka Transvaal Daisy

The 'Garvinea' Gerbera range has been bred for compact habit, abundant of yellow flowers that get a red ring on the inside and tolerance to winter cold. Perfect for the summer garden or fabulous in containers the magenta daisy flowers are borne on strong stems perfect for picking. Perennial.

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aka Transvaal Daisy

The 'Garvinea' Gerbera range has been bred for compact habit, abundant flowering and tolerance to winter cold. Perfect for the summer garden or fabulous in containers the lavender daisy flowers are borne on strong stems perfect for picking. Perennial.

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aka Transvaal Daisy

The 'Garvinea' Gerbera range has been bred for compact habit, abundant flowering and tolerance to winter cold. Perfect for the summer garden or fabulous in containers, the drop dead gorgeous pink daisy flowers are borne on strong stems perfect for picking. Perennial.

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aka Japanese Ginger

This deciduous herbaceous perennial is a native to Japan/ China. Only its edible flower buds and flavourful shoots are used in cooking. Frost tolerant down to -16 . Can add a tropical look for the woodland garden or in shaded corners of the garden. Looks quite at home amongst hostas and ferns. Perennial

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aka Grapefuit

Citrus. N.Z.'s most popular Grapefruit, 'Golden Special' has large juicy mostly seedless fruit that ripen July - November. Yummy for breakfast fruit, juicing or making delicious Marmalade. Grow in a sheltered position with fertile well drained soil. Water well during hot dry periods. Evergreen.

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aka Kapuka

Native. A selected form of the ever popular Griselinia. Gorgeous, broad, glossy green foliage with attractive wavy margins. Ideal background shrub but at its best when used as a hedge. Tolerant of just about any planting conditions including coastal. Very tidy and well groomed. Evergreen.

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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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This hebe was developed by a Waikato Nursery as part of the Regal Series of Hebes and named for the Duchess of Cambridge. New leaf shoots are burgundy red in colour, maturing to deep olive green. Masses of purple flowers develop through summer. Trim back after flowering to keep tidy. PVR eligible.

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Bred in the Waikato as part of the Regal series. Hebe Charlotte is a recent member of the Regal family with glossy green foliage topped with pretty pink flowers through the summer months. Trim back after flowering to keep tidy. A hardy NZ native. PVR eligible.

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'Sutherlandii' is a neat, compact, rounded, evergreen shrub. It has grey-green, oval leaves and in late spring to early summer, is covered with spikes of small white flowers.

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This Hebe is probably more desirable for the attractive foliage rather than the flowers. Gray leaves, margined with red form a neat little cushion. The red edge is more showy in cold weather. For those of you interested in the flowers these open to white from pink buds. Evergreen

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Regal series is bred in the Waikato. Louis is a low growing variety, white flowering, easy to grow and will be a real charmer! The glossy green foliage stays clean and compact all year round. A hardy New Zealand native plant. Trim back after flowering to keep tidy. Evergreen

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aka Canary Island Ivy

Ivy. Fast growing evergreen, vigorous and self-clinging. A very useful plant when quick coverage of unsightly areas is needed, use as groundcover, over walls, buildings, tree stumps, or as an indoors plant. Glossy, broad, fresh green foliage, responds well to a trim. Tolerates just about anything.

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aka Strawflower

This NZ native hybrid has beautiful silver foliage on lax stems that root where they touch the ground i.e. it is an excellent ground-cover. In spring-summer papery cream flowers sit above the foliage. This plant is cold tolerant but must have open soil and good drainage to do well. Evergreen.

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aka Alum Root Coral Bells

Beautiful deep purple-bronze ruffled foliage with a soft silver sheen quickly forms an attractive clump. Dainty stems of cream flowers in spring rise above the foliage. Plant in morning sun or part shade in soil that does not completely dry out in summer. Perennial.

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aka Coral bells

A simply fabulous foliage plant with undulating leaves in shades of amber, peach and bronze. The little bell flowers appear on stiff stems in summer but really its all about the foliage. Happiest in morning sun in soil that does not dry out completely in summer. Evergreen.

Heucheras look best planted in groups and can be used as an edging or for mass planting under trees. 'Marmalade' has been bred to tolerate sun but really does best with dappled light or morning sun in NZ.

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aka Alum Root Coral Bells

A very striking perennial with deep maroon foliage that deepens to almost black. Stems of dainty cream flowers in spring-summer. Forms a nice neat clump. Prefers morning sun or part shade and soil that does not completely dry out in summer. A lovely contrast foliage plant. Perennial. PVR.

I've got this top performing Heuchera planted under a weeping Copper Beech. Looks fabulous and apart from a bit of a leaf tidy every now and then the clumps require very little attention.

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Silver leaves with striking deep mauve veining. The habit is a good robust mound, and again it appears to be a tough and reliable performer. This one could well deserve a prominent place in your shade garden. Best with some shade and good soil that does not dry out too much. Evergreen. Perennial.

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aka Long leaved lacebark

Native. Hoheria sexstylosa is an evergreen tree or shrub with glossy green leaves and pretty dainty white flowers in summer and autumn. Plant in sun or part shade.

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aka Plantain Lily

Green with gold stripes, matures to gold. Will tolerate some direct sun. Suitable also for planting in mixed containers or tubs. Hosta go completely dormant in the fall, and the dying foliage can be removed any time before mid spring. Deciduous

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aka Plantain Lily

This is a gold leaf hosta with a dramatically contrasting edge of blue/green. The colour will give you the best contrast with morning sun. Pale lavender bell shaped flowers are held tall in summer. Easily divided in either spring or fall, but plants may be left alone for years. Deciduous perennial.

Suitable also for planting in mixed containers or tubs.

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aka Plantain Lily

Pacific Blue Edger Hosta is an attractive sport of 'Gold Edger'. This blue hosta plant has prolific powder blue leaves. Small leaves in a dense display are topped by lavender flowers in summer. This mini hosta is perfect for borders.

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aka Mophead Hydrangea

Gorgeous rounded tight 'Mophead' blooms in vivid blue will decorate the garden from summer through to autumn. Nice compact growth habit. Happy in the garden or a container in soil that does not completely dry out in summer. Morning sun or part shade. Deciduous. PVR.

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aka Mophead Hydrangea

Mophead. Add a touch of French style to your garden or pots with the large rounded heads of cerise blooms that decorate Hydrangea 'Paris'. Plant in morning sun with adequate moisture. Compact habit. Deciduous. PVR SHM142.

To ensure you maintain the deep pink tones of this Hydrangea side dress with lime annually. Information Pages

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aka Mophead Hydrangea

Mophead. An enchanting soft pink mop head hydrangea with striking contrasting black stems, an outstanding specimen plant. Pink Maiden is free flowering with a profusion of flower heads on a neat and compact bush. Suitable for container growing, likes shade in the hottest part of the day. Deciduous.

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aka Mophead Hydrangea

Mophead. A compact dwarf variety that produces red cerise flowers in profusion on a small bush. Will flower quickly on a young plant and will flower from late spring through the entire summer. Ensure good soil fertility and adequate moisture while plants establish. Suitable for container. Deciduous.

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aka Mophead Hydrangea

Mophead. If you love the crispness of white flowers set against fresh green foliage then you will love this attractive Hydrangea. Big rounded heads of pure white flowers that appear from summer through to autumn. Nice compact habit so equally at home in a container or the garden. Prefers semi-shade.

Hydrangeas are relatively easy care shrubs but do best if they are planted in nice rich soil that does not completely dry out in summer. Information Pages

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aka Mophead Hydrangea

Mophead. Gorgeous rounded flower heads in a pretty mauve shade will delight from summer through to autumn. Nice compact habit, perfect for the garden or a pot. Happiest in morning sun with adequate moisture. Deciduous. PVR SHM143

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aka Flag Iris

Intermediate Bearded Iris. A striking Iris which is also a reliable bloomer early in spring. The flowers are a blend of fresh lemon and white. Sword like grey foliage that forms a clump. Multiplies well. Loves the sun and good drainage. Plant with the rhizome exposed. Perennial.

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aka Flag Iris

Tall Bearded Iris. What a nice Iris this is with standards in a soft buff shade and complementary falls that are a warm mauve tone. Flowers well and is generally a 'good doer'. Grey sword like foliage that forms a clump. Loves the sun and good drainage. Perennial.

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aka Flag Iris

Tall Bearded Iris. Clean white standards and falls stippled and veined with tones of violet. Very attractive. This Iris flowers in spring and again in autumn. The blooms are fragrant. Grey sword like foliage that forms a clump. Plant in the sun in well drained soil. Perennial.

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aka Flag Iris

Tall Bearded Iris. An award winning Iris that was first released in 1966 to some acclaim. Very unusual color tones with chartreuse-lime standards and golden falls with olive green over-tones. Disease resistant grey foliage. Plant in a sunny well drained spot with the rhizome exposed. Perennial.

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aka Flag Iris

Tall Bearded Iris. An award winning Iris that is officially called a Plicata. That means the flower is white washed with tones of grey blue and violet - just lovely. Grey sword like foliage. Plant in a sunny well drained spot with the rhizome exposed. Perennial.

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aka Flag Iris

Intermediate Bearded Iris. White, hot yellow midrib flush; style arms hot yellow. Falls - intense cinnamon orange; beards orange.

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aka Flag Iris Historic

Intermediate Historic Iris. Bred in NZ this Iris starts blooming very early in spring and carries on for several months. Generous amount of light blue-mauve blooms set amongst grey clump forming foliage. Known as a "good doer". Plant in a well drained sunny spot with the rhizomes exposed.

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Intermediate Bearded Iris. Soft pink standards. Mushroom pink falls. Tangerine beards. Grey sword like foliage that forms a clump. Plant in a sunny well drained spot with the rhizome exposed. Perennial.

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aka Flag Iris

This 'Wench' is clothed in pretty soft pink ruffles like a bar-maid in days-of-old. Below the frilly standards are falls of rich plum and violet decorated with white rays. While no bar-maid would admit to being a bearded lady, this wench has a tangarine beard which in no way detracts from her beauty

aka Louisiana Iris

Louisiana Iris. As the name states this one is beautiful. With a bright purple outer and and yellow centre it is sure to wow. These are moisture loving plants can be grown in shallow water but are adaptable for garden planting if always kept moist. Perennial

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aka Louisiana Iris

This pretty Louisiana Iris has velvety, dark navy blue petals with yellow/orange signals. This is a vigorous plant with strong, well-branched stalks. It blooms mid-season. Perennial.

aka Louisiana Iris

A hardy, easy to grow Louisian Iris that is good as a marginal plant around a pond or along a creek or waterway. With bright blue flowers with golden yellow signals its a n early bloomer that will produce many flower stems. Can be picked and used in a bouquet of flowers. Likes full sun to part shade. Perennial

Can be picked and used in a bouquet of flowers.

aka Louisiana Iris

aka Louisiana Iris

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aka Louisiana Iris

Louisiana Iris. Light blue self with small yellow steeple. Louisiana Irises enjoy full sun to partially shady conditions. These are moisture loving plants that can be grown in shallow water but are adaptable for garden planting if always kept moist. They enjoy regular feeding and will delight you with lovely large blooms on tall stems. Perennial

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aka Large Round Kumquat

Round Kumquat. A hybrid variety with thick, rigid, dark green foliage and fragrant, white flowers in spring. The rounded fruit are good quality with a balance of sweet and acidic taste - the peel is sweet, the flesh has a sharp taste - the whole fruit can be eaten. Ripens March-April. Evergreen.

Plant in a sunny, well drained spot in fertile soil. Best protected from harsh frost when young. Happy growing in a container as long as you remember to feed and water regularly. Harvest when fully ripe. The fruit hold well on the plant and are highly ornamental. Citrus Information Pages

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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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aka Spanish Lavender

This lavender is bit different with lots of frilly wings nestled in the dark purple flower bracts all the way down the bloom. A compact bush, highly fragrant, drought tolerant and attracts bees. Blooms with beautiful mauve wings are stunning in the garden whether planted singly or in bulk. Perennial

Lightly trim after flowering and fertilize to promote continuous flowering.

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aka Spanish Lavender

A Lavender with a difference, with lots of frilly wings nestled into the flower bracts all the way down the bract. A compact bush, highly fragrant, drought tolerant and attracts the bees. With its beautiful pink flowers they are stunning in the garden whether a specimen or landscaped in bulk. Perennial

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aka Spanish Lavender

Love heart is a compact Spanish lavender with early, highly fragrant flower spikes. Flower heads are wine red with pink wings above. The bush is highly branched, attractive and aromatic grey green foliage. Can be grown in containers or well-drained flower beds. Protect from heavy frosts. Perennial

Prune lightly after flowering to maintain shape.

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aka Spanish Lavender

Lavandula. A beautiful upright, bushy lavender. The fragrant flowers are soft grey blue with clear white wings that are held above silver grey aromatic foliage in Autumn, Winter and Spring. Tolerant of light frosts and humid conditions. Stunning, low maintenance Lavender. Evergreen.

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aka Fern Leaf Lavender

Lavandula. Fern Leaf Lavender. Originating in Australia this is a slightly different lavender with fine deeply divided grey leaves. The flowers appear for long periods and are coloured and intense violet blue. Likes the sun and protection from frost. Just a bit different. Evergreen.

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Lavender. A compact and intense deep blue-purple variety that will be very striking in any ones garden or container on the deck. As a specimen or bulk planting it is a great attractant for the bees. With long lasting flowers they will tolerate cold and heat. Evergreen.

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aka Spanish Lavender

Lavender. The Queen is crowned by vast quantities of dark pink flower spikes with unusually large 'wings' of paler pink which contrast nicely with her pretty grey-green foliage. This hardy variety tolerates both heat and cold and does equally well in garden beds, large pots and rockeries. Evergreen. Perennial

More tolerant of dry conditions than other varieties, but will still appreciate a good water during dry spells. Removing spent flower heads with prolong flowering.

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Lavender. A stunning snow-white bush that has masses of snow-white flowers from late winter through summer. Its compact grey green foliage is aromatic and looks attractive all year round. While its hardy, drought tolerant and low maintenance it is great for bulk planting in a landscape or as a single in a container. Evergreen

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aka Maori Lemon

Now this is something different. The fruit is small, juicy with low acidic qualities and the skin is thick, knobbly and can also be eaten. The leaves are soft and aromatic which can be eaten in culinary dishes. Like all citrus they like a warm sheltered position, full sun. Evergreen.

After fruit prune to maintain shape and size. Fertilise with a Citrus Fruit Tree food. Citrus Information Pages

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Citrus. NZ's most popular lemon and deservedly so. Very juicy and a really good cropper. Once established the tree will seldom be without a lemon. More tolerant of cold than many other lemons. Can you feel a Gin and Tonic coming on? Happiest in a sunny well drained position. Evergreen.

All Citrus love being fed and watered regularly, especially if container grown. They respond quickly to a little pampering and will reward you for your efforts. When harvesting the fruit cut rather than pull off the tree. Citrus Information Pages

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Citrus. A true lemon variety bearing basket-fulls of large oval shaped fruit with a distinctive sharp acidic flavour. Very juicy, has few seeds, ripens July-August. The skin is fragrant and firm. Plant in the sun in well drained soil. Evergreen.

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Citrus. Thought to be a hybrid of the sour mandarin and the Ichang lemon, yuzu is a golf ball–sized fruit with a thick bumpy rind that ranges from green to vibrant yellow depending on ripeness. Origins in China. Sought after for it's unique sour, tart flavour of its' zest

The ultra-tart yuzu is not usually eaten whole but is used as an accent in many traditional Asian dishes. Citrus Information Pages

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aka Manuka or Tea Tree

Native. Manuka AKA Tea Tree. Exquisite double flowers that start appearing in late winter and continue through to the spring. The flowers are in tones of burgundy-red and are complemented by the dainty deep bronze aromatic foliage. Happy in the sun. Evergreen.