Browsing items filed under: Frost Hardy × Heavy Clay Loam × Moist/damp × Apodasmia similis Oioi, segmented rush Wetland rush with bluish/green foliage. Metrosideros umbellata Southern rata Rare in the North Island, found more commonly on the west coast of the South where the rainfall is higher. Prumnopitys ferruginea Miro Large growing forest tree found throughout New Zealand. Attractive needle-like foliage. Prumnopitys taxifolia Matai. Matai resembles miro, growing throughout New Zealand. Slow growing with neatly arranged needle-like foliage.