Browse our range of 281 New Zealand native plants

LEPTOSETULOSA

Leptostigma setulosa Leptostigma

Vigorous, low growing ground cover creates soft mounding form.

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Libertia grandiflora NZ Iris- found lowland and forests in North Island and Nelson area of South Island.

Tufted plant with narrow flax-like leaves. Delicate white flowers followed by large berries.

Libertia Ioxides Flower

Libertia ixioides Found Throughout New Zealand.

Similar to L. grandiflora with bright yellow seed pods.

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Libertia peregrinans Creeping iris

Looks effective when mass planted in any garden. The clumping form that the plant makes looks great as an understory of trees and tall shrubs.

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Libocedrus plumosa Kawaka

Libocedrus plumosa is a species of conifer endemic to New Zealand. It is an excellent specimen plant preferring the warmer regions of the north island.

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Librocedrus bidwillii Pahutea

Slow growing maintaining slender shape for many years.

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Lobelia angulata Panakenake

Creeping mat-forming plant found throughout New Zealand in damp areas producing delicate white flowers.

Machaerina Sinclairii

Machaerina sinclairii Pepepe

Shade loving grass with wide arching deep green leaves

Macropiper Excelsum

Macropiper excelsum Recently had name change to Piper excelsum subsp. Kawakawa, peper tree.

Found in abundance throughout the North Island. Attractive orange candle-like berries make quite a feature.

Macropiper Psittacorum

Macropiper excelsum var. psittacorum Poor Knights Island Kawakawa, Recently renamed as Piper excelsum Sub sp. peltatum

Similar to mainland form with slightly larger leaves not damaged so much by insects.

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Macropiper melchior Three Kings Island Kawakawa. Recently renamed as Piper melchoir.

Very strong thick leaves with exaggerated leaf veining.

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Mazus pumilio Found damp swamp areas in both North and South Island.

Vigorus spreading ground cover with attractive bluish flowers in spring and summer.

Melicope Ternata Flower

Melicope ternata Wharangi

Found coastal areas, small tree with highly fragrant flowers.

Melicytus Alpinus

Melicytus alpinus Mahoe, porcupine Shrub

Spiky drought tolerant sculptural shrub

Melicytus Crassifolius

Melicytus crassifolius Thick leaved Mahoe

Rigid dense small hard shrub.

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Melicytus novae-zealandiae Coastal Mahoe

Attractive coastal shrub with large leathery leaves

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Melicytus ramiflorus Whiteywood, mahoe

One of our most common trees found in scrub throughout NZ. Distinctive grey/white bark.

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Meryta sinclairii Puka, pukanui

Confined to Three Kings and Hen & Chickens Island. Dramatic large glossy tropical leaves are a stunning feature.

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Metrosideros bartlettii Cape Reinga

White flowering large tree of up to 8m in height.

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Metrosideros carminea Akakura, Climbing Rata

Northland climbing Metrosideros preferring semi-shade.