Browsing items filed under: Heavy Clay Loam × Moist/damp × Apodasmia similis Oioi, segmented rush Wetland rush with bluish/green foliage. Blechnum discolour Crown fern. Piupiu. Found throughout NZ usually in drier forests Blechnum novae-zealandiae Palm-leaf fern Kiokio. Found growing in clay soils on embankments and roadsides. Cordyline australis Cabbage tree, ti kouka One of our best known and distinctive trees found throughout the country. Cyathea dealbata Ponga, silver fern Well known symbol of NZ, grows in forests throughout NZ. Cyathea medullaris Mamaku, black ponga Tallest of the tree ferns Dianella latissima Waima Range, Northland. Attractive flax-like plant with more broad leaves than D.nigra. Laurelia novae-zelandiae Pukatea Handsome tree found swampy areas Throughout North Island, west coast of South Island. Leptostigma setulosa Leptostigma Vigorous, low growing ground cover creates soft mounding form. 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. Lobelia angulata Panakenake Creeping mat-forming plant found throughout New Zealand in damp areas producing delicate white flowers. Metrosideros carminea Akakura, Climbing Rata Northland climbing Metrosideros preferring semi-shade. Metrosideros umbellata Southern rata Rare in the North Island, found more commonly on the west coast of the South where the rainfall is higher. Phormium tenax 'Three Kings Island' Three Kings Island flax Leaves are slightly broader than the local form of P.tenax and have a yellow edge. 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. Rhopalostylis 'Chathams' Chatham Island Nikau The Chatham Island palm has broader fronds and is much more robust than the mainland nikau. Also will tolerate more exposed conditions. Please enquire re availability Rhopalostylis baueri var cheesemanii Kermadec nikau The Kermadec nikau has longer fronds, larger flower heads and darker seeds than the mainland nikau. Rhopalostylis sapida Great Barrier Island The Great Barrier Island nikau forms a more robust palm than the mainland nikau, tolerating more exposed conditions. Selliera radicans Groundcover found throughout New Zealand in damp areas. Grows in sun or light shade but best with some moisture. Attractive white flowers. « 1 2 »