Melicytus crassifolius Thick leaved Mahoe

Rigid dense small hard shrub.

Melicytus novae-zealandiae Coastal Mahoe

Attractive coastal shrub with large leathery leaves

Metrosideros carminea Akakura, Climbing Rata

Northland climbing Metrosideros preferring semi-shade.

Muehlenbeckia astonii Found coastal areas of the South Island.

Interlacing stemmed shrub growing 1-2.5m, makes ideal hedge. Very hardy.

Myoporum laetum var. decumbens Prostrate form of ngaio form the Poor Knights Islands

Can grow up to 2m high and nearly spreads as wide. Large fleshy leaves.

Myrsine aquilonia Poor Knights Island matipou

Attractive small heart shaped leaves. Tolerates most conditions and is ideal very hedging.

Myrsine divaricata Weeping mapou

A bushy divaricating/interlacing shrub giving excellent contrast in any garden.

Olearia albida var. angulata Tanguru. Fast growing shrub found in coastal areas of the North Island.

Grows 3-5m high. Produces abundant white daisy-like flowers. Ideal for coastal hedging.

Olearia furfuracea Tree daisy found scrub and forest margins of North Island.

Well-branched shrub growing to about 3m high. Produces clusters of attractive daisy-like flowers. Hardy coastal plant.

Olearia paniculata Akiraho

Found on West Coast from Raglan to Greymouth and East Cape. Shrub growing 2-4m high. Tiny fragrant flowers through autumn. Tolerates coastal conditions.

Olearia solandri Coastal shrub found North Cape to upper parts of South Island.

Grows 3-4m high. Yellowish stems and narrow yellow leaves. Tolerates coastal conditions, ideal for quick growing hedge.

Pachystegia insignis Marlborough rock daisy

A plant of rocky areas and cliffs from the coast to inland mountain of Marlborough. Spreading shrub 1m high. Attractive daisy flowers.

Pachystegia rufa Rock daisy

Similar to P. insignis but has rusty brown undersides of the leaves.

Pimelea longifolia Taranga, Long leaved Pimelia

Lightly branched shrub with large fragrant white flower heads.

Pimelea tomentosa

Attractive small shrub, important component of coastal cliffs and shrub land vegetation

Pimelea traversii Travers Pimelea

Bushy shrub with erect branches and clusters of white flowers.

Pittosporum fairchildii Three Kings Island pittosporum

Pomaderris edgerleyii Pomaderris prunifolia var. edgerleyii. Distribution North Island only from Te Paki south to about Dargaville

Low-growing shrub to 1m tall with rusty fuzzy twigs bearing small wrinkled leathery oval leaves with small teeth along the edge and clusters of yellowish flowers inhabiting Northland.

Pomaderris rugosa Pomaderris

wrinkle leaved kumeraho

Pseudopanax 'Cyril Watson' Hybrid Pseudopanax

Attractive large thick leaves with rounded edges.