Browsing items filed under: Partial Shade × Tolerates Wind/Exposed × Heavy Clay Loam × Entela arborescens Whau Small tree found from Three Kings Islands to Bay of Plenty. Extremely light wood. Geniostoma ligustrifolium Hangehange Common, fast growing native shrub with glossy green foliage. Griselinia littoralis Broadleaf. Found throughout NZ. Commonly used for hedging. Hebe diosmifolia Northland Hebe from Cape Reinga to Waimauku. Easily recognised by its very small leaves. Grows 70cm-1m high, produces masses of white flowers through winter. Hebe parviflora Distribution both North and South Islands. In the North Island it is found from Whangarei to the East Cape. Often grows 3-4m in height although can be kept trimmed. Attractive yellow stems and long white flower spikes. Hoheria populnea Lacebark, houhere. Graceful tree, foliage has attractive purplish undersides. Lobelia angulata Panakenake Creeping mat-forming plant found throughout New Zealand in damp areas producing delicate white flowers. Melicytus novae-zealandiae Coastal Mahoe Attractive coastal shrub with large leathery leaves Metrosideros bartlettii Cape Reinga White flowering large tree of up to 8m in height. Metrosideros carminea Akakura, Climbing Rata Northland climbing Metrosideros preferring semi-shade. Metrosideros perforata Found from Three Kings Island to Banks Peninsula. White flowering, forms a compact shrub but will climb a wall or bank if encouraged. Ideal for containers. Metrosideros umbellata Southern rata Rare in the North Island, found more commonly on the west coast of the South where the rainfall is higher. Myoporum laetum Ngaio. Found in coastal areas throughout North and South Island Excellent tree for coastal situations with attractive small white flowers. Ngaio are poisonous to stock. 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 australis Mapou, matipo. Found forests margins throughout New Zealand. Small tree with attractive red stems, grows approx 3m high and is very hardy. Myrsine divaricata Weeping mapou A bushy divaricating/interlacing shrub giving excellent contrast in any garden. Nestiges apetala Coastal maire. Found Whangarei Heads, Bay of Islands and northern offshore islands. Spreading often twisted branches, small olive-like fruit. Very hardy and ideal for coastal areas. 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. Parsonsia heterophylla Native jasmine A climber found coastal areas throughout New Zealand with attractive slightly scented flowers through spring and summer. « 1 2 3 »