Browsing items filed under: Heavy Clay Loam × Hoheria populnea Lacebark, houhere. Graceful tree, foliage has attractive purplish undersides. Knightia excelsa Rewarewa, New Zealand honeysuckle. Found throughout North Island and Marlborough Sounds. Attractive bottle-bush like rusty red flowers. Kunzea robusta Kanuka Found throughout NZ. Kanuka leaves are much softer to touch than the Manuka. Laurelia novae-zelandiae Pukatea Handsome tree found swampy areas Throughout North Island, west coast of South Island. Leptospermum 'Blossom' Cultivar Grows 2 metres high, produces large double pink flowers through winter and spring much loved by bees. Best in full sun and trimmed annually to maintain bushy growth. Leptospermum 'Pink Cascade' Cultivar Produces masses of pink flowers in early autumn and spring. Grows very vigorously in a semi-prostrate form spreading approx.1.5 m in width and reaches a height of 1m. Leptospermum 'Red Ensign' Cultivar This delightful cultivar produces masses of scarlet flowers in spring/early summer. Tolerates dry or a well-drained soil type, prefers full sun and some wind. Can be trimmed. Leptospermum scoparium Manuka, tea tree Extremely common found throughout NZ. Prolific white flowers produced for many months from spring much loved by bees. 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. Libertia ixioides Found Throughout New Zealand. Similar to L. grandiflora with bright yellow seed pods. 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. 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. Lobelia angulata Panakenake Creeping mat-forming plant found throughout New Zealand in damp areas producing delicate white flowers. 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 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. Macropiper melchior Three Kings Island Kawakawa. Recently renamed as Piper melchoir. Very strong thick leaves with exaggerated leaf veining. Melicope ternata Wharangi Found coastal areas, small tree with highly fragrant flowers. Melicytus novae-zealandiae Coastal Mahoe Attractive coastal shrub with large leathery leaves Melicytus ramiflorus Whiteywood, mahoe One of our most common trees found in scrub throughout NZ. Distinctive grey/white bark. « 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 »