Browsing items filed under: Partial Shade × Frost Hardy × Moist/damp × Carex secta Purei Found in swampy areas throughout NZ. Carex solandrii Sedge Sedge found in damp areas throughout NZ. Metrosideros umbellata Southern rata Rare in the North Island, found more commonly on the west coast of the South where the rainfall is higher. 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.