Grasses & Tussocks

Poa astonii Overview A fine-textured, compact native tussock grass forming graceful, rounded mounds of silvery-green foliage. Poa astonii adds so...

Carex flagellifera ‘Brown’ Common Names: Brown Sedge, Weeping Brown Carex Family: Cyperaceae Origin: New Zealand (endemic) Plant Type: Evergreen S...

  Anemanthele lessoniana (New Zealand Wind Grass) (Synonyms occasionally include Stipa arundinacea in older literature) Overview Anemanthele le...

  Carex dipsacea Overview Carex dipsacea is a fine-textured New Zealand native sedge valued for its graceful, arching habit and warm bronze-gree...

  Carex flagellifera ‘Red’ Common names: Red Curly Sedge, Weeping Red Sedge Family: Cyperaceae Origin: New Zealand Plant Type: Evergreen Sedge...

Leptinella squalida Common Names: Brass Buttons, Buttonweed Family: Asteraceae Origin: New Zealand Plant Type: Evergreen Groundcover Overview Le...

Apodasmia similis (Apodasmia similis) Common Names: Oioi, Jointed Wire Rush, Sea Rush Family: Restionaceae Origin: New Zealand Plant Type: Evergr...

Chionochloa conspicua (Chionochloa conspicua) Common Names: Snow Tussock, Tall Tussock, Plumed TussockFamily: Poaceae (Grass family)Origin: Endem...

Libertia grandiflora (Libertia grandiflora) Common Names: New Zealand Iris, Purple Flag, Libertia Family: Iridaceae Origin: Native to New Zealand...

Chionochloa rigida (Wire/Rigid Tussock) Common Names: Wire tussock, Rigid tussock, Snow tussock (rigida) Family: Poaceae (Grasses) Origin: New Z...

Carex Flagellifera Red - A very popular medium grass with rich bronze/ blood red colour.  Upright form. Good contrast - texture plant. Hardy in ver...

Chionochloa rubra Common Names: Red Tussock Grass Family: Poaceae Origin: New Zealand (endemic) Plant Type: Evergreen Tussock / Native Grass Over...

Chionochloa flavicans Common Names: Miniature Toe Toe, Dwarf Toe Toe Family: Poaceae Origin: New Zealand (endemic) Plant Type: Evergreen Tussock /...

Juncus edgariae (Juncus edgariae) Common Names: Native Rush, Edge’s RushFamily: JuncaceaeOrigin: Endemic to New ZealandPlant Type: Evergreen pere...

  Juncus pallidus (Giant Rush) Overview Juncus pallidus is a tall, elegant New Zealand and Australian native rush valued for its strong vertica...

Machaerina Sinclairii - Pepepe - A striking grass, Pepepe has droopping green leaves. Useful in water-edge plantings, but it is the rust-coloured f...

Carex flagellifera ‘Brown’ Common Names: Brown Sedge, Weeping Brown CarexFamily: CyperaceaeOrigin: New Zealand (endemic)Plant Type: Evergreen Sedg...

Carex comans ‘Frosted Curls’ Overview Carex comans ‘Frosted Curls’ is a striking ornamental NZ native grass known for its fine, silvery-green fol...

Carex dipsacea Overview Carex dipsacea is a fine-textured New Zealand native sedge valued for its graceful, arching habit and warm bronze-green t...

  Carex flagellifera ‘Red’ Common names: Red Curly Sedge, Weeping Red Sedge Family: Cyperaceae Origin: New Zealand Plant Type: Evergreen Sedge...

Ophiopogon planiscapus ‘Nigrescens’ (Black Mondo Grass) Common Names: Black mondo grassFamily: AsparagaceaeOrigin: JapanPlant Type: Evergreen orn...

  Anemanthele lessoniana (New Zealand Wind Grass) (Synonyms occasionally include Stipa arundinacea in older literature) Overview Anemanthele le...