Created for sun-baked spaces and low-water landscapes, our Hot and Dry Conditions Plant Collection features tough native plants adapted to heat, drought, and well-drained soils. These selections thrive with minimal supplemental watering while delivering long-lasting color, texture, and seasonal interest. Deep roots and natural resilience make them ideal for exposed sites, sandy soils, and xeric gardens. Perfect for sustainable landscapes, this collection proves that even the hottest, driest conditions can support vibrant, living beauty.
Coprosma robusta Common Names: Karamu, Shiny Leaf Coprosma Family: Rubiaceae Origin: New Zealand (endemic) Plant Type: Evergreen Shrub / Small Tre...
View full detailsCorokia ‘Frosted Chocolate’ Common Names: Frosted Chocolate CorokiaFamily: ArgophyllaceaeOrigin: New Zealand (cultivar)Plant Type: Evergreen Shrub...
View full detailsCorokia ‘Red Wonder’ Common Names: Red Wonder Corokia, Wire-netting BushFamily: ArgophyllaceaeOrigin: New Zealand (cultivar)Plant Type: Evergreen ...
View full detailsPhormium tenax 'Purple' (Phormium tenax) Common Names: New Zealand Flax 'Purple', Purple Flax Family: Asphodelaceae Origin: Native to New Zealand...
View full detailsA mix of NZ Native trees and shrubs suitable for attracting, feeding and sheltering native birds. Strongly featuring plants that produce berries ...
View full detailsCorokia 'Bronze Knight' Common Names: Bronze Knight Wire Netting Bush, Corokia Bronze King Family: ArgophyllaceaeOrigin: New ZealandPlant Type:...
View full detailsHebe ‘Wiri Prince’ Overview A compact, free-flowering New Zealand-bred shrub with striking deep violet blooms and glossy dark green foliage. Hebe...
View full detailsCoprosma ‘Roy’s Red’ Common Names: Roy’s Red CoprosmaFamily: RubiaceaeOrigin: New Zealand (cultivar)Plant Type: Evergreen Shrub Overview: Copros...
View full detailsHebe 'Ohau' (Hebe cultivar) Common Names: Ohau Hebe, Shrubby VeronicaFamily: PlantaginaceaeOrigin: Cultivar (bred in New Zealand); parentage incl...
View full detailsHebe (Veronica) ‘Wiri Image’ Overview A compact, upright evergreen shrub bred in Auckland and suited to New Zealand conditions. Hebe (Veronica) ‘...
View full detailsKōhūhū – Pittosporum tenuifolium (Pittosporum tenuifolium) Common Names: Kōhūhū, Black MatipoFamily: PittosporaceaeOrigin: Native to New ZealandP...
View full detailsCoprosma ‘Hāwera’ Common Names: Coprosma ‘Hāwera’Family: RubiaceaeOrigin: New Zealand (cultivar)Plant Type: Evergreen Shrub Overview: Coprosma ‘...
View full detailsCoprosma ‘Lobster’ Common Names: Lobster Coprosma, Red-Margined CoprosmaFamily: RubiaceaeOrigin: New Zealand (cultivar)Plant Type: Evergreen Shrub...
View full detailsPlagianthus regius (Plagianthus regius) Common Names: New Zealand Ribbonwood, Lowland Ribbonwood Family: Malvaceae Origin: Endemic to New Zealand...
View full detailsCorokia Macrocarpa (Corokia macrocarpa) Common Names: Coastal Corokia, Wire-netting BushFamily: ArgophyllaceaeOrigin: Endemic to the Chatham Isla...
View full detailsOlearia nummularifolia Common Names: Coastal Daisy, Round-leaved Olearia Family: Asteraceae Origin: New Zealand Plant Type: Evergreen Shrub Overv...
View full detailsHebe (Veronica) brachysiphon Common Names: Alpine Hebe Family: Plantaginaceae Origin: New Zealand (South Island alpine regions) Plant Type: Evergr...
View full detailsHebe (Veronica) odora Overview A hardy, compact New Zealand native shrub valued for its glossy foliage and sweetly scented bl...
View full detailsCorokia ‘Jaxon’ Common Names: Corokia, Wire Netting BushFamily: ArgophyllaceaeOrigin: New Zealand (cultivar)Plant Type: Evergreen Shrub Overview:...
View full detailsCoprosma ‘Red Rock’ Common Names: Red Rock Coprosma, Mirror PlantFamily: RubiaceaeOrigin: New Zealand (cultivar)Plant Type: Evergreen Shrub / Foli...
View full detailsCorokia ‘Yellow Wonder’ (Corokia cotoneaster ‘Yellow Wonder’) Common Names: Yellow Wonder Corokia, Wire-netting BushFamily: ArgophyllaceaeOrigin:...
View full detailsHebe 'Wiri Grace' Common Names: Wiri Grace HebeFamily: PlantaginaceaeOrigin: New ZealandPlant Type: Evergreen Shrub Overview: Hebe 'Wiri Grace...
View full detailsGriselinia littoralis (Kapuka / New Zealand Broadleaf) Plant Details Plant Name Common Names Family Origin Type Griselinia littorali...
View full detailsHebe (Veronica) cupressoides ‘Nana’ Overview Hebe (Veronica) cupressoides ‘Nana’ is a dwarf, compact evergreen shrub that forms neat, bun-shaped ...
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