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 ‘Lobster’ Common Names: Lobster Coprosma, Red-Margined Coprosma Family: Rubiaceae Origin: New Zealand (cultivar) Plant Type: Evergreen Sh...
View full detailsGriselinia ‘Twilight’ Common Names: Twilight GriseliniaFamily: GriseliniaceaeOrigin: New Zealand (cultivar)Plant Type: Evergreen Shrub Overview: ...
View full detailsPhormium 'Dark Delight' (Phormium tenax ‘Dark Delight’) Common Names: New Zealand Flax, Dark Delight Flax Family: Asphodelaceae Origin: New Zeala...
View full detailsHebe (Veronica) ‘Jasper’ Overview Hebe ‘Jasper’ is a compact, alpine-style hebe forming a tight, rounded dome of bright green foliage. With its n...
View full detailsHebe (Veronica) cupressoides ‘Nana’ Overview Hebe (Veronica) cupressoides ‘Nana’ is a dwarf, compact evergreen shrub that forms neat, bun-shaped ...
View full detailsHebe (Veronica) ‘Inspiration’ Overview A stunning, compact Hebe cultivar with glossy foliage and long-lasting, richly coloured blooms. Hebe (Vero...
View full detailsGriselinia ‘Twilight’ Common Names: Twilight GriseliniaFamily: GriseliniaceaeOrigin: New Zealand (cultivar)Plant Type: Evergreen Shrub Overview: ...
View full detailsPhormium 'Duet' (Phormium cookianum hybrid) Common Names: Duet Flax, Variegated New Zealand Flax Family: Asphodelaceae Origin: New Zealand Plant ...
View full detailsCordyline pumilo (Cordyline pumilo) Common Names: Dwarf Cabbage Tree, Pumilo Cordyline Family: Asparagaceae Origin: New Zealand Plant Type: Everg...
View full detailsCordyline 'Red Star' (Cordyline australis 'Red Star') Common Names: Red Star Cabbage Tree, Red Cordyline Family: Asparagaceae Origin: New Zealand...
View full detailsCordyline Purple Tower (Cordyline australis ‘Purple Tower’) Common Names: Purple Tower Cordyline, Cabbage Tree Family: Asparagaceae Origin: New Z...
View full detailsCorokia Macrocarpa (Corokia macrocarpa) Common Names: Coastal Corokia, Wire-netting Bush Family: Argophyllaceae Origin: Endemic to the Chatham Is...
View full detailsCoprosma rugosa Common Names: Rugose Coprosma, Shiny CoprosmaFamily: RubiaceaeOrigin: New ZealandPlant Type: Evergreen Shrub Overview: Coprosma ...
View full detailsCoprosma ‘Red Rock’ Common Names: Red Rock Coprosma, Mirror PlantFamily: RubiaceaeOrigin: New Zealand (cultivar)Plant Type: Evergreen Shrub / Foli...
View full detailsCorokia 'Bronze Knight' Common Names: Bronze Knight Wire Netting Bush, Corokia Bronze King Family: Argophyllaceae Origin: New Zealand Plant Type...
View full detailsCarex flagellifera ‘Brown’ Common Names: Brown Sedge, Weeping Brown CarexFamily: CyperaceaeOrigin: New Zealand (endemic)Plant Type: Evergreen Sedg...
View full detailsAstelia ‘Westland’ Common Names: Westland Astelia Family: Asteliaceae Origin: New Zealand Plant Type: Evergreen Perennial / Grass-like Overview: ...
View full detailsPoa astonii Overview A fine-textured, compact native tussock grass forming graceful, rounded mounds of silvery-green foliage. Poa astonii adds so...
View full detailsCoprosma 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 Corokia Family: Argophyllaceae Origin: New Zealand (cultivar) Plant Type: Evergreen Sh...
View full detailsHebe (Veronica) odora Overview A hardy, compact New Zealand native shrub valued for its glossy foliage and sweetly scented blooms. Hebe (Veronica...
View full detailsCarex dipsacea Overview Carex dipsacea is a fine-textured New Zealand native sedge valued for its graceful, arching habit and warm bronze-green t...
View full detailsSophora microphylla (Kōwhai / Small-leaved Kōwhai) Overview Sophora microphylla is one of New Zealand’s iconic kōwhai species, renowned for its ...
View full detailsKōhūhū – Pittosporum tenuifolium (Pittosporum tenuifolium) Common Names: Kōhūhū, Black Matipo Family: Pittosporaceae Origin: Native to New Zealan...
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