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.
Dodonaea viscosa (Dodonaea viscosa) Common Names: Hopbush, Akeake (New Zealand), Sticky Hopbush Family: Sapindaceae Origin: Native to Australia...
View full detailsHebe ‘Jewel’ (Veronica ‘Jewel’) Common Names: Jewel hebeFamily: PlantaginaceaeOrigin: New Zealand (cultivar selection)Plant Type: Evergreen varie...
View full detailsHebe ‘Jewel’ (Veronica ‘Jewel’) Common Names: Jewel hebeFamily: PlantaginaceaeOrigin: New Zealand (cultivar selection)Plant Type: Evergreen varie...
View full detailsCoprosma ‘Dark Spire’ Common Names: Dark Spire coprosmaFamily: RubiaceaeOrigin: New Zealand (cultivar selection)Plant Type: Evergreen columnar shr...
View full detailsCordyline ‘Broadsword’ Common Names: Broadsword Cordyline, Tī Kōuka Family: Asparagaceae Origin: New Zealand Plant Type: Evergreen Perennial / Shr...
View full detailsCordyline ‘Broadsword’ Common Names: Broadsword Cordyline, Tī Kōuka Family: Asparagaceae Origin: New Zealand Plant Type: Evergreen Perennial / Shr...
View full detailsOphiopogon planiscapus ‘Nigrescens’ (Black Mondo Grass) Common Names: Black mondo grassFamily: AsparagaceaeOrigin: JapanPlant Type: Evergreen orn...
View full detailsAristotelia × ‘Abigail Gordon’ (Wineberry hybrid) Common Names: Wineberry, Makomako (hybrid)Family: ElaeocarpaceaeOrigin: New Zealand (naturally ...
View full detailsHebe ‘Talisman’ (Veronica ‘Talisman’) Common Names: Talisman hebeFamily: PlantaginaceaeOrigin: New Zealand (cultivar selection)Plant Type: Evergre...
View full detailsHebe ‘Talisman’ (Veronica ‘Talisman’) Common Names: Talisman hebeFamily: PlantaginaceaeOrigin: New Zealand (cultivar selection)Plant Type: Evergre...
View full detailsHebe ‘Emerald Gem’ (Veronica ‘Emerald Gem’) Common Names: Emerald Gem hebeFamily: PlantaginaceaeOrigin: New Zealand (cultivar selection)Plant Type...
View full detailsPhormium ‘Surfer Green’ Common Names: New Zealand flax, HarakekeFamily: AsphodelaceaeOrigin: New ZealandPlant Type: Evergreen architectural perenn...
View full detailsPodocarpus nivalis Common Names: Snow Tōtara, Mountain TōtaraFamily: PodocarpaceaeOrigin: New Zealand (alpine and subalpine regions)Plant Type: Ev...
View full detailsAnisotome lyallii Common Names: Giant Carrot, Mountain CeleryFamily: ApiaceaeOrigin: New Zealand (subalpine to alpine regions)Plant Type: Herbaceo...
View full detailsLibertia ixioides Common names: New Zealand Iris, Mikoikoi Family: Iridaceae Origin: New Zealand Plant Type: Evergreen Perennial / Clump-formi...
View full detailsPodocarpus acutifolius Overview A hardy New Zealand native conifer with fine, bronze-green foliage that gives a soft, feathery texture year-round...
View full detailsCarex flagellifera ‘Red’ Common names: Red Curly Sedge, Weeping Red Sedge Family: Cyperaceae Origin: New Zealand Plant Type: Evergreen Sedge...
View full detailsFuchsia procumbens Common Names: Creeping Fuchsia, Trailing Fuchsia Overview Fuchsia procumbens is a striking and unusual NZ native groundcover ...
View full detailsCarex dipsacea Overview Carex dipsacea is a fine-textured New Zealand native sedge valued for its graceful, arching habit and warm bronze-gree...
View full detailsPhormium ‘Pepe’ Overview Phormium ‘Pepe’ is one of the smallest and tidiest New Zealand flax cultivars, renowned for its compact form and brig...
View full detailsPodocarpus totara (Podocarpus totara) Common Names: Totara, New Zealand Totara Family: Podocarpaceae Origin: Endemic to New Zealand Plant Type: E...
View full detailsCarex flagellifera ‘Brown’ Common Names: Brown Sedge, Weeping Brown Carex Family: Cyperaceae Origin: New Zealand (endemic) Plant Type: Evergreen S...
View full detailsJuncus pallidus (Giant Rush) Overview Juncus pallidus is a tall, elegant New Zealand and Australian native rush valued for its strong vertica...
View full detailsAristotelia ‘Aunt Nell’ (Wineberry) Overview Aristotelia ‘Aunt Nell’, a compact form of the New Zealand Wineberry, is a robust native shrub valu...
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