Cold, frost-prone gardens need plants that are tough and reliable. Our selection of frost-hardy natives is suited to cooler climates, higher altitudes, and areas that experience regular winter frosts. These plants are adapted to cold temperatures, wind exposure, and seasonal extremes, while still providing strong structure, evergreen foliage, and year-round interest. Ideal for creating resilient, low-maintenance gardens that perform well even in the harshest conditions.
Coprosma ‘Lighthouse’ Common Names: Lighthouse CoprosmaFamily: RubiaceaeOrigin: New Zealand (cultivar)Plant Type: Evergreen Shrub Overview: Copr...
View full detailsHebe laingii (Veronica laingii) Overview Hebe laingii is a compact, hardy NZ native shrub admired for its soft silver-grey foliage and graceful f...
View full detailsHebe (Veronica) venustula Overview A neat, rounded evergreen shrub with graceful arching branches and glossy yellow-green foliage. Hebe (Veronica...
View full detailsOlearia avicenniaefolia Overview Olearia avicenniaefolia is a hardy, attractive NZ native shrub valued for its thick, silver-grey foliage and str...
View full detailsHebe ‘Wiri Gem’ (Veronica ‘Wiri Gem’) Common Names: Wiri Hebe, NZ Shrub HebeFamily: PlantaginaceaeOrigin: New ZealandPlant Type: Evergreen Shrub ...
View full detailsLeptinella ‘Platt’s Black’ (Leptinella squalida ‘Platt’s Black’) Common Names: Platt’s Black LeptinellaFamily: AsteraceaeOrigin: Cultivar of New ...
View full detailsHebe ‘Emerald Gem’ (Veronica ‘Emerald Gem’) Common Names: Emerald Gem hebeFamily: PlantaginaceaeOrigin: New Zealand (cultivar selection)Plant Type...
View full detailsCordyline australis Common names: Cabbage Tree, Ti Kouka Family: Asphodelaceae Origin: New Zealand Plant Type: Evergreen Tree / Architectural F...
View full detailsHebe ‘Flame’ (Veronica ‘Flame’) Overview Hebe ‘Flame’ is a highly attractive evergreen NZ hybrid known for its glossy green foliage that trans...
View full detailsPodocarpus nivalis × Hybrid Common Names: Alpine Hedge Tōtara, Hybrid Snow TōtaraFamily: PodocarpaceaeOrigin: New Zealand (natural hybrid)Plant Ty...
View full detailsCorokia ‘Red Wonder’ Common Names: Red Wonder Corokia, Wire-netting BushFamily: ArgophyllaceaeOrigin: New Zealand (cultivar)Plant Type: Evergreen ...
View full detailsCoprosma acerosa (Sand Coprosma) Common Names: Sand coprosma, Creeping coprosma, Taupata (prostrate form) Family: Rubiaceae Origin: New Zealand ...
View full detailsCorokia Macrocarpa (Corokia macrocarpa) Common Names: Coastal Corokia, Wire-netting BushFamily: ArgophyllaceaeOrigin: Endemic to the Chatham Isla...
View full detailsLibertia ixioides Common names: New Zealand Iris, Mikoikoi Family: Iridaceae Origin: New Zealand Plant Type: Evergreen Perennial / Clump-formi...
View full detailsHebe (Veronica) subalpina Common names: Subalpine Hebe Family: Plantaginaceae Origin: New Zealand (alpine & subalpine regions) Plant Typ...
View full detailsHebe (Veronica) ‘Spring Monarch’ Common names: Spring Monarch Hebe Family: Plantaginaceae Origin: New Zealand hybrid Plant Type: Evergreen Shr...
View full detailsHebe ‘Flame’ (Veronica ‘Flame’) Overview Hebe ‘Flame’ is a highly attractive evergreen NZ hybrid known for its glossy green foliage that trans...
View full detailsHebe laingii (Veronica laingii) Overview Hebe laingii is a compact, hardy NZ native shrub admired for its soft silver-grey foliage and graceful f...
View full detailsCoprosma robusta Common Names: Karamu, Shiny Leaf CoprosmaFamily: RubiaceaeOrigin: New Zealand (endemic)Plant Type: Evergreen Shrub / Small Tree ...
View full detailsBrachyglottis ‘Sunshine’ Overview Brachyglottis ‘Sunshine’ is a standout evergreen shrub known for its bold silver-grey foliage and bright, daisy...
View full detailsCarex flagellifera ‘Brown’ Common Names: Brown Sedge, Weeping Brown CarexFamily: CyperaceaeOrigin: New Zealand (endemic)Plant Type: Evergreen Sedg...
View full detailsHebe (Veronica) pimeloides Overview A compact, hardy hebe with attractive purplish stems and small glaucous-blue foliage. Hebe (Veronica) pimeloi...
View full detailsDianella ‘Flame’ Common Names: Flax Lily, Blue Flax Lily Family: Asphodelaceae Origin: Australia Plant Type: Evergreen Perennial Overview Dianel...
View full detailsHebe 'Wiri Grace' Common Names: Wiri Grace Hebe Family: Plantaginaceae Origin: New Zealand Plant Type: Evergreen Shrub Overview: Hebe 'Wiri Gr...
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