Natives for Alpine Conditions

Phormium tenax 'Purple' (Phormium tenax) Common Names: New Zealand Flax 'Purple', Purple Flax Family: Asphodelaceae Origin: Native to New Zealand...

Olearia nummularifolia Common Names: Coastal Daisy, Round-leaved Olearia Family: Asteraceae Origin: New Zealand Plant Type: Evergreen Shrub Overv...

Corokia ‘Red Wonder’ Common Names: Red Wonder Corokia, Wire-netting Bush Family: Argophyllaceae Origin: New Zealand (cultivar) Plant Type: Evergre...

Olearia cheesemanii (Olearia cheesemanii) Common Names: Cheeseman’s Daisy Bush Family: Asteraceae Origin: Endemic to New Zealand Plant Type: Ever...

Acaena inermis ‘Purple’ Common names: Purple Acaena, Purple Sheep’s Burr (spineless form) Family: Rosaceae Origin: New Zealand Plant Type: Ever...

Coprosma kirkii Common Names: Kirks Coprosma, Groundcover Coprosma Family: Rubiaceae Origin: New Zealand Plant Type: Evergreen Shrub / Groundcover...

Phormium 'Dark Delight' (Phormium tenax ‘Dark Delight’) Common Names: New Zealand Flax, Dark Delight Flax Family: Asphodelaceae Origin: New Zeala...

Phormium 'Duet' (Phormium cookianum hybrid) Common Names: Duet Flax, Variegated New Zealand Flax Family: Asphodelaceae Origin: New Zealand Plant ...

Olearia solandri Common Names: Coastal Tree Daisy, Solander’s Tree Daisy Family: Asteraceae Origin: New Zealand Plant Type: Evergreen Shrub / Smal...

Coprosma ‘Lobster’ Common Names: Lobster Coprosma, Red-Margined Coprosma Family: Rubiaceae Origin: New Zealand (cultivar) Plant Type: Evergreen Sh...

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

Cordyline pumilo (Cordyline pumilo) Common Names: Dwarf Cabbage Tree, Pumilo Cordyline Family: Asparagaceae Origin: New Zealand Plant Type: Everg...

Corokia 'Bronze Knight'  Common Names: Bronze Knight Wire Netting Bush, Corokia Bronze King Family: Argophyllaceae Origin: New Zealand Plant Type...

Coprosma ‘Hāwera’ Common Names: Coprosma ‘Hāwera’ Family: Rubiaceae Origin: New Zealand (cultivar) Plant Type: Evergreen Shrub Overview: Coprosm...

Astelia ‘Westland’ Common Names: Westland Astelia Family: Asteliaceae Origin: New Zealand Plant Type: Evergreen Perennial / Grass-like Overview: ...

Hebe ‘Wiri Gem’ (Veronica ‘Wiri Gem’) Common Names: Wiri Hebe, NZ Shrub HebeFamily: PlantaginaceaeOrigin: New ZealandPlant Type: Evergreen Shrub ...

Hebe (Veronica) ‘Lavender Lace’ Common names: Lavender Lace Hebe Family: Plantaginaceae Origin: New Zealand hybrid Plant Type: Evergreen Shrub ...

Dianella ‘Flame’ Common Names: Flax Lily, Blue Flax Lily Family: Asphodelaceae Origin: Australia Plant Type: Evergreen Perennial Overview Dianel...

Coprosma robusta Common Names: Karamu, Shiny Leaf Coprosma Family: Rubiaceae Origin: New Zealand (endemic) Plant Type: Evergreen Shrub / Small Tre...

Phormium 'Dark Delight' (Phormium tenax ‘Dark Delight’) Common Names: New Zealand Flax, Dark Delight Flax Family: Asphodelaceae Origin: New Zeala...

Griselinia littoralis (Kapuka / New Zealand Broadleaf) Plant Details Plant Name Common Names Family Origin Type Griselinia littorali...

Cordyline ‘Broadsword’ Common Names: Broadsword Cordyline, Tī Kōuka Family: Asparagaceae Origin: New Zealand Plant Type: Evergreen Perennial / Shr...

  Hebe (Veronica) ‘Inveray’ Common names: Inveray Hebe Family: Plantaginaceae Origin: New Zealand hybrid Plant Type: Evergreen Groundcover Shr...

Cordyline ‘Torbay Dazzler’ Overview Cordyline ‘Torbay Dazzler’ is a bold, architectural evergreen with striking variegated fo...