Natives recommended for Central Otago conditions

  Olearia avicenniaefolia Overview Olearia avicenniaefolia is a hardy, attractive NZ native shrub valued for its thick, silver-grey foliage and ...

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

Olearia dartonii (Olearia dartonii) Common Names: Leatherwood Daisy Bush Family: Asteraceae Origin: New Zealand Plant Type: Evergreen Shrub Over...

Olearia haastii Common Names: Haast Daisy Bush Family: Asteraceae Origin: New Zealand Plant Type: Evergreen Shrub Overview: Olearia haastii is a...

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

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

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

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 ...

Phormium 'Emerald Gem' Common Names: Emerald Gem Flax, Dwarf Green Flax Family: Asphodelaceae Origin: New Zealand Plant Type: Evergreen Perennial ...

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

Plagianthus regius (Plagianthus regius) Common Names: New Zealand Ribbonwood, Lowland Ribbonwood Family: Malvaceae Origin: Endemic to New Zealand...

Podocarpus acutifolius Overview A hardy New Zealand native conifer with fine, bronze-green foliage that gives a soft, feathery texture year-round...

Podocarpus acutifolius Overview A hardy New Zealand native conifer with fine, bronze-green foliage that gives a soft, feathery texture year-round...

Podocarpus nivalis × Hybrid Common Names: Alpine Hedge Tōtara, Hybrid Snow Tōtara Family: Podocarpaceae Origin: New Zealand (natural hybrid) Plant...

Podocarpus totara (Podocarpus totara) Common Names: Totara, New Zealand Totara Family: Podocarpaceae Origin: Endemic to New Zealand Plant Type: E...

  Carex flagellifera ‘Red’ Common names: Red Curly Sedge, Weeping Red Sedge Family: Cyperaceae Origin: New Zealand Plant Type: Evergreen Sedge...

Scleranthus biflorus Common Names: Cushion Plant, Knawel Mat Family: Caryophyllaceae Origin: New Zealand Plant Type: Evergreen Groundcover Overvi...

Sophora microphylla (Kōwhai / Small-leaved Kōwhai) Overview Sophora microphylla is one of New Zealand’s iconic kōwhai species, renowned for its ...