Natives recommended for Central Otago conditions

Coprosma Rugosa - A tough colourful and interesting alpine shrub with very tangled orange-brown twiggy new growth.   Bears blue berries attractive ...

Carpodetus serratus - Marble leaf - A medium evergreen tree with attractive ‘marbled’ leaves and fascinating tangled growth. White flowers are foll...

Coprosma Black Cloud - A very hardy ground covering shrub with colourful bronze/black foliage. Masses of blue berries making it very attractive to ...

Coprosma cunninghamii purple - A tough and hardy shrub with bold bronze purple colouring and vigourous growth.   This shrub will thrive in most con...

Coprosma Greyii - A tough colourful and interesting alpine shrub with grey green foliage, and an interesting angular growth form. Bears berries att...

Coprosma Hawera - Popular hardy ground cover shrub with compact trailing branches that form a dense shrubby ground cover.   It has masses of berrie...

Coprosma Kirkii - A hardy strong growing sprawling ground cover shrub that is very tolerant of a wide range of conditions, including drought and co...

Coprosma 'Lighthouse'  A sleek, upright grower with glossy green leaves and a natural column shape—Coprosma 'Lighthouse' is your go-to for adding ...

Coprosma Rugosa Lobster - A tough colourful and interesting alpine shrub with very tangled bright orange new growth. Bears berries attractive to bi...

Coprosma Robusta - Karamu - A hardy and fast growing shrub. Has large deep green oblong leaves and produces orange berries which are very attractiv...

Coprosma Roys Red - Richly coloured evergreen shrub with rich bronze-red foliage that provides all year round colour. Strong hardy grower withstand...

Coprosma Rubra - Red Stemmed Coprosma - An interesting divaricating twiggy shrub, with reddish brown stems and small leaves. A nice medium sized sh...

Coprosma 'Taiko' - Popular hardy ground cover shrub with trailing branches that form a dense shrubby ground cover.   Leaves are a coloured from dar...

Corokia Bronze King - Hardy shrub with dark green/bronze foliage, deepening in winter. Excellent as hedge or single plant in coastal, dry or frosty...

Corokia Cotoneaster - A very distinctive shrub with dark, almost black bark, and tiny silvery leaves. Tangled, wiry growth gives it the nickname wi...

Corokia Red Wonder - Attractive medium sized colourful shrub with dark green coloured leaves and silvery undersides, contrasting with dark stems. O...

Corokia Yellow Wonder is a medium sized native shrub with interesting colour and form.  It is very tough and hardy, making it particularly suitab...

Hebe Brachysiphon -  Forms a lovely compact round low growing shrub with glossy green leaves.   A profilic flower, producing masses of small white ...

Hebe Townsonii - An erect, evergreen smaller growing shrub.  The leaves are light green, narrow and spear-shaped. The flowers are pale lilac, fadin...

Hoheria populnea - Lacebark or Houhere - A medium sized tree with dark green serrated leaves. This is a very fast growing and tough tree that copes...

Excellent smaller flax that holds its colour. Leaves a striped yellow and light green. Has nice variation without being too bold. Good hardy plant ...

Phormium Tenax Purple Form - Harakeke - NZ Flax - A very distinctive larger growing flax, with tough broad purple - bronze leaves up to 1.5m long. ...