Create natural windbreaks and protective screens with our NZ Native Plants for Shelter. These robust species are perfect for reducing wind damage, controlling erosion, and providing shelter for livestock, crops, and native wildlife. Selected for their dense growth and resilience, native shelter plants help improve microclimates, enhance biodiversity, and add beauty to your landscape. Whether you’re designing a rural shelterbelt or a garden windscreen, our native options offer sustainable, eco-friendly solutions that thrive in local conditions.
Dodonaea viscosa (Dodonaea viscosa) Common Names: Hopbush, Akeake (New Zealand), Sticky Hopbush Family: Sapindaceae Origin: Native to Australia...
View full detailsDodonea Viscosa Purple - Purple Ake Ake is a stunning NZ native feature tree or hedge. The colour is a deep dark purple-red. The colour varies de...
View full detailsGriselinia littoralis (Kapuka / New Zealand Broadleaf) Plant Details Plant Name Common Names Family Origin Type Griselinia littorali...
View full detailsGriselinia ‘Twilight’ Common Names: Twilight Griselinia Family: Griseliniaceae Origin: New Zealand (cultivar) Plant Type: Evergreen Shrub Overvie...
View full detailsGriselinia littoralis ‘Twilight’ - Red Stemmed Broadleaf Overview A striking variegated form of the classic New Zealand native hedge plant. Gr...
View full detailsGriselinia littoralis ‘Variegata’ (Variegated Broadleaf) Overview Griselinia ‘Variegata’ is a striking variegated form of the beloved NZ broa...
View full detailsKōhūhū – Pittosporum tenuifolium (Pittosporum tenuifolium) Common Names: Kōhūhū, Black Matipo Family: Pittosporaceae Origin: Native to New Zealan...
View full detailsLeptospermum scoparium Common Names: Mānuka, Tea Tree Family: Myrtaceae Origin: New Zealand, Australia Plant Type: Evergreen Shrub / Small Tree O...
View full detailsOlearia avicenniaefolia Overview Olearia avicenniaefolia is a hardy, attractive NZ native shrub valued for its thick, silver-grey foliage and ...
View full detailsOlearia cheesemanii (Olearia cheesemanii) Common Names: Cheeseman’s Daisy Bush Family: Asteraceae Origin: Endemic to New Zealand Plant Type: Ever...
View full detailsOlearia dartonii (Olearia dartonii) Common Names: Leatherwood Daisy Bush Family: Asteraceae Origin: New Zealand Plant Type: Evergreen Shrub Over...
View full detailsOlearia haastii Common Names: Haast Daisy Bush Family: Asteraceae Origin: New Zealand Plant Type: Evergreen Shrub Overview: Olearia haastii is a...
View full detailsOlearia nummularifolia Common Names: Coastal Daisy, Round-leaved Olearia Family: Asteraceae Origin: New Zealand Plant Type: Evergreen Shrub Overv...
View full detailsOlearia paniculata (Olearia paniculata) Common Names: Golden Akeake, Akiraho Family: Asteraceae Origin: Native to New Zealand Plant Type: Evergre...
View full detailsOlearia solandri Common Names: Coastal Tree Daisy, Solander’s Tree Daisy Family: Asteraceae Origin: New Zealand Plant Type: Evergreen Shrub / Smal...
View full detailsOlearia traversii Common Names: Chatham Island Tree Daisy Family: Asteraceae Origin: New Zealand (endemic to the Chatham Islands) Plant Type: Ever...
View full detailsOlearia phlogopappa ‘White Gem’ Dusty Daisy Bush Overview Olearia phlogopappa ‘White Gem’ is a compact, dense, small shrub renowned for its mass...
View full detailsPhormium tenax ‘Green’ Common Names: New Zealand Flax, Harakeke (Green form) Family: Asphodelaceae Origin: New Zealand (native) Plant Type: Evergr...
View full detailsPhormium tenax 'Purple' (Phormium tenax) Common Names: New Zealand Flax 'Purple', Purple Flax Family: Asphodelaceae Origin: Native to New Zealand...
View full detailsPittosporum tenuifolium ‘Globe’ Overview Pittosporum ‘Globe’ is a naturally compact, perfectly rounded form of Pittosporum tenuifolium, prized fo...
View full detailsPlagianthus regius (Plagianthus regius) Common Names: New Zealand Ribbonwood, Lowland Ribbonwood Family: Malvaceae Origin: Endemic to New Zealand...
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 detailsPodocarpus acutifolius Overview A hardy New Zealand native conifer with fine, bronze-green foliage that gives a soft, feathery texture year-round...
View full detailsPodocarpus totara (Podocarpus totara) Common Names: Totara, New Zealand Totara Family: Podocarpaceae Origin: Endemic to New Zealand Plant Type: E...
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