Shrubs
Native shrubs like Coprosma and Corokia are essential additions to New Zealand gardens, offering a perfect blend of form, function, and resilience. These hardy evergreens are ideal for a wide range of landscaping uses—from low-maintenance hedging and windbreaks to feature planting and native revegetation projects. Their adaptability to coastal, exposed, and dry conditions makes them particularly valuable in challenging sites.
Coprosma varieties are prized for their glossy, colourful foliage—ranging from vibrant greens to bronze, gold, and even variegated tones—which provide year-round interest. Many cultivars also develop richer hues in cooler months, adding seasonal colour to the garden. Corokia, on the other hand, is known for its distinctive wiry branching, silvery-grey or olive foliage, and star-shaped yellow flowers followed by bright red berries, making it a favourite for textural contrast and structural form.
These native shrubs are not only aesthetically appealing but also incredibly low-maintenance. They thrive in full sun to partial shade, are drought-tolerant once established, and cope well with pruning—ideal for shaping into formal hedges or natural screens. In native plantings, they support biodiversity by providing food and habitat for birds and insects.
Whether you're creating a contemporary landscape, enhancing a rural block, or restoring a native ecosystem, Coprosma, Corokia, and other native shrubs offer both beauty and ecological value. Plant singly as statement pieces, or in groups for dense coverage and visual impact.
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Hebe Pimeloides
Hebe (Veronica) pimeloides Overview A compact, hardy hebe with attractive purplish stems and small glaucous-blue foliage. Hebe (Veronica) pimeloi...
View full detailsHebe Pinguifolia Sutherlandii
Hebe (Veronica) pinguifolia ‘Sutherlandii’ Overview Hebe (Veronica) pinguifolia ‘Sutherlandii’ is a compact, dense, and highly popular NZ native ...
View full detailsHebe Pink Blush
Hebe Pink Blush Overview A compact, eye-catching evergreen shrub with masses of vibrant pink flowers that provide a cheerful display through the ...
View full detailsHebe Pink Blush
Hebe Pink Blush Overview A compact, eye-catching evergreen shrub with masses of vibrant pink flowers that provide a cheerful display through the ...
View full detailsHebe Venustula
Hebe (Veronica) venustula Overview A neat, rounded evergreen shrub with graceful arching branches and glossy yellow-green foliage. Hebe (Veronica...
View full detailsHebe Waikiki
Hebe (Veronica) ‘Waikiki’ Overview A medium-growing, compact Hebe with vibrant red-flushed foliage and brilliant blue flower spikes in spring. He...
View full detailsHebe Wiri Charm
Hebe (Veronica) ‘Wiri Charm’ Common names: Wiri Charm Hebe Family: Plantaginaceae Origin: New Zealand hybrid (Wiri series) Plant Type: Evergre...
View full detailsHebe Wiri Mist
Hebe (Veronica) ‘Wiri Mist’ Overview A beautiful and uniquely hardy New Zealand native ground-cover shrub, Hebe (Veronica) ‘Wiri Mist’ forms a de...
View full detailsHebe Wiri Prince
Hebe ‘Wiri Prince’ Overview A compact, free-flowering New Zealand-bred shrub with striking deep violet blooms and glossy dark green foliage. H...
View full detailsHebe Youngii
Hebe (Veronica) youngii Common names: Young’s Hebe Family: Plantaginaceae Origin: New Zealand (alpine/subalpine origins) Plant Type: Evergreen...
View full detailsMuelenbeckia Astonii - $15.99
Muehlenbeckia astonii Overview Muehlenbeckia astonii, commonly known as Shrubby Tororaro, is a rare and highly distinctive New Zealand native shr...
View full detailsMuelenbeckia Astonii - $9.99
Muehlenbeckia astonii Overview Muehlenbeckia astonii, commonly known as Shrubby Tororaro, is a rare and highly distinctive New Zealand native shr...
View full detailsOlearia Cheesemanii
Olearia cheesemanii (Olearia cheesemanii) Common Names: Cheeseman’s Daisy Bush Family: Asteraceae Origin: Endemic to New Zealand Plant Type: Ever...
View full detailsOlearia Haastii
Olearia haastii Common Names: Haast Daisy Bush Family: Asteraceae Origin: New Zealand Plant Type: Evergreen Shrub Overview: Olearia haastii is a...
View full detailsOlearia White Gem
Olearia phlogopappa ‘White Gem’ Dusty Daisy Bush Overview Olearia phlogopappa ‘White Gem’ is a compact, dense, small shrub renowned for its mass...
View full detailsPittosporum Globe
Pittosporum tenuifolium ‘Globe’ Overview Pittosporum ‘Globe’ is a naturally compact, perfectly rounded form of Pittosporum tenuifolium, prized fo...
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