Tough Natives

Juncus edgariae (Juncus edgariae) Common Names: Native Rush, Edge’s Rush Family: Juncaceae Origin: Endemic to New Zealand Plant Type: Evergreen p...

Leptinella traillii Common Names: Alpine Button Daisy Family: Asteraceae Origin: New Zealand Plant Type: Evergreen Ground Cover Perennial Overvi...

 Libertia ixioides Common names: New Zealand Iris, Mikoikoi Family: Iridaceae Origin: New Zealand Plant Type: Evergreen Perennial / Clump-formi...

Libertia ixioides Overview A striking evergreen perennial native to New Zealand, Libertia ixioides forms neat clumps of sword-like golden-green l...

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

Olearia oleifolia Common Names: Olive-leaved Daisy Bush Family: Asteraceae Origin: New Zealand (South Island – alpine and subalpine regions) Plant...

Olearia paniculata (Olearia paniculata) Common Names: Golden Akeake, Akiraho Family: Asteraceae Origin: Native to New Zealand Plant Type: Evergre...

Olearia traversii Common Names: Chatham Island Tree Daisy Family: Asteraceae Origin: New Zealand (endemic to the Chatham Islands) Plant Type: Ever...

Ozothamnus leptophyllus Common Names: Tauhinu, Cottonwood, Cassinia leptophylla Family: Asteraceae Origin: New Zealand Plant Type: Evergreen Shrub...

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 ‘Jester’ Common Names: Jester Flax, New Zealand Flax Family: Asphodelaceae Origin: New Zealand (cultivar of Phormium tenax and related hy...

  Phormium ‘Pepe’ Overview Phormium ‘Pepe’ is one of the smallest and tidiest New Zealand flax cultivars, renowned for its compact form and brig...

Phormium tenax ‘Green’ Common Names: New Zealand Flax, Harakeke (Green form) Family: Asphodelaceae Origin: New Zealand (native) Plant Type: Evergr...

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

Phormium ‘Yellow Wave’ Common Names: Yellow Wave Flax, Variegated NZ Flax Family: Asphodelaceae Origin: New Zealand cultivar Plant Type: Evergreen...

Podocarpus nivalis Common Names: Snow Tōtara, Mountain TōtaraFamily: PodocarpaceaeOrigin: New Zealand (alpine and subalpine regions)Plant Type: Ev...

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

Podocarpus totara ‘Aurea’ Common Names: Golden Tōtara Family: Podocarpaceae Origin: New Zealand Plant Type: Evergreen Tree / Large Shrub Overview...

Sophora tetraptera Common Names: Large-leaved Kōwhai, North Island Kōwhai Family: Fabaceae Origin: New Zealand Plant Type: Evergreen to Semi-decid...