Wondering what to plant in your dry, windswept, ghastly spot in the garden?   Or, just looking for tough natives that are easycare and will look great as a hedge, shelter belt or screen in any challenging conditions?   This is the pack for you.   A mix of tough natives that will thrive in almost any conditions, will look great with minimal care and will withstand a battering from the elements.

This pack is made up of:

• 5x Coprosma Rugosa Lobster - A tough colourful and interesting alpine shrub with very tangled bright orange new growth. Bears berries attractive to birds. Can be clipped into an interesting hedge or allowed to grow freely will become a medium sized shrub.
  Height 2m

• 5x Silver Mountain Heather - Ozothamnus leptophyllus - An upright, evergreen, bushy heather like shrub, with a very distinctive and different form. The leaves are very small, coloured light blue to silver in colder climates. Produces clusters of white flowers in spring-summer that can be quite showy. A very tough alpine shrub, thriving in extreme cold, drought and very windy situations.   Also useful for any dry difficult situation such as mountain or coastal.   Mature height 2m x Width 1m.

• 5x Purple Coprosma - Coprosma cunninghamii - A tough and hardy shrub with bold bronze purple colouring and vigourous growth.   This shrub will thrive in most conditions and grows very quickly making it useful for establishing a hedge or shelter quickly.    Bears berries attractive to birds. Can be clipped into an interesting hedge or allowed to grow freely will become a dense medium sized shrub. Withstands harsh conditions, poor soil, wind and dry conditions.   Mature Height 3m x Width 3m but clip at any size for hedge.

• 5x Ribbonwood - Plagianthus Regius - A tall growing column tree with strong upward growth. It has a light airey appearance and forms strong vertical structure. A 'must have' for establishing new native garden, extremely fast growing and particularly useful for quickly establishing shelter. Withstands strong winds, tolerates wide range of conditions. Ideal in shelter belt. Mature Height 10m

• 5x Chatham Island Ake Ake - Olearia Traversii -  is a very tough and hardy shrubby tree.  Being part of the Olearia family Chatham Island Ake Ake is especially suited for a range of tough conditions such as coastal plantings, alpine situations and anywhere that experiences drought and strong wind.  It has bright green leaves, with white underside. The new stems are also white giving the overall shrub a bright light colour.  The foliage is tough and leathery, ideal for tolerating strong winds.    Mature height 5-8m 

Suitable for Coastal, Alpine, or anything between.   Dry, windy, hot, poor soil, these plants will take a beating!   Note.  All plants will need care when getting established, ie. they will need water and protection to establish, but once established they will be tough as nails!

These are our standard size in 7cm square pots.

See pictures of example plant next to ruler to get an idea of actual size.

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