New Zealand Natives

Manuka

Leptospermum scoparium

NZ native Manuka (Tea Tree) bearing masses of small flowers; valued by bees and for medicinal honey.

Clianthus

Clianthus maximus

No description available for this species.

Flax

Phormium cookianum

Species entry for Phormium cookianum, grown as an ornamental garden plant.

Mountain Horopito

Pseudowintera colorata

Species entry for Pseudowintera colorata, grown as an ornamental garden plant.

Lobelia

Lobelia angulata

No description available for this species.

Libertia

Libertia formosa

No description available for this species.

Wineberry

Aristotelia serrata

NZ native Wineberry (Makomako); semi-evergreen tree with pink flowers and black berries loved by birds.

Purple Brass Buttons

Leptinella perpusilla

No description available for this species.

Festuca

Festuca glauca

No description available for this species.

Rengarenga Lily

Arthropodium cirratum

NZ native Renga Renga Lily; produces sprays of white star flowers above broad strappy foliage.

Akaroa daisy

Celmisia mackaui

No description available for this species.

Muehlenbeckia

Muehlenbeckia complexa

No description available for this species.

Lancewood

Pseudopanax crassifolius

NZ native Lancewood (Horoeka); distinctive tree with long, narrow, serrated juvenile leaves.

Harakeke

Phormium tenax

NZ native flax (Harakeke); iconic strap-leaved perennial available in many colour forms.

Remuremu

Selliera radicans

No description available for this species.

Kaiwhiria

Parsonsia capsularis

No description available for this species.

Elaeocarpus

Elaeocarpus hookerianus

No description available for this species.

Blue Grass

Festuca coxii

Species entry for Festuca coxii, grown as an ornamental garden plant.

Pittosporum

Pittosporum dallii

Pittosporum dallii is a species of plant in the Pittosporaceae family. It is endemic to New Zealand.

Wire Bush

Muehlenbeckia astonii

Species entry for Muehlenbeckia astonii, grown as an ornamental garden plant.

Fern Pine

Podocarpus gracilior

Species entry for Podocarpus gracilior, grown as an ornamental garden plant.

Lord Howe Kowhai

Sophora howinsula

No description available for this species.

Orange Sedge

Carex testacea

NZ native sedge forming attractive tussocks; useful as a groundcover or specimen plant.

Parablechnum

Parablechnum procerum

No description available for this species.

Ti Ngahere

Cordyline banksii

No description available for this species.

Carmichaelia

Carmichaelia stevensonii

No description available for this species.

Kauri

Agathis australis

NZ native Kauri, a stately conifer of great cultural significance.

Carmichaelia glabrescens

Carmichaelia glabrescens

No description available for this species.

Carmichaelia appressa

Carmichaelia appressa

No description available for this species.

Carex virgata

Carex virgata

No description available for this species.

Houpara

Pseudopanax lessonii

Pseudopanax lessonii, commonly known as houpara, is a New Zealand native tree belonging to the family Araliaceae.

Carmichaelia australis

Carmichaelia australis

No description available for this species.

Carex geminata

Carex geminata

No description available for this species.

Astelia nervosa

Astelia nervosa

No description available for this species.

Olearia

Olearia phlogopappa

No description available for this species.

Sophora

Sophora prostrata

No description available for this species.

Carex buchananii

Carex buchananii

No description available for this species.

Astelia

Astelia chathamica

No description available for this species.

Brachyglottis monroi

Brachyglottis monroi

No description available for this species.

Astelia fragrans

Astelia fragrans

No description available for this species.

Parablechnum novae-zelandiae

Parablechnum novae-zelandiae

No description available for this species.

Carex secta (Pūrei)

Carex secta

Carex secta is a New Zealand native grown for habitat value and ornamental planting.

Hebe (Koromiko)

Hebe salicifolia

Hebe salicifolia is a New Zealand native grown for habitat value and ornamental planting.

Coprosma rugosa

Coprosma rugosa

No description available for this species.

Festuca novae-zealandiae

Festuca novae-zealandiae

No description available for this species.

Kaka Beak (Kowhai Ngutu-kaka)

Clianthus puniceus rosea

Clianthus puniceus rosea is a New Zealand native grown for habitat value and ornamental planting.

Pittosporum crassifolium

Pittosporum crassifolium

No description available for this species.

Olearia cheesemanii

Olearia cheesemanii

No description available for this species.

Melicytus alpinus

Melicytus alpinus

No description available for this species.

Fuchsia excorticata

Fuchsia excorticata

No description available for this species.

Coprosma rubra

Coprosma rubra

No description available for this species.

Pimelea

Pimelea aridula

No description available for this species.

Carex dipsacea

Carex dipsacea

No description available for this species.

Carex flagellifera

Carex flagellifera

No description available for this species.

Raoulia

Raoulia hookeri

No description available for this species.

Carex Grass

Carex comans

Species entry for Carex comans, grown as an ornamental garden plant.

Pennantia

Pennantia baylisiana

No description available for this species.

Carex

Carex solandri

No description available for this species.

Nz Iris

Libertia ixioides

Species entry for Libertia ixioides, grown as an ornamental garden plant.

NZ Daphne

Pimelia prostrata

Species entry for Pimelia prostrata, grown as an ornamental garden plant.

Pachystegia

Pachystegia rufa

No description available for this species.

Prumnopitys

Prumnopitys ferruginea

No description available for this species.

Mikoikoi

Libertia grandiflora

No description available for this species.

Totara

Podocarpus totara

No description available for this species.

Mountain Kiokio

Parablechnum montanum

No description available for this species.

Dodonaea

Dodonaea viscosa

No description available for this species.

Tawhirikaro

Pittosporum cornifolium

Pittosporum cornifolium, known as tāwhiri karo in Māori, is a species of plant in the Pittosporaceae family. It is an epiphytic plant endemic to the North Island and the Marlborough Sounds of the South Island, New Zealand.

Rohutu

Lophomyrtus obcordata

Lophomyrtus obcordata, commonly known by its Māori name rōhutu or tutuhi, is a species of flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is endemic to New Zealand, usually found in lowland forest.

Podocarpus

Podocarpus angustifolius

Podocarpus angustifolius is a species of conifer in the family Podocarpaceae. It is endemic to Cuba.

Melicytus

Melicytus ramiflorus

No description available for this species.

Teucridium

Teucridium parvifolium

No description available for this species.

Dacrydium

Dacrydium cupressinum

No description available for this species.

Dianella

Dianella nigra

No description available for this species.

Dacrycarpus

Dacrycarpus dacrydioides

No description available for this species.

Silver Tree Fern

Cyathea dealbata

Species entry for Cyathea dealbata, commonly grown as an ornamental indoor or foliage plant.

Creeping Fuchsia

Fuchsia procumbens

Species entry for Fuchsia procumbens, grown as an ornamental garden plant.

Brass Buttons

Leptinella dioca

Species entry for Leptinella dioca, grown as an ornamental garden plant.

Barletts Rata

Metrosideros bartletii

Species entry for Metrosideros bartletii, grown as an ornamental garden plant.

Poor Knights Lily

Xeronema callistemon

Species entry for Xeronema callistemon, grown as an ornamental garden plant.

Leptinella

Leptinella squalida

No description available for this species.

Brachyglottis

Brachyglottis greyi

No description available for this species.

Schefflera

Schefflera digitata

No description available for this species.

Cyathea

Cyathea medullaris

No description available for this species.

Hakapiri

Olearia traversii

No description available for this species.

Northern Rata

Metrosideros robusta

No description available for this species.

Hoheria

Hoheria sexstylosa

No description available for this species.

Pseudopanax

Pseudopanax laetus

No description available for this species.

Pittosporum tobira

Pittosporum tobira

No description available for this species.

Hebe speciosa

Hebe speciosa

No description available for this species.

Hebe cupressoides

Hebe cupressoides

No description available for this species.

Metrosideros

Metrosideros umbellata

No description available for this species.

Acaena novae-zealandiae

Acaena novae-zealandiae

No description available for this species.

Olearia paniculata

Olearia paniculata

No description available for this species.

Olearia bullata

Olearia bullata

No description available for this species.

Olearia lineata

Olearia lineata

No description available for this species.

Podocarpus lawrencei

Podocarpus lawrencei

No description available for this species.

Podocarpus macrophyllus var. maki

Podocarpus macrophyllus var. maki

No description available for this species.

Coprosma rigida

Coprosma rigida

No description available for this species.

Carex forsteri

Carex forsteri

No description available for this species.

Coprosma acerosa

Coprosma acerosa

No description available for this species.

Olearia albida

Olearia albida

No description available for this species.

Hebe treadwellii

Hebe treadwellii

No description available for this species.

Coprosma brunnea

Coprosma brunnea

No description available for this species.

Leptinella dioica

Leptinella dioica

No description available for this species.

Pittosporum colensoi

Pittosporum colensoi

No description available for this species.

Melicytus chathamicus

Melicytus chathamicus

No description available for this species.

Nikau Palm

Rhopalostylis sapida

New Zealand native palm grown as an ornamental specimen in sheltered gardens and native plantings.

Melicytus obovatus

Melicytus obovatus

No description available for this species.

Carex maorica

Carex maorica

No description available for this species.

Acaena caesiiglauca

Acaena caesiiglauca

No description available for this species.

Sophora tetraptera

Sophora tetraptera

No description available for this species.

Sophora molloyii

Sophora molloyii

No description available for this species.

Sophora longicarinata

Sophora longicarinata

No description available for this species.

Puriri

Vitex lucens

New Zealand native evergreen tree valued for shade, wildlife support, glossy foliage, flowers, and red fruits.

Pseudopanax ferox

Pseudopanax ferox

No description available for this species.

Pseudopanax arboreus

Pseudopanax arboreus

No description available for this species.

Prumnopitys taxifolia

Prumnopitys taxifolia

No description available for this species.

Podocarpus laetus

Podocarpus laetus

No description available for this species.

Pittosporum ralphii

Pittosporum ralphii

No description available for this species.

Pimelea prostrata

Pimelea prostrata

No description available for this species.

Pittosporum eugenioides

Pittosporum eugenioides

No description available for this species.

Olearia x oleifolia

Olearia x oleifolia

No description available for this species.

Olearia avicenniifolia

Olearia avicenniifolia

No description available for this species.

Pennantia corymbosa

Pennantia corymbosa

No description available for this species.

Pachystegia insignis

Pachystegia insignis

No description available for this species.

Olearia solandri

Olearia solandri

No description available for this species.

Olearia odorata

Olearia odorata

No description available for this species.

Olearia nummulariifolia

Olearia nummulariifolia

No description available for this species.

Libertia peregrinans

Libertia peregrinans

No description available for this species.

Hebe topiaria

Hebe topiaria

No description available for this species.

Hebe subalpina

Hebe subalpina

No description available for this species.

Muehlenbeckia axillaris

Muehlenbeckia axillaris

No description available for this species.

Libertia cranwelliae

Libertia cranwelliae

No description available for this species.

Hoheria lyallii

Hoheria lyallii

No description available for this species.

Hoheria angustifolia

Hoheria angustifolia

No description available for this species.

Hebe odora

Hebe odora

No description available for this species.

Hebe gracillima

Hebe gracillima

No description available for this species.

Hebe decumbens

Hebe decumbens

No description available for this species.

Hebe albicans

Hebe albicans

No description available for this species.

Festuca actae

Festuca actae

No description available for this species.

Coprosma virescens

Coprosma virescens

No description available for this species.

Corokia buddleioides

Corokia buddleioides

No description available for this species.

Coprosma rotundifolia

Coprosma rotundifolia

No description available for this species.

Coprosma propinqua

Coprosma propinqua

No description available for this species.

Carmichaelia muritai

Carmichaelia muritai

No description available for this species.

Coprosma robusta

Coprosma robusta

No description available for this species.

Coprosma rhamnoides

Coprosma rhamnoides

No description available for this species.

Coprosma lucida

Coprosma lucida

No description available for this species.

Coprosma crassifolia

Coprosma crassifolia

No description available for this species.

Coprosma kirkii

Coprosma kirkii

No description available for this species.

Acaena purpurea

Acaena purpurea

No description available for this species.

Coprosma

Coprosma repens

NZ native shrub with glossy foliage; extremely hardy and versatile for hedging and coastal planting.

Acaena

Acaena sp.

NZ native groundcover known as Bidibidi, with creeping stems and colourful foliage.

Titoki

Alectryon excelsus

NZ native Titoki; a handsome spreading tree with glossy foliage and striking scarlet berries.

Pheasant's Tail Grass

Anemanthele lessoniana

NZ native Wind Grass; an ornamental perennial grass with fine leaves tinted orange in winter.

Oioi

Apodasmia similis

NZ native Oioi reed, suited to boggy or wetland conditions.

Whitewood

Ascaria lucida

NZ native Hutu; a small tree thriving in damp conditions with glossy foliage and pink flowers.

Cabbage Tree

Cordyline australis

Cordyline australis, commonly known as the cabbage tree, or by its Māori name of tī or tī kōuka, is a widely branched monocot tree endemic to New Zealand.

Corokia

Corokia cotoneaster

NZ native shrub with a distinctive zig-zag branching habit; golden flowers and orange-red berries.

Toetoe

Cortaderia richardii

Austroderia richardii, syn. Cortaderia richardii, is a species of flowering plant in the family Poaceae.

Karaka

Corynocarpus laevigatus

NZ native Karaka; evergreen coastal tree with glossy leaves and orange berries.

Broadleaf

Griselinia littoralis

NZ native evergreen shrub or small tree; popular for hedging, particularly in coastal gardens.

Lacebark

Hoheria populnea

NZ native Lacebark tree bearing masses of white flowers in summer; excellent for screening and wildlife.

Puka

Meryta sinclairii

NZ native Puka; a bold evergreen tree with huge, glossy, paddle-shaped leaves.

Pōhutukawa

Metrosideros excelsa

NZ native Pohutukawa (NZ Christmas Tree); iconic coastal tree with brilliant red flowers in December.

Ngaio

Myoporum laetum

Myoporum laetum, commonly known as ngaio or mousehole tree, is a fast-growing New Zealand coastal shrub or small tree with glossy leaves and white flowers spotted purple.

Kohuhu

Pittosporum tenuifolium

NZ native Kohuhu; evergreen shrub or tree prized for foliage colour and versatility for hedging.

Kowhai

Sophora microphylla

NZ native Kowhai; a beloved deciduous or semi-evergreen tree producing yellow flowers beloved by Tui.