Abelia Grandiflora

Excellent hedging plant. Glossy green foliage with fragrant white flowers. Vigorous, with soft red stems which are easy to trim. Evergreen, hardy to cold and drought.

Glossy Abelia

Abutilon Cherry Red

Abutilons produce medium sized hanging flowers similar to hibiscus throughout most of the year. A dense small shrub when pruned regularly 1.5-2 m. Prefers a shelter under story position where this is shelter from frosts and wind. Suitable for conservatories

Chinese Lantern

Abutilon Hot Pink

Fast growing shrub with Masses of hot pink lantern shaped flowers. Flowers in spring - summer. Excellent tub plant. 1.5 x 1.5M

Chinese Lantern

Abutilon pure white

Abutilons produce medium sized hanging flowers similar to hibiscus throughout most of the year. A dense small shrub when pruned regularly 1.5-2 m. Prefers a shelter under story position where this is shelter from frosts and wind. Suitable for conservatories

Chinese Lantern

Abutilon Tangerine

Abutilons produce medium sized hanging flowers similar to hibiscus throughout most of the year. A dense small shrub when pruned regularly 1.5-2 m. Prefers a shelter under story position where this is shelter from frosts and wind. Suitable for conservatories

Flowering maple, Chinese Lantern

Acacia melanoxylon

Acacia melanoxylon is an evergreen Tree growing to 30 m (98ft 5in) at a fast rate.A nitrogen fixer.It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers dry or moist soil. Self seeds readily.

Australian blackwood

Acaena inermis purpurea

A tight, very low growing ground cover with small purple fern-like leaves. It prefers some moisture through summer so it looks good, though in humid conditions a little wind is good. Soil must be free draining. Attractive contrast in the garden. It flowers in spring, followed by seed heads in summer.

Piripiri

Acaena saccaticupula

A tight, very low growing ground cover with small tan/grey coloured fern-like leaves. Attractive contrast in the garden.

Piripiri

Aceana microphylla

A tight, very low growing ground cover with small green fern-like leaves. Attractive contrast in the garden.

Piripiri

Acer davidii

David's maple is a broadly spreading, deciduous tree (10-15m high) in the 'snake bark' group of maples. It has vertical white stripes on green bark. Good autumn colour of red and orange in late May. Native to China.

Maple, David's Maple

Acer palmatum 'Dissectum'

A medium sized deciduous tree with lace-like palmate leaves and a drooping habit. Plant in full sun to part shade in well drained, fertile soil. 5M tall

Japanese Maple

Acer palmatum 'Okagami'

A medium sized deciduous tree with lovely red-purple leaves. Plant in full sun to part shade in well drained, fertile soil. 10M tall

red japanese maple, Maple

Acer palmatum dissectum purpureum

A Japanese maple with purple lace like leaves. It forms a small sized weeping deciduous tree. Native to Eastern Asia where it grows as an under-story tree. 3 x 2M

Purple weeping maple

Acer palmatum Senkaki

This ever popular maple is famed for its coral red young branches which cause it to stand out dramatically amongst other trees and shrubs. Green leaves turn to a golden yellow in autumn. Deciduous, grows to 4 x 2.5M

Coral Bank Maple

Acer rubrum

Red maple is best known for its deep scarlet foliage in autumn. An excellent deciduous specimen tree. Plant in full sun to part shade. Prefers moist soil and will tolerate wet soil. 10-15M tall

American red maple, Maple

Acer saccharum

Sugar maple is best known for its bright fall foliage and for being the primary source of maple syrup. A deciduous tree normally reaching heights of 25–35 m.

Maple, Sugar maple

Acer sinense

Acer campbellii var. Grows 3-5m.

Maple

Ackama rosaefolia

Naturally occuring from Kaitaia to Whangarei on stream banks and forest margins. Small bushy tree to 4m. Protect from wind and frost. Beautiful red under leaf, mass of cream flowers in spring.

Makamaka

Agapanthus peter pan

Dwarf version with light blue flowers, growing 30 cm extremely hardy.

Agapanthus Purple Cloud

Tall heads of semi- pendulous, violet -purple flowers to 1.8m. Hardy to most soils and conditions inc coastal 1.2 x 1m

Agapanthus

Agapanthus silver baby

White flowering dwarf variety, clumping 40-60cm. Hardy.

Agapanthus

Agapanthus Streamline

Agapanthus originate from South Africa and are now popular garden plants. The are frost and drought tolerant.
Agapanthus will tolerate glyphosate herbicide sprayed over them which kills weeds coming up between them. This makes them great for the lazy gardener (or do I mean 'clever') who weed with herbicide.
Note: One species (a large one) is now a noxious weed in NZ and can not be grown or sold.

Agapanthus, Lily of the Nile

Agapanthus Tinkerbell

A small variegated form of agapanthus which does not become invasive (like the big form). grows to about 25cm high. It has clusters of pale blue flowers on tall stems in spring

Lily of the Nile

Agathis australis

A forest giant naturally occuring from Auckland and Thames northwards. Now being planted for Native Timber Forestry.

Kauri, Conifer

Agathis robusta

A large evergreen tree growing straight and tall to a height of 30–50 m, with smooth, scaly bark. Found in the rain forests of eastern Queensland.

Kauri, Queensland Kauri

Agave attenuata

Agave attenuata has a curved flower spike from which it derives one of its numerous common names - the foxtail agave. It is a popular garden plant. Unlike many agaves, A. attenuata has no teeth or terminal spines. A bold plant for rock gardens, particularly when planted with other succulents. It will grow to a diameter of 1m. Native to central Mexico.

Foxtail Agave, Succulent Plant

Albizia julibrissin

A small deciduous tree growing to 5–16 m. Pink fluffy flowers are produced through summer attracting bees and butterflies. A great shade or specimen tree providing dappled light.

Pink silk tree

Alectryon excelsus

Tree 7-10m forming distinctive black seed partially covered with bright red flesh, usually in spring attracting birds. Occurs naturally around streams and lowlands. Excellent specimen/shade tree.

Titoki, NZ Ash

Allocasuarina verticulata

Endemic to Australia, sheoak roots are nitrogen fixing, together with their highly drought-adapted foliage, this enables sheoaks to thrive in very poor soil and semi-arid areas. However, sheoaks are much less bushfire-tolerant than eucalypts.

Sheoak

Alnus cordata

A deciduous drought tolerant tree popular for horticultural shelterbelts as it trims well into a narrow tall hedge. It is nitrogen fixing and grows well in poor or difficult sites. Plant in full sun in free draining soil, dry soil ok. 20 x 10M

Italian Alder, Alder

Alnus jorullensis

An evergreen/semi-evergreen alder that makes a good medium sized specimen tree. Its great for large hedges. Very fast growing. Plant in full sun in average to damp soil. 20m x 10M

Mexican alder, Alder, Evergreen Alder

Alnus rubra

Deciduous broad leaf, one of the largest Alders reaching 30m.The name derives from the bright rusty red color that develops in bruised or scraped bark. The bark is mottled, ashy-gray and smooth, often draped with moss.The leaves turn yellow in the autumn before falling. The male flowers are dangling reddish catkins.Alnus rubra is an important forestry tree. Its rapid growth makes it useful in covering disturbed land, such as mine spoils. Alder leaves, shed in the fall, decay readily to form a nitrogen-enriched humus. Alnus rubra are planted as ornamental trees and will do well in wet swales, riparian areas, or on stream banks. If used domestically they should be planted well away from drainpipes, sewage pipes, and water lines, as the roots may invade and clog the lines[citation needed]. Alnus rubra are known for growing easily in burned or destroyed land, and are used as "pioneering" or "reclamation" trees.

Alder, Red Alder

Aloe arborescens

A sprawling multi-headed aloe heads which produce orange flowers on tall stems from each head. The whole plant will grow to about 2m high and about 2m wide in time. Similar to Aloe spinosissima which grows to 0.5m x 2m.

Aloe, Candelabra Aloe, Succulent Plant

Aloe plicatilis

Fan Aloe has a corky barked trunk which is fire-resistant. Branches fork in pairs without a central leader. Masses of succulent, oblong, tongue-shaped leaves arranged in 2 opposite rows are fan-like. It is a stunning landscape plant suited to rock garden or a desert theme. Also looks great with other succulents such as Agave attenuata. Native to western South Africa.

Fan Aloe, Aloe, Succulent Plant

Aloe polyphylla

Spiral Aloe grows low (30cm) with leaves in a very distinctive spiral shape. It does not seem to sucker or produce off-shoots, but can form small, dense clumps of seedlings. The fat, wide, serrated, gray-green leaves have sharp, dark leaf-tips. It has pink to red flowers in early summer. Native to Lesotho in Southern Africa.

Spiral Aloe, Aloe, Succulent Plant

Aloe spinosissima

A sprawling aloe which grows to about 50cm and can spread a few metres with pups (side shoots). removing the pups will make the parent plant larger. Spider aloe has small spikes on the succulent leaves. Erect stems with orange flowers in winter and early spring. Similar to Aloe arborescens which grows 2m x 2m.

Spider Aloe, Aloe, Succulent Plant

Aloe vera

Extracts from Aloe vera are widely used in the cosmetics and alternative medicine industries. Aloe vera is a stemless or very short-stemmed succulent plant growing to 60–100 cm. Frost sensitive. Needing free draing,sandy loams.

Anemanthele lessoniana

A medium sized grass forming bold clumps up to 80cm high. It's foilage, green/red and yellow is soft and waves in the wind.

Wind grass, Gossamer grass

Apium Prostrata

NZ sea celery is a sprawling fleshy herb plant. It is found throughout the country in coastal and lowland areas and is also native to Australia. It can be eaten as a salad leaf, stem or dried leaves scattered in cooking for a celery like aroma. It is squat with broad leaves and tiny white flowers in clusters. It grows on coastal dunes and headlands.

Sea Celery

Apodasmia similis

Formerly known as Leptocarpus similis. A rush with joints along its leaves. Grows in salt marsh areas and sometimes in the back dunes in moist areas. It looks great in landscaping and is often used for traffic islands. Good for riparian planting.

Oioi, Jointed Rush

Apple - Ballarat

Great cooking apple. Ripens end April.

Apple

Apple - Braeburn

Medium size, mid season,scarlet striped over green. Excellent tangy flavour. Dessert apple.

Apple

Apple - Bramley seedling

A very good cooking apple. Bramley is a heritage apple of medium to large size. The fruit is round and has a distinctive conical shape. It has a firm, tart flesh with a good flavour and is sweet with plenty of juice. Keeps very well.

Apple

Apple - Cox's Orange Pippin

A sweet apple with rich and nutty flavoured flesh that is very aromatic. Ripens early to mid season.

Apple

Apple - Egremont Russet

Thick and distinctive olive skin with sweet, nutty, firm flesh. The tree has an upright compact habit. Mid season. Self fertile

Apple

Apple - Fuji

A Japanese variety with large fruit with smooth red skin. The creamy white flesh is firm, juicy and sweet with a satisfying crunch when eaten fresh. Stores exceptionally well. Ripe March/April. Pollinate with Golden Delicious, Braeburn, Splendour or Granny Smith.

Apple

Apple - Galaxy

Rich red skin, mid to late season, high yield.

Apple

Apple - Golden delicious

The flesh is crisp and juicy with a sweet honey flavour. Lovely eaten fresh but can be cooked. Highly productive and ripe towards the end of autumn. Self fertile. Deciduous.

Apple

Apple - Granny Smith

Fruits April-May. Large green, crisp and juicy white fleshed fruit. Suitable for dessert and cooking.

Apple

Apple - Greenmeadows Cox

Crisp crunchy fruit, ripens Feb

Apple