Helleborus x sternii (POT grown)
Green flowered hellebore Ht 50cm
A hybrid of Helleborus lividus x H. argutifolius from Corsica. Apple green mass of flowers May to September contrasts with the grey-green foliage. Likes the sun and well drained soil.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Shrub
- Evergreen
- Tolerates dry sites
- Tolerates shade
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Container Grown
Helleborus orientalis dark (POT grown)
Winter rose (dark colours) Ht 50cm
Seed imported from a UK collector, very dark flowers in winter worked by bees. A perennial ground cover for under deciduous trees.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Shrub
- Evergreen
- Tolerates dry sites
- Tolerates shade
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Container Grown
Helleborus orientalis (POT grown)
Winter rose (mixed colours) Ht 50cm
Perennial raised from seed, white or pink flowers in late winter worked by bees. Plant amongst deciduous trees and shrubs.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Shrub
- Evergreen
- Tolerates shade
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Container Grown
Griselinia littoralis 'Broadway Mint' (POT grown)
Kapuka or Broadleaf "Broadway Mint" Ht 5-15m
Selected NZ clone, upright habit, evergreen larger glossy green leaves with a wavy edge. Clips well to a formal hedge.Can be damaged by -8C.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Shrub
- NZ native
- Evergreen
- Resistant to salt spray
- Tolerates exposed sites
- Shelter
- Container Grown
- Hedging
Glyptostrobus pensilis (syn. lineatus) (POT grown)
Chinese water cypress Ht 15-25m
A deciduous conifer native to subtropical SE China, growing on riverbanks and swamps, up to 60cm in water. Dense conical crown in warm parts of NZ, thinner in cool areas. Vibrant brown autumn foliage, has tolerated minus 6 Celsius at Wakefield with 1000mm rainfall. Valuable scented decay resistant timber.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Medium tree
- Deciduous
- Tolerates wet sites
- Tolerates exposed sites
- Attractive autumn colours - brown
- Container Grown
Fraxinus griffithii (POT grown)
Himalayan evergreen flowering ash Ht 6m
China to the Phillipines. Broadly conical, evergreen. White
flowers in long terminal panicles. Frost tender at least when
young, suited to mild areas.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Small Tree
- Evergreen
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Container Grown
Fitzroya cupressoides (POT grown)
Chilian alerce
Chile, Valdivia to Chiloe in rain forest with 2000-4000mm annual rainfall. Monotypic genus in the Cypress family, long- lived and heavily exploited. Timber elastic, light and durable, highly prized. Slow growing in summer dry Tasman.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Medium tree
- Evergreen
- Tolerates wet sites
- Container Grown
Eucalyptus macrorhyncha (PLUG grown)
Red stringybark Ht 30-35m
Monocalypt, generally free of insect pests. Victoria and NSW in lower ranges and tablelands on poor dry soils, prefer low humidity, cold to -8C. Medium sized tree with rough fibrous stringy bark, timber is red, most suited to above ground exterior uses. Forms a lignotuber. Recommend planting in early Spring after chance of frosts.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Medium tree
- Evergreen
- Tolerates dry sites
- Attracts bees
- Timber
- Firewood
- Container Grown
Enkianthus campanulata (POT grown)
Redvein Enkianthus Ht 2-3m
Japan. Upright fairly narrow deciduous shrub, with small bell shaped yellowish flowers with red vein pattern in the penduous clusters. Good autumn colours, prefers acid soils.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Shrub
- Deciduous
- Tolerates shade
- Attractive autumn colours - red
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Attracts bees
- Container Grown
Elaeocarpus hookerianus (POT grown)
Pokaka Ht 12-15m
Evergreen trees in higher altitude forests. Juvenile foliage persists many years, changing to different adult form. Small pendant whiteflowers followed by dark purplish shiny fruits eaten by birds.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Medium tree
- NZ native
- Evergreen
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Attractive to birds
- Attracts bees
- Container Grown
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