New Zealand Native Pictures

Native New Zealand plants are well known for their interesting foliage. There are beautiful flax and cordyline hybrids for gardeners who are spike crazy. Hebes, Coprosmas and Corokias come in all sizes and colours, and are always welcome in mixed plantings. Tussocks shine in the sun and move in the wind (which New Zealand gets a lot of!).

Corokia FloweringCorokia Flowering...
Corokias are great little New Zealand evergreen shrubs - their flowers are so tiny they're easy to miss.
Purple Flowering HebePurple Flowering Hebe...
This Hebe with soft purple flowers blooms in December, and is one of the toughest New Zealand native shrubs in my garden. It has survived chopping down to ground level, yet always seems to reform itself.
Carex trifidaCarex trifida...
This is a variegated New Zealand native ornamental coarse grass called (rather ominously) Carex trifida.
Yellow Flowering SenecioYellow Flowering Senecio...
This is a mid-summer yellow flowering shrub with soft grey foliage. It grows without complaint, and seems to recover from the hardest pruning sessions (inflicted whenever the gardener remembers).
Pepper TreePepper Tree...
The leaves of the New Zealand native Pepper Tree can be used for making a cup of bush tea. Each has its own unique colouration.
Cabbage Tree in FlowerCabbage Tree in Flower...
In early summer the green species cordylines (affectionately known as cabbage trees) build the hugest flower heads. Here is a close up of one.
White Flowering HebeWhite Flowering Hebe...
This Hebe flowers in mid-summer, and its white flowers are delicately touched with a pale lilac colour. The foliage is always clear green. It will stand being pruned and shaped, and seems to grow well without the help of the garden hose.
Hebe PinguifoliaHebe Pinguifolia...
The foliage of this hebe is a light bluey green, and its flowers are delicate and white.
Hebe in FlowerHebe in Flower...
This is a flower from the Hebe hedge which grows in the Native garden by the Dog-Path.
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