Horoeka, Lancewood

Pseudopanax crassifolius

Kahikatea

Dacrycarpus dacrydoides

Endemic. New Zealand’s tallest indigenous plant growing up to 65m with an annual growth rate from 10-70 cm height and 8-108 mm diameter. Kahikatea seedlings require high levels of sunlight to grow and prefer a damp area.

Kaikomako

Pennantia corymbosa

Endemic. Found throughout Aotearoa, though uncommon north of Auckland. An attractive small tree of slender habit with a divaricating juvenile form maturing to a glossy larger-leaved adult up to 10m. In an open habitat Kaikomako will reach 2-3m before making an abrupt change to adult form.

Kanuka

Kunzea robusta

Karamu

Coprosma robusta

Kawakawa

Piper excselsum

Kāmahi

Pterophylla racemosa

Endemic. North Island south of Auckland, South Island and Stewart Island/Rakiura. Tree to small shrub with young stems bearing deciduous stipules, leaves have deeply toothed margins, flowers are white or pink, clustered in spike-like racemes.

Libertia ixoides

Muehlenbeckia astonii

Tororaro

Māhoe

Melicytus ramiflorus

Endemic. An attractive small tree growing up to 10m with a wide knobbly trunk, smooth whitish bark, light green serrated leaves that have a visible vein network on the underside, long tapering leaves, small, scented greenish flowers and purple fruit. Also often also seen with exposed roots it is abundant around coastal, lowland areas throughout the country.

Ngaio

Myoporum loretum

Endemic. A spreading tree bearing glossy yellow-green to dark green spotted oval leaves. Hardy and fast-growing (up to 10m) the new growth is very glossy, dark and sticky. Flowers, at base of leaves are white with purple spots, occurring in mid-spring and the pink fruit develops on stalks.

Ngutukākā

Kaka beak

Olearia solandri

Coastal tree daisy

Endemic. Inhabiting coastal areas of the North Island and top of the South Island this fast-growing shelter and hedging plant is ideal for dry, exposed sites.

Puketea

Laurelia novae-zealandiae

Endemic to Aotearoa NZ - North & top of South Island. Tall slow growing tree with a fluted base, reddish twigs, bushy foliage and glossy oval dark green toothed leaves, 4-8mm long, which grows in wet areas. Flowers, small greenish white. Fruit dry, covered in long hairs.

Rengarenga

Arthropodium bifurcatum / cirratum

Endemic. Found in the North Island and upper half of the South Island. A small herbaceous plant with long, narrow leaves perfect for under storey plantings in the toughest to grow areas.

Rewarewa

Knightia excelsa

Titoki

Alectryon excelsus

Endemic. A popular urban native that has attractive glossy green leaves, with serrated edges when young and a spreading canopy growing to 10m. Its small red fruits attract Tui and Kereru. The leaves and oil are a natural insect repellent.

Toetoe

Austroderia fulvida

Veronica diosmifolia

Aute

This Veronica is highly valued due to its long flowering period, August to November. It has narrow pointed attractive leaves that reach 2.5 cm Flowers are pale lavender and eventually fade to white. Can reach a height of 1.5 m.

Veronica elliptica

Kokomuka, shore koromiko

This Veronica is endemic (occurs naturally) in the Wellington region. Size is up to 2m high and 1 m wide. Will withstand gales and salt spray. Has a bushy upright habit with dark green leaves up to 4 cm long arranged symmetrically.