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Plant purchases direct from this website are thriving. It is convenient, saves travelling to ONPN, and can be done 24/7. Here is the response of a recent client:

"Thank you very much. My cordylines arrived today :) I am very impressed with your prompt service and the quality of my new babies.

I will definitely order plants from you in the future.

Thanks again, Courtney"
Tetragonia tetragonioides
Height: 0.2m;  Spread: 2m
NZ Spinach (Herb)
A coastal species that grows rapidly and spreads over 2 metres or more. The foliage can be used as a vegetable as a substitute for spinach. Seed in hard wooden capsule.
» Click here for our Tetragonia tetragonioides article published in the Titirangi Tatler, October 2012 ...
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Very quick grower, very good salad plant.
Still growing and flowering strongly in March.
Budding, Flowering and Seeding in March. This plant named after the shape of the seedhead (apparently).
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