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Tree
Carpodetus serratus - Putaputaweta 
Attractive tree. Can be covered in small white flowers (summer). Prefers damp soils, sun or shade.
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Shrub
Carpodetus serratus prostrate - Putaputaweta
This is a semi-prostrate form of Putaputaweta . Can be covered in small white flowers (summer). Prefers damp soils, sun or shade.
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Other
Celmisia glandulosa - Bog daisy
Creeping by spreading stolons above ground this bog daisy likes wet conditions - sun or shade.
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Herb
Celmisia graminifolia
C graminifolia is not the most beautiful Celmisia but is one of the hardiest. This form is from Pureora and tolerates frost, wet and dry conditions.
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Herb
Celmisia mackaui
A very attractive rare daisy from Akaroa. Large dark green smooth leaves with large white daisy flowers. Clump forming. Difficult to grow and limited in avaliability.
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Herb
Celmisia major var. brevis
A hard to grow species that is similar to Celmisia major var major. From the Taranaki Coast.
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Herb
Celmisia major var. major
Normally Celmisia are alpine plants, but this form is coastal. Full sun, rocky well drained situation. Not always available.
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Ground Cover
Centella uniflora
Common hardy ground cover. Fast growing. Forms tough mats in lawns or rockery.
Closely related to the tropical Centella asiatica used medicinally and called Gotu Kola.
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Herb
Centipeda aotearoana - New Zealand sneezewort
An opportunist herb that colonisers the beds of freshly drained dams and ponds . It is shortlived but seeds rapidly to recolonise other damp areas. Recently recognised as a distinct species endemic to New Zealand.
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Herb
Centipeda minima subsp minima
A critically endangered species of moist areas where weed competition has not eradicated it.
Our plants are sourced from the airstrip at Okiwi Great Barrier Island.
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Fern
Cheilanthes distans - Rock Fern
Small dark green fern with linear fronds. Short creeping. Frost hardy. Lives in full sun on dry rocks. Seldom available.
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Fern
Cheilanthes sieberi - Rock Fern
A hardy rock-dwelling fern growing to 15 cm tall.
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Grass
Chionochloa bromoides - Coastal tussock
Northern coastal tussock with lax flower spikes. Normally hangs on cliffs in full sun or under shade of Pohutukawa.
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Grass
Chionochloa cheesemanii
An attractive grass similar to Chionochloa conspicua but easier to grow in warmer climates. Beautiful flower heads when planted en masse.
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Grass
Chionochloa conspicua subsp. conspicua - Hunangamoho
Tall open flowering spike. Broad Toetoe-like foliage. Sun or light shade and dry to moist soils.
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Grass
Chionochloa conspicua subsp. cunninghamii - Hunangamoho
Tall open flowering spike. Broad Toetoe-like foliage. Sun or light shade and dry to moist soils. Only 2 populations are known within the Waitakere Ranges. This is from a gorge inland from Whatipu.
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Grass
Chionochloa flavescens
Prefers drier soils in humid areas. Has a large open panicle in summer.
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Grass
Chionochloa flavicans
Dense pale green tussock. Numerous lime green flower-spikes in spring-summer. Sun, wind, and dry soils.
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Grass
Chionochloa juncea
Stiff upright leaves create a distinctive tussock with a pink hue. Slow-growing, prefering sunny situation.
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Grass
Chionochloa rigida - Narrow-leaved tussock
Tawny green to golden colour. Flowering plume up to 1.5m long. Limited availability.
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