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Ground Cover
Leptostigma setulosa Open Form
Thin pale green leaves creating slight mounds -vigorous. Was classified as a Nertera, but renamed as this has dry seed capsules-not red fruit.
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Grass
Lepturus repens var. cinereus - Kermadec Grass
Should be planted in a sunny, warm, and sheltered spot or kept in a pot.
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Shrub
Leucopogon fasciculatus - Mingimingi 
Light green foliage. Small white berries spring to autumn. Prefers drier gumland scrub conditions.
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Other
Leucopogon fraseri - Dwarf Mingimingi
Low growing prickly shrub with white tubular flowers and small orange fruit to 15cm tall inhabiting open areas
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Shrub
Leucopogon parviflorus - Mingimingi
Compact. Dark green spiky foliage. White-yellow berries. Small shrub from the Chatham Islands - seldom available.
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Lily & Iris-like
Libertia chalcopyrites - Golden Libertia
A selected form of Libertia with striking golden foliage. Hardy with delicate white flowers in spring.
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Lily & Iris-like
Libertia cranwelliae - Native Iris
Strap like leaves along wide spreading rhizome. White flowers (Spring) on short flower spikes. Attractive orange pods remain on the plant for months.
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Lily & Iris-like
Libertia Dome Valley
A localised form of Libertia considered to be potentially a new species.
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Lily & Iris-like
Libertia edgariae
Smaller and darker foliage than L. grandiflora and L. ixioides. Probably the best Libertia for full sun.
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Other
Libertia flaccidifolia - Weeping NZ Iris
A rare, recently identified species of Native Iris that is distinctive in its weeping foliage.
Tall 50cm flower panicles with bunches of white flowers becoming yellow/black capsules.
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Lily & Iris-like
Libertia grandiflora - Native Iris
Strap-like leaves.White flowers on spike extending well above leaves (spring). Hardy. Seed pods rapidly turn brown and split open.
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Lily & Iris-like
Libertia ixioides - Native Iris
Strap-like leaves in a tight clump taller than the white flowers (spring) on short flower spike. Yellow pods remain on the plant for months.
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Herb
Libertia ixioides Gold Finger
This is a cultivar of a native Iris. It will tolerate sun and dry better than the usual Libertia ixioides. Needs to have sun to keep colour.
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Lily & Iris-like
Libertia micrantha - Miniature native iris.
A delicate little plant with dark green leaves and little white flowers. Slow growing and more tempermental than its relatives. Good pot plant if kept moist and shaded. Was known as L.pulchella. Limited availability
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Lily & Iris-like
Libertia mooreae - NZ Iris
Slightly smaller than some of the other Libertia species but stays greener in full sun.
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Lily & Iris-like
Libertia peregrinans
A rhizome spreading plant that is now quite rare in the wild. It grows in open, poorly draining ground under scrub or on coastal dunes and cliffs.
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Herb
Libertia peregrinans nonoploid
A suspected new species from the Nelson Mts. Similar to Libertia peregrinans but smaller and slower growing.
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Tree
Libocedrus bidwillii - Kaikawaka, NZ cedar
Ornamental specimen tree similar to exotic conifers in appearance. Prefers sites with shelter and cool soil.
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Tree
Libocedrus plumosa - Kawaka, NZ cedar
Ornamental specimen tree similar to exotic conifers in appearance. Prefers sites with shelter and cool soil.
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Herb
Lilaeopsis novae-zelandiae
Creeping habit with dark green, striated, cylindrical leaves. Forms dense mats in saline wetlands.
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