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Tree
Metrosideros excelsa Vibrance - Pohutukawa
A selected pohutukawa form from Coromandel Peninsula with bright orange-red flowers.
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Vine
Metrosideros fulgens Adult - Climbing Rata, akatea 
A scrambling, clinging vine with yellow-red flowers (autumn) when vine reaches canopy. The Adult form is more inclined to form a small shrub.
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Vine
Metrosideros fulgens Juvenile
Although the adult form will form a small shrub, this juvenile form is a scrambling forest vine that will climb trees to flower in the bright light. In the home garden it may turn rapidly into the adult form and start flowering.
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Other
Metrosideros Maungapiko - Southern Rata/Pohutukawa hybrid
M. ?Maungapiko?: a natural hybrid between M. excelsa and M. umbellata is a narrow, upright tree with bright crimson blooms a little later than most pohutukawa . It is more frost tolerant and resistant to psyllid attack than cultivars of pohutukawa.
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Shrub
Metrosideros parkinsonii
A rare slender shrub with scarlet flowers in spring. This is a difficult plant to establish but well worth the effort.
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Tree
Metrosideros Parnell - Parnell Pohutukawa
Cutting grown from the magnificent, large spreading tree in the Parnell Rose gardens.
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Vine
Metrosideros perforata - Climbing Rata, akatea
A climbing vine that clings tightly to its host. White flowers (spring) as an adult. Bright green foliage.
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Tree
Metrosideros robusta - Northern Rata
Slow growing, erect tree although in the wild it starts as an epiphyte growing on other trees. Red flowers in summer.
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Tree
Metrosideros robusta hybrid - Kawakopu
A cross between northern and southern ratas sourced from the Buller river area.
A potentially large tree with dark red flowers at New Year.
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Tree
Metrosideros umbellata - Southern Rata
An uncommon tree in the North Island but grows well in the South. Red flowers in summer .
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Grass
Microlaena avenacea - Bush Rice Grass
Fine blue-leaved grass with attractive flower head (summer). Good for dry shady sites.
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Grass
Microlaena carsei - Northern rice grass
A naturally uncommon grass with glaucous blue/green foliage.
Ideal for underplanting in shady areas where there is moist soil.
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Grass
Microlaena polynoda
A robust grass forming dense cascades down banks of dark green wispy, shiny leaves. Very attractive and hardy. Great under trees and on banks.
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Grass
Microlaena stipoides - Rice Grass
Finer-leaved grass than M.avenacea. Vigorous gowth. Turf forming. Excellent for lawn, under trees, coastal bank or cliff sites.
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Fern
Microsorum pustulatum subsp. pustulatum - Hounds Tongue
Fern with distinctive thick glossy bright green leaves. Slow spreading. Climbs over rocks and up trees.
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Fern
Microsorum scandens
Climbing fern with distinctive thick glossy bright green leaves. Slow spreading. Climbs over rocks and up trees, dimensions vary according to growing site.
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Herb
Microtis unifolia - onion orchid
A fleshy green flowering Orchid found commonly in lawns and road sides. Collectors plant.
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Shrub
Mida salicifolia - Maire Taiki
Parasitic species requiring host plant to establish on. Very temperamental and of limited availability.
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Herb
Mimulus repens
A fleshy dull green plant with 1 cm pink flowers. Needs to be wet but is hard to establish. Limited availability.
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Sedge & Rush-like
Morelotia affinis
Tuft forming, grass-like sedge related to Gahnia species. Dry open clay sites on the edge of scrub.
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