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Podocarpus totara

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Podocarpus totara, otherwise known as the Tōtara tree, is an iconic, NZ native tree featuring needle-like, green foliage. It grows with a broad and spreading habit to eventually reach 20 m tall and 10 m wide. Podocarpus totara are commonly included in a mixed planting in a large garden, used in native plantings, or grown as a specimen.

Suited to regions: All regions
Plant type: Trees
Height: 20.00 m
Spread: 10.00 m
Tolerances: Hardy
Garden uses: Hedging, Parks, Ponds, Screening, Specimen
Garden styles: Alpine, Forestry, Formal, Japanese, Native

Haloragis erecta Wellington Bronze

Haloragis erecta Wellington Bronze, commonly known as Shrubby Haloragis, is a NZ native shrub that features bronze-purple foliage. The colourful leaves are held densely off rigid stems, which also host spikes of green-yellow flowers in summer as it grows to 50 cm tall and the same wide. Haloragis Wellington Bronze is commonly added to mixed and border plantings, planted around outdoor living areas such as pools, mass planted on a bank or as a groundcover, or planted around the base of larger trees.

Suited to regions: All regions
Plant type: Shrubs
Height: 50 cm
Spread: 50 cm
Flowering time: Summer
Tolerances: Hardy, Wind
Garden uses: Banks, Borders, Containers, Hedging, Living areas, Paths & Steps, Patios, Pool areas
Garden styles: Alpine, Backyard, City & Courtyard, Formal, Frontyard, Mediterranean, Modern, Native
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