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Nz Native Plants For Shaded Areas

Carex solandri

Carex solandri is a NZ native, ornamental grass that features attractive, dark green foliage. The foliage emerges upright and develops a gentle and graceful arch as it expands. Dark brown seed heads in summer provide an interesting element to this plant as it grows to 70 cm tall and the same wide. Carex solandri is commonly added to woodland plantings, planted in shaded areas of the garden, grown around pond or stream areas, included in a mixed planting or borders, or mass planted either on a bank or as a groundcover.

Suited to regions: All regions
Plant type: Grasses
Height: 70 cm
Spread: 70 cm
Tolerances: Extended dry periods, Shade, Wet, Wind
Garden uses: Banks, Borders, Paths & Steps, Ponds
Garden styles: Backyard, City & Courtyard, Frontyard, Modern, Native, Riparian

Carpodetus serratus

Carpodetus serratus, commonly known as the Putaputaweta Tree or Marbleleaf, is an attractive, NZ native tree with spreading branches that host marbled foliage. It grows with an open framework though the juvenile form tends to have distinctly tangled growth and a greater degree of leaf marbling. It typically grows to 8 m tall and 3 m wide, performing best when planted in full sun or partial shade on a well-drained site. Carpodetus serratus is commonly grown as a specimen, added to a mixed planting in a large garden, or included in revegetation and native projects.

Suited to regions: Subtropical, Temperate
Plant type: Trees
Height: 8.00 m
Spread: 3.00 m
Flowering time: Spring
Tolerances: Hardy, Shade
Garden uses: Parks, Ponds, Screening, Specimen
Garden styles: Backyard, City & Courtyard, Frontyard, Modern, Native
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Adiantum aethiopicum

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Coprosma virescens

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Pseudowintera colorata

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Pseudopanax arboreus

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Laurelia novae-zelandiae

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Dianella nigra

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Carex virgata

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Knightia excelsa

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Pseudopanax crassifolius

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Pseudopanax ferox

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Olearia lineata

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Phormium cookianum

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Pseudopanax lessonii

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Griselinia Broadway Mint

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Selliera radicans

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Pratia angulata

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Typha orientalis

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Fuchsia procumbens

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Pseudopanax Cyril Watson

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Dicksonia squarrosa

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Metrosideros robusta

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Fuscospora cliffortioides

Commonly known as Mountain Beech, this is a large, evergreen tree native to NZ. The foliage comprises small, dark green leaves which are held densely...

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Metrosideros excelsa

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Pimelea mimosa

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Hebe Wairua Beauty

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Pimelea prostrata Blue Peter

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Carex solandri

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