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Saraca indica 1Saraca indica $9.00/25 g, $189.00/kg

Common Name: Ashoka Tree, Jonesia Tree

Small, erect evergreen tree with a compact habit up to 10 m tall, native to India. Profusions of orange/red/yellow flowers January to February in clusters, more fragrant in the evening, are followed by pods of purple fruits. A hardy ornamental used for street plantings.

 

 

Passiflora edulis 1Passiflora edulis $30.00/25 g, $950.00/kg

Common Name: Passionfruit

Native to Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina, Passiflora edulis is a vigorous, long-lived, perennial vine with glossy, green leaves and coiling tendrils that support its climbing habit. Passiflora edulis is frost tender and can die off in winter but will regrow in spring. The striking flowers, appearing November through January, are 5 to 7 cm diameter. Passiflora edulis is cultivated for its fruit – sweet, yellow, juicy pulp with black seeds – delicious in many dishes including desserts, preserves and cocktails.

 

Arthropodium cirratumArthropodium cirratum Matapouri Bay $89.50/1000 seeds 

Common Name: New Zealand Rock Lily, Renga Renga Lily

An evergreen, hardy, clumping perennial with large green/blue leaves and pink/white star-shaped flowers in spring and summer. Drought tolerant and suitable for coastal conditions, an ideal specimen for lush tropical landscaping, mass plantings, understorey plantings and containers.

 

 

Genista monosperma 1Genista monosperma $14.00/25 g, $380/kg

syn Retama monosperma

Common Name: Bridal Veil Broom

An evergreen shrub/small tree growing to 4 m high and spreading to 3 m with a weeping habit. Masses of fragrant white flowers appear in spring. Prefers full sun/part shade and is frost tolerant.

 

Eucalyptys smithii 1Eucalyptus smithii $45.00/25 g, $1595.00/kg

Common Name: Blackbutt Peppermint

Native to Victoria and New South Wales. Grows to 45 m or a mallee to 5 m. The leaves are a source of Eucalyptus oil. Named after Henry George Smith, a chemist known for his pioneering work on essential oils of Eucalyptus species and other Australian flora.

 

 

 

 

 

Eucalyptus saligna 1Eucalyptus saligna $22.00/25 g, $770/kg

Common Name: Sydney Blue Gum

Coastal New South Wales and Qld from Sydney to Maryborough, growing 30 to 55 m. Used as a plantation timber, the trunks grow straight and tall with smooth, pale grey/white bark. White flowers appear December to February. Trees have been known to live over 200 years.