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102 species 12 types

Fruit & Nuts

Fruiting plants, berry crops, grape vines, citrus, nuts, and other edible perennial crops organised by familiar fruit types.

KiwifruitPip FruitBerriesFeijoa+8 more

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168 species 1 types

Native Plants

Native plant collections, starting with New Zealand native species.

New Zealand Natives

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586 species 5 types

Ornamental

Garden plants primarily chosen for beauty, structure, foliage, or flowers.

TreesGround CoversPerennialsClimbers & Vines+1 more

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1 types

Other

Miscellaneous plant groupings and temporary or utility categories that do not fit the main browse paths.

Utility

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157 species 8 types

Vegetables & Herbs

Vegetables, herbs, and other kitchen-garden crops organised in familiar edible groups.

Pumpkins & SquashCabbages & BrassicasHerbsLeafy Greens+4 more

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Discover Plants

A selection from the community catalog

2 cultivars

Tupelo

Nyssa sylvatica

NyssaceaeNyssa

Deciduous tree (Tupelo) with some of the most brilliant scarlet and orange autumn colour available.

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Pittosporum

Pittosporum dallii

Pittosporum

Pittosporum dallii is a species of plant in the Pittosporaceae family. It is endemic to New Zealand.

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Abutilon

Abutilon roseus

Abutilon

Abutilon is a large genus of flowering plants in the mallow family, Malvaceae. It is distributed throughout the tropics and subtropics of the Americas, Africa, Asia, and Australia.

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Briza Quaking Grass

Briza maxima

Briza

Briza maxima is grown as briza quaking grass for ornamental garden display.

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White Alyssum for Orchards

Lobularia maritima

Lobularia

Lobularia maritima is grown as white alyssum for orchards for ornamental garden display.

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Orange Jessamine

Murraya paniculata

Species entry for Murraya paniculata, grown as an ornamental garden plant.

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