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Herbaceous perennial for New Zealand gardens. Prefers part sun or shaded landscaped gardens. Well drained fertile soils will support healthy plant growth. Brightly coloured red flowers on mass. To propagate, lift and divide fleshy root with leaf attached, when flowers have finished. Recommended companion plants, Bromeliad and agave

Meterosideros excelsa. Pohutukawa, sometimes spelt pohutakawa, is one of New Zealand's most visually recognisable plants when in flower. Standing sometimes up to 20m the coastal loving plant is seen as the county's native Christmas Tree. Flowering through our hot summer festive months, long lasting blooms continue to add visual delight to our coastal and residential landscapes. EMAIL NZLANDSCAPES

Grevillea sp. in general are drought resistant and as shown with nectar dripping flowers are also excellent bird and bee attracting plants during flowering months through spring and summer. Shown here is Grevillea robusta in flower. EMAIL NZLANDSCAPES

Pink Callistemon cultivar. Callistemon or (Bottlebrush) will tollerate dry growing conditions. Showing sprays of colour during spring, summer months in New Zealand gardens. More dry loving plants. EMAIL NZLANDSCAPES

Spring time! We are thinking Succulent plants! and Bromeliad Gardens? Think lush foliage gardens in the Spring and Winter season for all year round garden vibrance and gain the benefits of easy care, low maintenance gardens designed by professional landscape designers in Auckland, New Zealand. NZ. New Zealand landscapers, NZLANDSCAPES advise on plant types most suitable to your landscape requirements. (Some landscaping styles suggested may not suit your soil types). Tropical Plants, generally, are more suited to growing regions with low or zero frost conditions all year, where as some succulent plant varieties will tollerate a wide range of growing conditions. EMAIL us to find out what plants are suitable for growing in your individual climate. Send Mail

When planting NZ gardens, NZLANDSCAPES landscape designers in Auckland, New Zealand, consider all the garden requirements each New Zealand plant variety will require. Soil types vary around the world and with a quick soil analysis we can gather the information required to design planting plans for your gardens accordingly. A soil analysis would include: Soil type Soil structure Soil moisture Soil pH.(Acid or Alkaline soil levels). Soil analysis is critical in the performance of particular plant types, for example a Camellia or Rhododendron will not tolerate an alkaline soil, much preferring an acid soil. Some New Zealand Phormium or Cordyline varieties will not tolerate a soil with a constant high water content, therefore sometimes struggling to grow in an over-watered container. Free draining soils are not always the best for plant types that prefer wet or bog type soils. NZ Raupo, Typha orientalis is a variety that will prefer water margin planting. If you are considering planting a ...

NZ Landscape and landscaping Trees for New Zealand gardens / landscapes. Prunus campanulata 'Okame' is a stunning specimen tree in any landscape garden scene, showing late winter to early spring garden pleasures in New Zealand, Prunus campanulata "Okame" can introduce brilliant floral displays through seasonal change. Shown here in full flower, this smaller variety of prunus will attract bird life into your garden with sweet nectar filled flowers. Flowering in July / August in New Zealand, Prunus campanulata 'Okame' is bursting with colour when the winter garden in NZ can be dull and lack vibrancy. Planting P. campanulata 'Okame' will enhance any dreary winter garden scene. Growing to a height of 4-6 meters in New Zealand gardens. May be pruned to shape during winter dormant period ( no leaf ). Can also be trained into an over head canopy rather than shrub form. Remove all additional ground level growth retaining one single growing stem when young. To ...