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Giant Himalayan Lily or here in New Zealand the Mount Peel Lily where it has naturalised. (and not wildly good for the bush, so think where you plant it). Huge when in bloom, up to 3m of glorious scented, huge cream trumpets. Easy in moist woodlands, do not let them get too dry. Small plants 3 years...

A very rare, summer-growing South American aroid that goes dormant in the winterLeaves divided vertically to look like a ginger, 60cm. Argentina, Bolivia in moist areas at about 2,500m. Deciduous. Crazy arum lily like flowers pop out first in late spring or early summer followed by the leaves. Where...

Sweet scent early spring enjoymentA willowly bush with cut leaves! Deciduous. Panicles, 5-7cm long of richly fragrant, pale lilac flowers in spring (October).Propagation of a variety of dwarf, small leaved lilacs this summer. On the teal background an unknown species or variety and S. x laciniata.

Sweet scent early spring enjoymentCommonly known as the dwarf Korean lilac, is a compact, slow-growing deciduous shrub prized for its heavily fragrant, pale lilac-pink flower clusters. 1.2-1.6m wide and high. Flowers later than the others by a week or two.

Check out NZPCN Plant Conservation Network, a great website for nativesA cross between V. hulkeana × V. lavaudiana. This smaller (60cm) shrub is a light, airy evergreen with wavy edged, grass green foliage. In October branches extend above the plant and yield impressive small 30cm panicles of pink...

Heliohebes are natives. A species with lovely strong red margins to the gently serrated margins. Bold clumps of small white flowers. This is rare in the wild in Banks Peninsula, its only location. It clings to rocky crags and fissures in full sun.Native. Rare in the wild.Bushy small shrub, leaves li...

Rare delphinium looking in creamy yellow. Only a few large plants. 12cm potssyn. Aconitum pyrenaicumNorthern wolf’s-bane. Yellow Monkshood, from mountainous regions of central and southern Europe. It is vigorous and hardy, and only rarely seen in gardens which is a shame as it is easy for a variet...

Wild and wonderful for a casual lookScented agrimony grows to 1m with yellow flower spikes and fragrant foliage. Excellent for borders and wild gardens. The defining feature is the strong fragrance released when foliage is brushed or bruised. The plant is widespread across Europe and parts of South...

Sun. Lovely silvery-green leaves up to 1m spread, will drape elegantly over container edges and walls. Hardy and easy with purple flowers over a long period, even the odd one in winter. Will seed about, true to form.An interesting way of planting. peganum from Henfield, England, CC BY-SA 2.0 , via W...

Just potted up small seedlings. Available when you want them if you are in a hurry. Oct 4, '26A native New Zealand limestone geranium from the South Island in South Canterbury and North Otago. Similar to G. brevicaule, but more robust and larger, with grey-green leaves with a distinct brown margin...

Diminutive, for the fairies! Leaves are 5mm or lessPerfectly circular / round (resembling tiny, flat salt-spoons) Underside of the leaves are smooth with less distinct veins.Characterized by short glandular hairs and laterally positioned bracts. Tiny leaves. Often found in low turf, rock outcrops, a...

Quite a dense little shrublet, tinnist leaves of all, covers the ground.Native, South Island. A smaller version of V. x bidwillii. A clump - mat forming heap of little stems and pretty small green leaves. Tall flower spikes adorn it from late spring and summer. Gritty, sandy, or stony mediums mimic...

More available so mass plant them, these bulk up well. Dormant period and bulbs available soon.Erythronium 'White Beauty' or trout lily features pale cream to creamy-white petals that are strongly recurved (swept backward) with a distinct cinnamon-orange or copper-orange ring in the central throat a...

Native to the North Island. Koheriki, Rose-leaved anise.or Native angelica. Currently declining in the wild. Do your bit and grow it. Semi-erect to somewhat openly sprawling, woody, aromatic shrub up to 1 × 1 m. Stems much-branched, woody at base, dark green to yellow green when young. Many uses fo...

A low growing, sprawling coastal herb with small white flowers. Salt tolerant. 30cm wideAustrodyptornithian, CC BY 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

Check out the matching stigmas and petals. Wonderful in flower and in seed. Seedlings from any particular seed lot will likely be a mixed bunch. Size and vigour, leaf division and hairiness, as well as flower colour, are all likely to vary. Various shades of pink, red and purple are likely, so if yo...

Another and new to me, bigger leaved and elegant mossy phlox covered in variable pink blooms which are almost striated looking and becoming paler as they age. A low-growing compact mat of small, needle-like bright green leaves. Flowers from spring to early summer, a weed-suppresser. Def. a good one...

A treasure for connoseurs, a few large plants thanls to Choice Plants.A rare, range-restricted plant of the mountainous limestone cliffs and rocky ravines of Thessaly, Greece. Quite milky green leaves. I can be a biennial or shorter lived perennial as it is one of those campanulas that can flower th...

Pretty and spreading to help suppress weeds and other violas!New South Wales, New Zealand's North Island, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria. A low-growing, vigorously spreading or trailing, evergreen perennial forming a mat of broadly heart-shaped to almost circular, dark green leaves...

CHOICE!RHS Award of Garden Merit, small pendant bells are delightful and are present for a long time. Easy to care for and seeds gently in a trough or rock garden. It will also be pretty in the front of a border. An excellent plant for combining in arrangements in a pot giving an airy feel. Dusky ma...

A tough little kabaschia type. Likes lime, a little shade if its hot. Its a good doer, so well worth including in your crevice, rock garden or trough., cute bright yellow flowers quite early in the season.

the colder parts of Europe, North America, and Northern Asia.Lovely red stems in winter hug the ground. Spring sees wee fluffy pussies that pop into yellow with the stamens ripening as in these plants as they are all males. Female plants produce prominent, erect woolly white or silky-haired catkins...

Chatham Island koromiko. Low-growing, spreading and charming evergreen shrub native to New Zealand's Chatham Islands. Glossy green leaves with clusters of violet-purple and white flowers from summer into autumn. Hardy and salt-tolerant. Great in containers or for forming an informal edge to a garden...

White laceflower is a perfect addition to your border or mediterranean garden. Let it resow which it does so well.Delicate and airy, magnificent annual. It flowers early and heavily on blue green leaves and lovely flowers that make seed that is self sowing. (If you don’t grub around in the soil in...