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What you will find in the Native Garden
Feature Garden
Botanical name |
Common name |
Agatha Australis |
Kauri |
Coprosma repens |
Taupata |
Coprosma robusta |
Karamu |
Cordyline Australis |
Cabbage tree, ti kouka |
Corokia |
Corokia |
Dacrycarpus dacrydoides |
Kaihikatea, white pine |
Dacrydium cupressinum |
Rimu, red pine |
Dodonaea viscose |
Akeake |
Griselina littoralis |
Papauma, broadleaf |
Hebe salicifolia |
Koromiko |
Hedycarya arborea |
Pigeonwood |
Knightia excelsa |
Rewarewa, honeysuckle |
Leptospermum ericoides |
Ti-tree, red kanuka |
Melicytus ramiflorus |
Mahoe, whitey wood |
Mida salicifolia |
Maire |
Myoporum laetum |
Ngaio |
Myrsine australis |
Mapou |
Olearia |
Olearia, tree daisy |
Phoenix canariensis |
Phoenix palm (exotic) |
Phormium cookianum |
Mountain flax |
Phormium tenax |
NZ flax |
Pittosporum crassifolium |
Karo |
Botanical name |
Common name |
Pittosporum eugenoides |
Tarata |
Pittosporum tenuifolium |
Kohuhu |
Podocarpus totara |
Totara |
Prumnopitys ferruginea |
Miro, brown pine |
Prumnopitys taxifolia |
Matai, black pine |
Pseudopanax arboreus |
Five finger |
Solanum aviculare |
Poroporo |
Sophora microphylla |
Kowhai |
Weinmannia racemosa |
Kamahi |
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Toetoe |
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Whistlewood |
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Unsuccessful attempts have been made to establish other species of trees and shrubs in the feature garden. Losses have been mainly due to the exposed site. Winter frosts can be severe in this inland location. High winds and temperatures have also taken their toll.
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Additional native species that have been successfully established in the bush and wetland areas and not in the feature garden include the following. Do ask for help with identifications if required.
Bush and wetland areas and around the lodge
Botanical name |
Common name |
Alectryon excelsus |
Titoki |
Arthropodium |
NZ rock lily |
Belschmiedia tarairi |
Taraire |
Carpodetus serratus |
Putaputaweta |
Coprosma grandifolia |
Kanono |
Corpus coryno laevigatus |
Karaka |
Cyathea medullaris |
Mamaku, black tree fern |
Dysoxylum spectabile |
Kohekohe |
Fuchsia excorticate |
Kotukutuku |
Hedycarya arborea |
Pigeonwood |
Hoheria populnea |
Lacebark, houhere |
Macropiper excelsum |
Kawakawa, pepper tree |
Metrosideros robusta |
Northern rata |
Phyllocladus trichomanoides |
Tanekaha, celery pine |
Pomaderris apetala |
Tainui |
Rhopalostylis sapida |
Nikau palm |
Syzygium maire |
Swamp maire |
Vitex lucens |
Puriri |
Contact your hosts – Spencer and Carrie Drinkwater, phone/fax 09 427 5517.
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