Corokia - Red wonder - 48CMK

Details   Corokia are a tight growing shrub/small tree making it very suitable for hedges small or large. Will tolerate strong winds but does not like salt spray but still a good coastal tree. Grows to 2 m
Botanical name   Argophyllaceae
Grower name   Carla McKnight
Contains at least   20 seeds
Price per packet   $4.50

Corokia - Yellow wonder - 190CMK

Details   Corokia are a tight growing shrub/small tree, making it very suitable as a small or large hedge. Will tolerate strong winds but sensitive to salt spray but still a good coastal tree. Grows to 2 m
Botanical name   Argophyllaceae
Grower name   Carla McKnight
Contains at least   20 seeds
Price per packet   $4.50

Corokia Orange - 33CMK

Details   Corokia is ideal to grow as a hedge or stand alone, long slender leaves with the underside bring white, has orange berries, grows to 2 x 1.2 m
Botanical name   Argophyllaceae
Grower name   Carla McKnight
Contains at least   20 seeds
Price per packet   $4.50
Five Finger, Whauwhaupaku - 174SS

Five Finger, Whauwhaupaku - 174SS

Details   Five Finger is a fast growing native often found in regenerating forest.  Its leaves consist of five to seven leaflets, in winter five finger produces clusters of purple flowers at the tips of its branches creating abundant pollen and copious, rich nectar for birds and bees, the tree grows to around 8 meters.
Propagation: Sow Five Finger Seeds on a firm bed of seed mix, cover with a fine layer of mix and water thoroughly then place in a warm sheltered spot.

Botanical name   pseudopanax arboreus
Date Of Seed Harvest   March 2023
Grower name   Sarah Smith
Storage Info   seed restocked each year
Contains at least   30
Price per packet   $5.50
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Flax - Variegated New Zealand Green - 274SS

Flax - Variegated New Zealand Green - 274SS

Details   New Zealand Variegated Green Flax, Phormium Tenax has soft light green tips with cream stripes through the center, they can grow 3.5mt x 2mt wide with dark red flower spikes, that the Tui's love. Sometimes, this will grow bigger in the right conditions but being variegated, expect it to be smaller than the green non-variegated flax.
Propagation: Plant NZ Variegated Green Flax seeds in spring undercover in seed raising mix for later outside transplanting.

Botanical name   Phormium tenax variegatum
Grower name   Sarah Smith
Date Of Seed Harvest   Feb 2023
Contains at least   50
Price per packet   $4.50
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Flax harakeke - 218RW

Flax harakeke - 218RW

Details  

 

Indigenous to New Zealand and Norfolk Island. Grows in a wide range of locations from lowland and coastal areas to mountain forest, will grow happily in very dry spots also. Seed needs stratification either by sowing in autumn in areas that get frosts, or 6 weeks in the fridge in frost free areas. 

Flax will cross pollinate with other cultivars, Richard has only one cultivar so this seed will grow true to type.

Botanical name   Phormium tenax
Date Of Seed Harvest   March 2024
Grower name   Richard Paul
Storage Info   Seed stock refreshed yearly
Contains at least   50
Price per packet   $4.50

Fuchsia procumbens - 326CMK

Details   An evergreen, sprawling shrub that can spread up to 1m and get to 20cm tall that is prefers coastal locations but must be planted in a frost-free site. Grows well in both sun or part shade. Also nice grown in hanging baskets or pots, the red berries are edible, a very pretty plant
Botanical name   Fuchsia procumbens
Date Of Seed Harvest   Feb 2025
Grower name   Carla McKnight
Storage Info   seed regrown each year
Contains at least   30
Price per packet   $5.50

Fuchsia tree - kōtukutuku - 395RW

Details   Tree fuchsia is one of the few deciduous native New Zealand trees and is the largest fuchsia in the world. known for its reddish/orange coloured papery bark that peels off in strips from the trunk.
Grows best in shady damp areas.
Sow on the surface the very small sized seed in a mossy peat mix and keep moist, then transplant into larger pots when a few mm tall.
Botanical name   Fuchsia excorticata
Date Of Seed Harvest   Feb 2025
Contains at least   30
Price per packet   $4.50

Kaka Beak - white - 196CMK

Details   The white Kakabeak is a rare form of the red Kakabeak. Grows to 3 m depending on conditions, prefers full sun to partial shade, shape as desired, tolerates frost. Beautiful clusters of white flowers that resemble the beak of the kaka. Tui loves the flowers, occasionally slugs, snails or caterpillar like the plant too.
Botanical name   Clianthus Puniceus
Date Of Seed Harvest   Jan 2025
Grower name   Carla McKnight
Contains at least   30
Price per packet   $4.50