Native plants seeds for trees and shrubs of New Zealand

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

Grower name Sarah Smith

Date Of Seed Harvest March 2023

Contains at least 30

Price per packet $4.50

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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

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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

Grower name Richard Paul

Date Of Seed Harvest March 2024

Storage Info Seed stock refreshed yearly

Contains at least 50

Price per packet $4.50

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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

Contains at least 30

Date Of Seed Harvest 2022

Grower name Carla McKnight

Price per packet $4.50

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Kaka Beak Rosea - red - 159CMK

Details This Kakabeak is the smaller out of the two red varieties available, grows to two meters, shape as desired, can also be grown in a container. Will tolerate some frost, prefers to grow in a sheltered area away from strong winds, in free draining soil. Keep an eye out for caterpillars while still young.

Botanical name Clianthus Puniceus

Contains at least 30

Grower name Carla McKnight

Price per packet $4.50

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Kanuka - 161RW

Details Kanuka is similar to Manuka but is different plant, it can grow into a tree up to 30 m tall. It grows well on all soil types except water-logged soils, and is tolerant of wind, drought and frost.

Botanical name Kunzea ericoides

Grower name Richard Paul

Date Of Seed Harvest March 2023

Contains at least 100 seeds

Price per packet $4.50

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Kauri - 194CMK

Details Kauri trees look good planted on their own or in groups of three, seeds take 10-20 days to germinate in the right conditions, 50 years to be fully grown. Best suited to northern areas of NZ

Botanical name Agathis australis

Contains at least 10

Date Of Seed Harvest April 2023

Grower name Carla McKnight

Storage Info Seed stock refreshed yearly

Price per packet $5.50

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Kawakawa - 228SS

Details Kawakawa is a shrub with knobbly joints and glossy large heart shaped leaves that are a dark green. Kawakawa leaves are traditionally used to brew herbal remedies, balms, ointments or turned into a poultice and applied to treat skin abrasions and ailments. It is an incredibly medicinal and healing plant in New Zealand. Kawakawa is a coastal and lowland forest tree that prefers moist rich, free-draining soil in a semi-shade to shady position. It will tolerate an open windy situation but is frost tender. Kawakawa will often be found growing beneath the canopy of larger plantings such as pine trees, as the kawakawa plant does not require much light to flourish. Kawakawa produce a berry that turns from green to orange in February/March.
Propagation: Plant Kawakawa seeds in Summer and Autumn in moist seed raising mix, cover lightly and keep moist but not waterlogged in a warm partially shaded place. Seeds may take some time to appear, 6mths.

Botanical name macropiper excelsum

Grower name Sarah Smith

Date Of Seed Harvest Jan 2024

Contains at least 40

Price per packet $4.50

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Kowhai - prostrate 145RW

Details Naturally grows in the east of the South Island Dwarf kōwhai or prostrate kōwhai is extremely hardy growing on dry north facing hills. When grown in damper soils it seems to grow quicker than in its natural habitat where it grows to about 2m tall. Propagation: Seed is best sown in Autumn after a chip has been removed from the side of the seed with something like a sharp knife or sandpaper this allows moisture to enter and help germination, outside of autumn chill seed in a fridge for two months. Sow seeds in a firm bed of seed raising mix and press in, cover with a light layer of mix. Seeds should germinate in 14 days.

Botanical name Sophora prostrata

Grower name Richard Paul

Storage Info Seed stock refreshed yearly

Contains at least 20

Price per packet $5.50

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Kowhai - South Island - 207RW

Details This South Island variety grows to 8 m which has smaller leaves that the North Island type. This seed is from the 80 year old tree seen in the photo

Seed is best sown in autumn to allow for stratification, or this can be done by placing in the fridge for 6 weeks, then a chip removed from the side of the seed with something like a steak knife, this allows moisture to enter helping germination, .

Botanical name Sophora microphylla

Contains at least 30

Date Of Seed Harvest April 2021

Grower name Richard-Paul

Storage Info Seed stock refreshed yearly

Price per packet $4.50

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