Astelia banksii (Coastal astelia)
Other names: Shore kowharawhara
A. banksii is an evergreen perennial with silver, hairy, sword-like leaves and panicles of insignificant flowers in summer.
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0.5m max. spread |
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0.6m max. height |
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10-20 years to maturity |
Astelia 'Red Shadow' (Bush flax 'Red Shadow')
Other names: Astelia 'A1'
'Red Shadow' is a tender, clump-forming, evergreen perennial with upright to arching, linear, maroon to bronze-green leaves and long-stalked panicles of white flowers in summer.
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0.8m max. spread |
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0.8m max. height |
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10-20 years to maturity |
Astelia chathamica 'Silver Spear' (Silver spear 'Silver Spear' )
Other names: Astelia Silver Spear
'Silver Spear' is a hardy, clump-forming perennial with long, silvery spear shaped leaves and occassional yellow flowers from female plants followed by orange berries.
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1.2m max. spread |
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1.2m max. height |
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10-20 years to maturity |
Lavandula stoechas 'Antibes' (Provencal Series) (French lavender 'Antibes')
Other names: Lavandula stoechas 'Antibes' (Provençal Series)
'Antibes' is a compact, upright, evergreen shrub with linear, aromatic, grey-green leaves, and, from late spring to early autumn, unbranched stems bearing dense spikes of tiny, fragrant, reddish-purple flowers topped with conspicuous, dark pink bracts.
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0.3m max. spread |
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0.3m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Astelia chathamica (Silver spear)
Other names: Maori flax
A. chathamica is a hardy, clump-forming perennial with long, silvery spear shaped leaves, and occassional yellow flowers from female plants followed by orange berries.
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1.2m max. spread |
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1.2m max. height |
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10-20 years to maturity |
Other names: Bush flax, Kakaha, Tufted lily , Funckia fragrans
A. fragrans is a half-hardy, evergreen perennial with arching, broadly linear to strap-shaped, mid- to bright green leaves, often flushed red at the midrib, and panicles of inconspicuous, yellow-green flowers in spring followed by fleshy, orange fruit on female plants.
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1m max. spread |
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1m max. height |
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5-10 years to maturity |
Astelia 'Silver Shadow' (Silver spear 'Silver Shadow')
Other names: Bush flax 'Silver Shadow'
'Silver Shadow' is a borderline hardy, clump-forming, evergreen perennial with arching, spear-shaped, pointed, silvery, grey-green leaves and, occasionally in summer, long-stalked, open panicles of yellow flowers followed by orange fruit on female plants.
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2m max. spread |
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1.2m max. height |
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10-20 years to maturity |
Astelia nervosa 'Westland' (Bush flax 'Westland')
'Westland' is an evergreen perennial which forms silvery, arching sword-like leaves turning red in cold weather.
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1.2m max. spread |
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1.2m max. height |
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10-20 years to maturity |
Astelia 'Red Devil' (Bush flax 'Red Devil' )
'Red Devil' is a tender, clump-forming, evergreen perennial with upright to arching, linear, silvery, reddish-brown leaves, turning reddish-purple in winter, and long-stalked panicles of white flowers in summer.
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0.6m max. spread |
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0.8m max. height |
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10-20 years to maturity |
Pilea libanensis (Silver sprinkles)
Other names: Grey artillery plant, Gray artillery plant, Pilea glauca, Pilea glaucophylla, Aluminum plant
P. libanensis is a tender, compact, trailing, evergreen perennial with small, rounded, grey-green leaves.
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0.3m max. spread |
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0.3m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
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