• indigenous & endemic to New Zealand.
• Other native plants – herbaceous perennials, alpines mainly from montane regions, ground-cover plants, climbers and the distinctive group of megaherbs from the Antarctic region.
Acaena caesiiglauca – glaucus bidibid, piripiri – ground-cover
Acaena inermis – defenceless piripiri – ground-cover
Acaena inermis ‘Purpurea’ – purple defenceless piripiri – ground-cover
Acaena microphylla – piripiri – ground-cover
– SCARLET PIRIPIRI SEED HEADS
Acaena novae-zelandiae – pirri pirri, biddy biddy – ground-cover
Acaena saccaticupula – piripiri – ground-cover
Anaphalioides bellidioides syn. Helichrysum – hells bells
Anisotome haastii – Haasts carrot – mega-herb
Anisotome latifolia – mega-herb – Sub Antarctic Islands
Anisotome lyallii – Lyalls carrot – mega-herb
– EMERGING FLOWER BUD
Calystegia tuguriorum – NZ bindweed / convolvulus – climber
Carmichaelia juncea – tangle broom – alpine
Celmisia angustifolia – strap-leaved daisy – alpine
Celmisia holosericea – perennial
– CELMISIA FLOWERS – CELMISIA DASIY FLOWER
Celmisia hookeri – perennial
Celmisia monroi – rock cotton plant – perennial
Celmisia semicordata – silvery mountain daisy, tikumu – perennial
Clematis forsteri – small white clematis, puataua – climber
Clematis paniculata – puawhananga, white Clematis – climber
– COMMON NZ NATIVE CLEMATIS GROWING IN OTAGO BUSH – NZ BUSH CLEMATIS
– CLEMATIS PANICULATA FLOWER PHOTOGRAPHY – BUSH CLEMATIS FLOWER
Cotula coronopifolia – batchelor’s button, waterbuttons – perennial
Disphyma australe – pig’s face, Maori Ice plant, horokaka – ground-cover
– NZ ICE PLANT FLOWER – DISPHYMA AUSTRALE COASTAL HABITAT SCENE
Elatostema rugosum – parataniwha – ground-cover
– ELATOSTEMA LEAVES
Euphorbia glauca – shore / sea spurge, waiu-atua – perennial– SPREADING BENEATH A CABBAGE TREE
Fuchsia procumbens – creeping / trailing fuchsia – ground-cover
– CREEPING FUCHSIA RED BERRIES
Geranium sessiliflorum var. arenarium – short-flowered cranesbill – alpine
Helichrysum bellidioides syn. Anaphalioides – everlasting daisy
Helichrysum ‘Graham Paterson’ – alpine
– MORE FLOWERS
Helichrysum intermedium var tumidum – alpine
Hibiscus trionum – puarangi, NZ hibiscus – perennial
– NZ HIBISCUS FLOWER CLOSE UP PHOTOGRAPHY
Isotoma fluviatilis – blue star creeper – ground-cover
Jovellana sinclairii – NZ calceolaria – ground-cover
Leptinella perpusilla syn. pusilla – alpine
Leptinella ‘Platts Black’ – alpine
– LEPTINELLA FLOWERS
Leptinella serrulata – ground-cover
Metrosideros carminea – climbing rata – climber
Muehlenbeckia australis – pohuehue, large leaved Muehlenbeckia
– POHUEHUE FLOWERS
Myosotidium hortensia – Chatham Island forget-me-not – mega-herb
– CHATHAM ISLAND FORGET ME NOT FLOWERS – CIFN FLOWERS – MORE FLOWERS
– Myosotidium hortensia in a herbaceous garden
Myosotidium hortensia ‘Alba’ – Chatham Island forget-me-not
Parahebe ‘Baby Blue’ – alpine parahebe cultivar
Parahebe decora – alpine
Parahebe hookerianus ‘Olsenii’ – alpine
Parsonsia heterophylla – New Zealand jasmine – climber
– NZ NATIVE JASMINE FLOWERS
Pratia angulata – Pratia, panakenake – ground-cover
– PRATIA ANGULATA FLOWER CARPET
Ranunculus lyallii – Mount Cook buttercup, Mount Cook lily – alpine
Raoulia australis – alpine
Scleranthus biflorus – alpine groundcover
Scleranthus uniflorus – alpine groundcover
Stilbocarpa polaris – Macquarie Island cabbage – mega-herb
Tetragonia implexicoma – New Zealand Spinach – succulent creeper
– NEW ZEALAND SPINACH LEAVES TASTE GOOD WHEN COOKED
Urtica ferox – ongaonga, tree nettle – perennial
Xeronema callistemon photography gallery
Xeronema callistemon – Poor Knight’s Island lily – perennial
