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Botanic Name?

Common Name?

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Daphne odora

Winter daphne

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Description?

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Residential, fragrant flower, evergreen shrub, thick stems, glossy thick leaves, white flower (sometimes pink), berries

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Environmental conditions?

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Rich humus soil, moist and well drained, sun to semi shade, sheltered, can tolerate better or worse soil conditions, can tolerate some acidic soils

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Management?

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Leaf mottling, mulch base to keep damp and cool, short lived (lives to 8-10 years), won’t have perfect shape, don’t transplant

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Daphne bholua

Nepalese paper plant

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Similar to winter daphne, upright small tree, grows to 2m, glossy green leathery leaf, blue/black berry, fragrant flower

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Environmental conditions?

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Rich humus soil, moist and well drained, sun to semi shade, sheltered

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Management?

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Mulch, minimal pruning

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Botanic name?

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Choisya x dewitteana ‘Aztec Pearl’

Mexican Orange Blossom

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Description?

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Hybrid, evergreen shrub, grows to 2m, aromatic flower and leaf, palmate long narrow leaf, 5 part white flower in spring, nice backdrop plant

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Environmental conditions?

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Rich humus soil, full sun, moist and well drained, sheltered, tough and hardly plant

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Management?

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Prune after flowering, round shape, gets woodier when older

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Robinia pseudoacacia ‘Lace Lady’

Contoured black locust

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Description?

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Small ornamental tree, twisted branches, twisted leaf, fragrant white flower in spring, drooping branches

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Environmental conditions?

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Full sun, moist and well drained, draft tolerant once established, can be grown in pots

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Management?

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Prune in Autumn

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Botanic name?

Common name?

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Rosa sp. ‘Ivy Hall’

Yellow floribunda rose

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Description?

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Double yellow flowers in summer to autumn, bushy deciduous shrub, pinnate toothed leaf, thorny stem, glossy leaflets

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Environmental conditions?

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Full sun, moist and well drained, can tolerate many soil types, don’t plant too close together

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Management?

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Mulch, prune after leaf buds, fertilise in spring, irrigate, dehead after flower dies, pests and diseases, insecticide

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Botanic name?

Common name?

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Photinia x fraseri ‘Robusta’

Photinia

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Description?

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Hedging, evergreen small tree, grows to 5m, red new leaf and stem, glossy green thick leaf, sprays of white flowers (flowers for a long time), may get red berries

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Environmental conditions?

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Most soil types, moist and well drained, sun to semi shade

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Management?

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Mulch, minimal pruning, remove deadwood, when as a hedge prune once or twice a year

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Botanic name? Common name?
*Laurus nobilis* Bay tree
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Description?
Hedge or tree, topiary, grows to 18m, aromatic evergreen, aggressive grower, thick papery leaf, prominent yellow midrib, shiny black berry, can use leaf in cooking
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Environmental conditions?
Most soils, moist and well drained, sun to semi shade, fragile roots
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Management?
Can grow in pots, trim suckers, irrigate, continual pruning
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Botanic name? Common name?
*Azarra microphylla* Vanilla tree
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Description?
Small dark leathery leaf, evergreen tree, grows to 10m, irregular leaf, notched serration, small fragrant (vanilla) yellow flower in spring, white/pale purple berry
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Envrionmental conditions?
Rich humus soil, moist and well drained, sun to semi shade, sheltered, tolerant to shade
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Management?
Mulch, minimal pruning, shape, remove deadwood
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Botanic name? Common name?
*Alectryon excelsus* Titoki
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Description?
Evergreen forest, grows to 9m, twisted grooved trunk, glossy leaflets of 3-7, curled edge to leaf, small cluster of red flowers and berries, hairy seed pod
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Environmental conditions?
Moist and well drained, sun to semi shade, forest conditions
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Management?
Mulch, water, frost and wind sensitive when young
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Botanic name? Common name?
*Tilia cordata* Lime tree
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Description?
Deciduous, grows to 15m, clusters of yellow white flowers in summer, upright yellow bract and nut, small multiple stems and branches, heart shape serrated leaf
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Environmental conditions?
Moist and well drained, fertile soil conditions, forest conditions, sun to semi shade, can tolerate other soils
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Management?
Remove deadwood, lower branches remove, remove suckers
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Botanic name? Common name?
*Skimmia japonica* Japanese skimmia
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Description?
Evergreen shrub, grows to 1.2m, glossy green leather leaf, fragrant flower, red berry (only on female plants)
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Environmental conditions?
Rich humus soil, moist and well drained, semi shade, sheltered, can yellow in sun, can tolerate more sun if soil is moist
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Management?
Prune in spring, low maintenance, mulch
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Botanical name? Common name?
*Dodonaea viscosa* 'Purpurea' Akeake
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Description?
Evergreen, grows to 9m, fast growing, flaky reddish bark, thick sandpapery leaf, wind dispersed seed, could be used as hedge
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Environmental conditions?
Most soil types, well drained soil, frost sensitive, sun to semi shade, self seeding
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Management?
Minimal pruning, low maintenance
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Botanical name? Common name?
*Muehlenbeckia astonii* Shrubby tororaro
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Description?
Semi deciduous shrub, grows to 2m, divaricating branches, reddish stems, small heart shape green leaf, white flower, clear berry with black seed, threatened, only found in native around Lake Ellesmere
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Environmental conditions?
Shrubland, tussocks, full sun, hardy and wind resistant, exposed to animals and fire
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Management?
Trim to shape
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Botanic name? Common name?
*Leonohebe cupressoides* Fragrant Hebe
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Description?
Evergreen, grows to 3m, whipcord, round shape aromatic leaf, lilac flower in summer
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Environmental conditions?
Alluvial conditions, river banks, full sun, moist soil, threatened by grazing animals, potentially damaged by flooding and fire
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Management?
Replace every few years, gets woody and open, prune lightly to shape
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Botanic name? Common name?
*Piper excelsum* Kawakawa
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Description?
Peppery medicinal leaf, used by Māori, 3m tree, distinct heart shape leaf, vernation, upright cluster of orange fruit (edible), swollen roots
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Environmental conditions?
Rich humus soil, moist and well drained, semi shade, sheltered, good in canopy cover, frost sensitive
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Management?
Mulch, irrigate in dry conditions, lupa caterpillar (eat holes in leaf)
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Botanic name? Common name?
*Celmisia* sp. Mountain daisy
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Description?
Evergreen perennial, long pointed leaf, white fluffy underside, upright daisy-like flowers in summer
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Environmental conditions?
Alpine conditions, full sun, moist and fertile soil, well drained, afternoon shade, can't handle humidity
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Management?
Remove flowers when they die off, mulch
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Botanic name? Common name?
*Brachyglottis greyi* NZ Daisy bush
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Description?
Evergreen shrub, grows to 1.5m, grey green leaf, white fur, white tomentum, white stems, daisy-like yellow petalled flower in summer
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Environmental conditions?
Coastal conditions, full sun, well drained, can tolerate wind exposure
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Management?
Minimal maintenance, trim after flowering, dome shape when small
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Botanic name? Common name?
*Coprosma x kirkii* Groundcover coprosma
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Description?
Mounded mat groundcover, yellowish stems, long linear leaves, leaf whirled around stems, dense, erosion control, good root system
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Environmental conditions?
Most soil conditions, well drained soil, sun to semi shade, tolerant of poor clay soil
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Management?
Cut back when required, natural weed suppressant, mostly low maintenance
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Botanic name? Common Name?
*Olearia lineata* Twiggy tree daisy
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Description?
Evergeen tree, grows to 8m, shedding bark, square stem, long linear leaf, curled edge, white under leaf, cluster of small white flowers
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Environmental conditions?
Alluvial conditions, drought/wet/cold tolerant, can grow in shallow water, tolerant to exposed conditions, sun to semi shade
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Management?
Low maintenance, prune shape, remove deadwood
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Botanical name? Common name?
*Sophora prostrata* Prostrate kowhai
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Description?
Not compact shrub, grows to 2/3m, divaricating stems, yellow orange stems, tiny compound leaflets, small flowers, reasonably dense
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Environmental conditions?
Forest conditions, coastal conditions, open shrubland, well drained soil, full sun
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Management?
Low maintenance, trim back, can be unruly, self seeding
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Botanic name? Common name?
*Festuca actae* Banks Peninsula blue tussock
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Description?
Small mound, bluey coloured, grass-like, finely rolled leaf, upright tall flower stem
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Environmental conditions?
Rockery conditions, full sun, rocky soil, montane-coastal, well drained soil
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Management?
Remove dead leaf, replace every few years
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Botanic name? Common name?
*Scleranthus biflorus* Knawel cushion/cushion plant
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Description?
Moss look alike, dense evergreen, fluffy
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Environmental conditions?
Rockery, full sun, well drained, rocky soil
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Management?
Slow growing, fungus can form in centre, low maintenance
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Botanic name? Common name?
*Platanus orientalis* 'Digitata' Cut leaf plane
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Description?
Plate like bark, large deciduous tree, grows to 30m, palmate leaf, 5 part leaf, spikey seed ball
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Environmental conditions?
Full sun, moist and well drained, can tolerate drier and polluted soil, drought tolerant
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Management?
Shaping, remove dead branches
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Botanic name? Common name?
*Fagus sylvatica* English beech
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Description?
Large deciduous tree, grows to 25m, feature tree, hedging, ribbed vernation on leaf, not serrated leaf, sharp leaf buds, holds onto coppery leaf, beech nut, long male catkins (shorter on female)
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Environmental condition?
Most soil types, well drained, sun to semi shade
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Management?
Mulch, fragile roots, prune late Autumn to early Winter
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Botanic name? Common name?
*Eucalyptus viminalis* Manna gum
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Description?
Large evergreen tree, grows to 40m, Australian, long ribbony bark, smoother at top, more bark at bottom, pendulous grey green leaf, white stamenous flower
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Environmental conditions?
Most soil types, sun to semi shade, shallow roots, well drained soil, grows quickly, drought tolerant
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Management?
Low maintenance, drops branches, drops bark litter

LASC206 Plant ID (4 decks)

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