(Toad Lily). Beautiful orchid-like flowers in autumn. White with purple specs. Moist soil. Great for shady woodland or perennial border. Well-drained, rich, moist soil. Coded as number 8.
To 75 cms. Large orchid-like and luminous, white flowers adorned with lavender-edged petals. Yellow throated bases. Faint spotting. Summer to autumn flowering . Exotic looking variety for woodland borders and shade. Moist but well-drained soil . Coded as Number One. Winter dormant.
(Kakabeak). Red variety. A woody legumey shrub native to the North Island, with striking clusters of red flowers. These flowers resemble the beak of a New Zealand parrot, and the plant is also known as Parrot's Beak, Parrot's Bill and Lobster Claw. An endangered species in the wild. Widely grown as a garden plant. Grows to about 2 metre high with spreading branches producing leaf stalks up to 15 cm long bearing several pairs of small leaflets. They usually flower from spring through to early summer, but can flower twice a year or even all year round. 30 seeds 2023
Height to 90 cms. Lovely blue-green heavily ribbed leaves. Droopy mauve bell-shaped flowers late summer. Shade, moist humus rich soil. 1.5 to 2 litre pots. Winter dormant.
Collect from November. To 1.2 metre. Largest variety available. Impressive with huge, thick, dark green leaves. Reddish violet flowers in summer. Moist shade. Winter dormant.
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