The Plants

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Due to increasing interest, plants are in high demand. Please CONTACT US NOW with your forward order to secure the plants you want.


Prices

NoMow plant prices including GST are:

No. trays Price per tray
1-9 trays $65.00
10 or more trays $60.00

Freight to anywhere in New Zealand is quoted on individual orders.


Plants Available

Sunny Spots Semi Shade Shady or wet
Pōhuehue (Meuhlenbeckia axillaris) Pōhuehue (Meuhlenbeckia axillaris) Mazus radicans
Dichondra repens – Mercury Bay Weed Dichondra repens – Mercury Bay Weed Mazus novo zealandiae – Matapouri Bay
Leptinella squallida – Platts Black Leptinella squallida – Platts Black
Leptinella dioica Leptinella dioica
Leptinella trailli Leptinella trailli
Leptinella calcarea Leptinella calcarea
Lavender thyme Mazus novo zealandiae – Matapouri Bay
Golden Lemon Thyme Mazus radicans
Blue Stars Blue Stars
White Stars White Stars
Panakenake – Lobelia angulata Panakenake – Lobelia angulata
Remuremu (Selliera radicans) Remuremu (Selliera radicans)
White thyme
Acaena inermis purpurea – Purple Haze

Natives

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Pōhuehue (Meuhlenbeckia axillaris)

 Sunny and partly shade
 Requires water
 Suits most soil types and helps with erosion
 Light to moderate foot traffic
 A tight wiry plant with green stems and yellow flowers, growing to 200mm high in favourable conditions
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Mazus novo zealandiae – Matapouri bay form

 Prefers shade
 Prefers moisture
 Known to grow in a range of soil conditions but more common in wetter areas
 Light occasional traffic
 Flowers throughout summer and autumn with pale purple flowers. Grows 30 – 60 mm
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Mazus radicans (currently rebuilding stock numbers)

 Sun or shade
 Preferably with some moisture
 Known to grow in a range of soil conditions but more common in wetter areas
 Light occasional traffic
 One of the most spectacular flowering matting plants available. Robust growing with bronzy foliage and masses of thick waxy white petals with gold and purple blaze at base. Grows 30 – 60 mm high.
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Remuremu (Selliera)

 Sun or part shade
 Tolerates hot or wet conditions including salt water
 All soil conditions except clay
 Moderate traffic
 Compact low green cover looks like a lawn but doesn’t need regular mowing, grows to 20 – 30 mm. Weeds can be controlled by applying salt directly when they are wet.
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– Acaena inermis purpurea

 Full sun
 Dry conditions
 Tolerates clay & poor soils
 Light occasional traffic
 Rich purple foliage throughout the year. Grows 30 -50 mm.
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Leptinella dioica

 Tolerates sun
 Tolerates wet & dry periods
 Suits most soil types
 Light to moderate traffic
 Vigorous spreading mats of bright, fresh green fern-like leaves to  30- 50 mm high.
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Leptinella traillii

 Full sun or partial shade
 Average
 Most soil types
 Light occasional traffic
 Vigorous spreading mats of bronze & green leaves growing between 50 -70 mm high.
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Leptinella calcarea (not stocked at present)

 Full sun or partial shade
 Average
 Most soil types
 Light occasional traffic
 Vigorous spreading mats of fine feathery leaves and yellow button scented flowers, growing to 20 – 40 mm.

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Leptinella squallida – Platts Black

Prefers shade but can handle full sun with watering
 Drought tolerant
 Most soils types
 Light foot traffic
 Vigorous spreading mats of fine feathery leaves and yellow button scented flowers, growing to 20 – 40 mm.
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Panakenake – Lobelia (pratia) angulata

 Sun or part shade
 Tolerant of wet & dry periods
 Suits all soil type
 Light occasional traffic
 Smothering in masses of white flowers on vigorous spreading growth in spring, summer and autumn. Magenta berries late summer on. Grows to 20-30 mm.

Non-Natives

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Blue Stars – Lobelia (pratia) exotic

 Sunny or part shade
 Some moisture
 Suits all soil types
 Light occasional traffic
 Smothering of little blue starry flowers in spring, summer and autumn growing to 20 – 30 mm
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White Stars – Lobelia (pratia) exotic

 Sunny or part shade
 Some moisture
 Suits all soil types
 Light occasional traffic
Smothering of little white starry flowers in spring, summer and autumn growing to 20 – 30 mm
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White/Lavender Thyme mix (currently not stocked)

 Prefers sun
 Prefers dry conditions
 Free draining soils
 Light – moderate traffic
 The most vigorous compacting carpeting thyme with low dense habit and scattered pure white and purple lavender flowers throughout summer. Grows to 20 – 40 mm.
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Lavender Thyme

 Prefers sun
 Prefers dry conditions
 Free draining soils
 Light – moderate traffic
 The most vigorous compacting carpeting thyme with low dense habit and scattered pure lavender flowers throughout summer. Grows to 20 – 40 mm.
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Golden Lemon Thyme

 Prefers sun
 Prefers dry conditions
 Most soils types except wet
 Light – moderate traffic
 Robust but slower spreading form with strongly scented foliage of gold, limey green foliage and pinkish-purple flowers late summer.  Grows 50 – 80 mm high. Excellent for bordering NoMow lawns, etc.

White Thyme

 Prefers sun
 Prefers dry conditions
 Most soils types except wet
 Light – moderate traffic
A less vigorous compacting carpeting thyme with a dense habit and masses of white flowers throughout summer. Grows to 20 – 40 mm.

New addition – native plant

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Dichondra repens – Mercury Bay Weed

 Sun or part shade
 Drought tolerant
 All soil types
 Moderate to heavy traffic
Leaves become smaller and tighter with traffic and forms a dense thatch of stems and leaves impenetrable by weeds once established. It reseeds itself annually, self-perpetuating and improving with age. Grows in sun or part shade and thrives on little moisture. Grows 10 – 30 mm high. Excellent between paving stones and is shallow rooted. Does not perform well under shrubs and trees.