Introduction
Overview
New Zealand native flowering plants display a remarkable diversity of forms, colours, and ecological strategies. From the iconic kōwhai (Sophora spp.) with its bright yellow blooms to the vibrant red flowers of the pōhutukawa ( Metrosideros excelsa ), these plants provide essential food for native birds and insects. Many species, such as Clianthus maximus (Kākābeak) and Veronica salicifolia (Koromiko) (Hebe salicifolia is a synonym of Veronica salicifolia), are popular in gardens for their ornamental value and ability to attract pollinators. Native flowering plants are crucial for maintaining healthy ecosystems and supporting biodiversity.
About New Zealand's Native Flowers
New Zealand's native flowering plants offer unique colours and forms that have evolved in isolation. While often more subtle than exotic garden varieties, our native flowers have special adaptations to local conditions and provide essential food for native birds, bees, and other pollinators. Alpine specialists like NZ Plantain showcase remarkable evolutionary adaptations to high-altitude environments, while spectacular bloomers like Mountain Buttercup create brilliant golden carpets of colour across New Zealand's high country. Adding native flowering plants to your garden helps support local ecosystems.
Explore Our Native Flowering Plants
Dictyomeridium Neureuterae Native Plant
Dictyomeridium neureuterae
Dictyomeridium Neureuterae Native Plant ( Dictyomeridium neureuterae ) is a New Zealand native plant represented here with a sourced image, practical growing notes, habitat context, and conservation information.
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Diphasium Scariosum Native Plant
Diphasium scariosum
Diphasium Scariosum Native Plant ( Diphasium scariosum ) is a New Zealand native plant represented here with a sourced image, practical growing notes, habitat context, and conservation information.
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Dipteris Conjugata Native Plant
Dipteris conjugata
Dipteris Conjugata Native Plant ( Dipteris conjugata ) is a New Zealand native plant represented here with a sourced image, practical growing notes, habitat context, and conservation information.
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Disphyma Crassifolium Subsp Clavellatum Native Plant
Disphyma crassifolium
Disphyma Crassifolium Subsp Clavellatum Native Plant ( Disphyma crassifolium subsp.
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Disphyma Papillatum Native Plant
Disphyma papillatum
Disphyma Papillatum Native Plant ( Disphyma papillatum ) is a New Zealand native plant represented here with a sourced image, practical growing notes, habitat context, and conservation information.
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Donatia Novae Zelandiae Native Plant
Donatia novae-zelandiae
Donatia Novae Zelandiae Native Plant ( Donatia novae-zelandiae ) is a New Zealand native plant represented here with a sourced image, practical growing notes, habitat context, and conservation information.
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Dracophyllum Patens Native Plant
Dracophyllum patens
Dracophyllum Patens Native Plant ( Dracophyllum patens ) is a New Zealand native plant represented here with a sourced image, practical growing notes, habitat context, and conservation information.
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Dracophyllum Pronum Native Plant
Dracophyllum pronum
Dracophyllum Pronum Native Plant ( Dracophyllum pronum ) is a New Zealand native plant represented here with a sourced image, practical growing notes, habitat context, and conservation information.
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Dracophyllum Rosmarinifolium Native Plant
Dracophyllum rosmarinifolium
Dracophyllum Rosmarinifolium Native Plant ( Dracophyllum rosmarinifolium ) is a New Zealand native plant represented here with a sourced image, practical growing notes, habitat context, and conservation information.
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Dracophyllum Scoparium Native Plant
Dracophyllum scoparium
Dracophyllum Scoparium Native Plant ( Dracophyllum scoparium ) is a New Zealand native plant represented here with a sourced image, practical growing notes, habitat context, and conservation information.
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Drosera Hookeri Native Plant
Drosera hookeri
Drosera Hookeri Native Plant ( Drosera hookeri ) is a New Zealand native plant represented here with a sourced image, practical growing notes, habitat context, and conservation information.
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Drosera Peltata Native Plant
Drosera peltata
Drosera Peltata Native Plant ( Drosera peltata ) is a New Zealand native plant represented here with a sourced image, practical growing notes, habitat context, and conservation information.
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Drosera Spatulata Native Plant
Drosera spatulata
Drosera Spatulata Native Plant ( Drosera spatulata ) is a New Zealand native plant represented here with a sourced image, practical growing notes, habitat context, and conservation information.
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Drymoanthus Adversus Native Plant
Drymoanthus adversus
Drymoanthus Adversus Native Plant ( Drymoanthus adversus ) is a New Zealand native plant represented here with a sourced image, practical growing notes, habitat context, and conservation information.
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Durvillaea Antarctica Native Plant
Durvillaea antarctica
Durvillaea Antarctica Native Plant ( Durvillaea antarctica ) is a New Zealand native plant represented here with a sourced image, practical growing notes, habitat context, and conservation information.
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Durvillaea Chathamensis Native Plant
Durvillaea chathamensis
Durvillaea Chathamensis Native Plant ( Durvillaea chathamensis ) is a New Zealand native plant represented here with a sourced image, practical growing notes, habitat context, and conservation information.
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Durvillaea Fenestrata Native Plant
Durvillaea fenestrata
Durvillaea Fenestrata Native Plant ( Durvillaea fenestrata ) is a New Zealand native plant represented here with a sourced image, practical growing notes, habitat context, and conservation information.
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Durvillaea Poha Native Plant
Durvillaea poha
Durvillaea Poha Native Plant ( Durvillaea poha ) is a New Zealand native plant represented here with a sourced image, practical growing notes, habitat context, and conservation information.
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Durvillaea Willana Native Plant
Durvillaea willana
Durvillaea Willana Native Plant ( Durvillaea willana ) is a New Zealand native plant represented here with a sourced image, practical growing notes, habitat context, and conservation information.
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Dysphania Pusilla Native Plant
Dysphania pusilla
Dysphania Pusilla Native Plant ( Dysphania pusilla ) is a New Zealand native plant represented here with a sourced image, practical growing notes, habitat context, and conservation information.
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Eleocharis Gracilis Native Plant
Eleocharis gracilis
Eleocharis Gracilis Native Plant ( Eleocharis gracilis ) is a New Zealand native plant represented here with a sourced image, practical growing notes, habitat context, and conservation information.
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Empodisma Minus Native Plant
Empodisma minus
Empodisma Minus Native Plant ( Empodisma minus ) is a New Zealand native plant represented here with a sourced image, practical growing notes, habitat context, and conservation information.
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Epacris Sinclairii Native Plant
Epacris sinclairii
Epacris Sinclairii Native Plant ( Epacris sinclairii ) is a New Zealand native plant represented here with a sourced image, practical growing notes, habitat context, and conservation information.
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Epilobium Brunnescens Native Plant
Epilobium brunnescens
Epilobium Brunnescens Native Plant ( Epilobium brunnescens ) is a New Zealand native plant represented here with a sourced image, practical growing notes, habitat context, and conservation information.
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Epilobium Hirtigerum Native Plant
Epilobium hirtigerum
Epilobium Hirtigerum Native Plant ( Epilobium hirtigerum ) is a New Zealand native plant represented here with a sourced image, practical growing notes, habitat context, and conservation information.
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Epilobium Macropus Native Plant
Epilobium macropus
Epilobium Macropus Native Plant ( Epilobium macropus ) is a New Zealand native plant represented here with a sourced image, practical growing notes, habitat context, and conservation information.
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Epilobium Pedunculare Native Plant
Epilobium pedunculare
Epilobium Pedunculare Native Plant ( Epilobium pedunculare ) is a New Zealand native plant represented here with a sourced image, practical growing notes, habitat context, and conservation information.
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Epilobium Pycnostachyum Native Plant
Epilobium pycnostachyum
Epilobium Pycnostachyum Native Plant ( Epilobium pycnostachyum ) is a New Zealand native plant represented here with a sourced image, practical growing notes, habitat context, and conservation information.
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Epipterygium Opararense Native Plant
Epipterygium opararense
Epipterygium Opararense Native Plant ( Epipterygium opararense ) is a New Zealand native plant represented here with a sourced image, practical growing notes, habitat context, and conservation information.
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Eragrostis Brownii Native Plant
Eragrostis brownii
Eragrostis Brownii Native Plant ( Eragrostis brownii ) is a New Zealand native plant represented here with a sourced image, practical growing notes, habitat context, and conservation information.
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Erechtites Glomeratus Native Plant
Erechtites glomeratus
Erechtites Glomeratus Native Plant ( Erechtites glomeratus ) is a New Zealand native plant represented here with a sourced image, practical growing notes, habitat context, and conservation information.
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Euchiton Involucratus Native Plant
Euchiton involucratus
Euchiton Involucratus Native Plant ( Euchiton involucratus ) is a New Zealand native plant represented here with a sourced image, practical growing notes, habitat context, and conservation information.
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Euchiton Japonicus Native Plant
Euchiton japonicus
Euchiton Japonicus Native Plant ( Euchiton japonicus ) is a New Zealand native plant represented here with a sourced image, practical growing notes, habitat context, and conservation information.
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Euchiton Traversii Native Plant
Euchiton traversii
Euchiton Traversii Native Plant ( Euchiton traversii ) is a New Zealand native plant represented here with a sourced image, practical growing notes, habitat context, and conservation information.
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Euphrasia Cuneata Native Plant
Euphrasia cuneata
Euphrasia Cuneata Native Plant ( Euphrasia cuneata ) is a New Zealand native plant represented here with a sourced image, practical growing notes, habitat context, and conservation information.
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Euphrasia Revoluta Native Plant
Euphrasia revoluta
Euphrasia Revoluta Native Plant ( Euphrasia revoluta ) is a New Zealand native plant represented here with a sourced image, practical growing notes, habitat context, and conservation information.
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Eurhynchium Praelongum Native Plant
Eurhynchium praelongum
Eurhynchium Praelongum Native Plant ( Eurhynchium praelongum ) is a New Zealand native plant represented here with a sourced image, practical growing notes, habitat context, and conservation information.
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Fissidens Dubius Native Plant
Fissidens dubius
Fissidens Dubius Native Plant ( Fissidens dubius ) is a New Zealand native plant represented here with a sourced image, practical growing notes, habitat context, and conservation information.
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Forstera Tenella Native Plant
Forstera tenella
Forstera Tenella Native Plant ( Forstera tenella ) is a New Zealand native plant represented here with a sourced image, practical growing notes, habitat context, and conservation information.
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Frullania Truncatistyla Native Plant
Frullania truncatistyla
Frullania Truncatistyla Native Plant ( Frullania truncatistyla ) is a New Zealand native plant represented here with a sourced image, practical growing notes, habitat context, and conservation information.
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Frullania Wairua Native Plant
Frullania wairua
Frullania Wairua Native Plant ( Frullania wairua ) is a New Zealand native plant represented here with a sourced image, practical growing notes, habitat context, and conservation information.
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Fuchsia Perscandens Native Plant
Fuchsia perscandens
Fuchsia Perscandens Native Plant ( Fuchsia perscandens ) is a New Zealand native plant represented here with a sourced image, practical growing notes, habitat context, and conservation information.
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Gahnia Lacera Native Plant
Gahnia lacera
Gahnia Lacera Native Plant ( Gahnia lacera ) is a New Zealand native plant represented here with a sourced image, practical growing notes, habitat context, and conservation information.
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Gahnia Pauciflora Native Plant
Gahnia pauciflora
Gahnia Pauciflora Native Plant ( Gahnia pauciflora ) is a New Zealand native plant represented here with a sourced image, practical growing notes, habitat context, and conservation information.
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Gahnia Procera Native Plant
Gahnia procera
Gahnia Procera Native Plant ( Gahnia procera ) is a New Zealand native plant represented here with a sourced image, practical growing notes, habitat context, and conservation information.
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Gahnia Rigida Native Plant
Gahnia rigida
Gahnia Rigida Native Plant ( Gahnia rigida ) is a New Zealand native plant represented here with a sourced image, practical growing notes, habitat context, and conservation information.
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Galium Propinquum Native Plant
Galium propinquum
Galium Propinquum Native Plant ( Galium propinquum ) is a New Zealand native plant represented here with a sourced image, practical growing notes, habitat context, and conservation information.
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Galium Uliginosum Native Plant
Galium uliginosum
Galium Uliginosum Native Plant ( Galium uliginosum ) is a New Zealand native plant represented here with a sourced image, practical growing notes, habitat context, and conservation information.
Learn moreGrowing Native Flowers in Your Garden
Tips for Success with Native Flowers
Native flowering plants can add colour and interest to your garden while providing food for native birds and insects. Most prefer well-draining soil and a sunny position, though some forest species will appreciate partial shade. Consider the natural habitat of each species when planning your garden.