New Zealand plants for UK gardens - in pictures

If you squint a bit, parts of the New Zealand landscape can look familiar to the British eye. However, on closer inspection it becomes clear that any resemblance to a stretched-out Scotland is only superficial. There are ferns taller than a double-decker bus and grassy perennials with leaves that are tipped with ferocious spines.
Whilst you may be wary about welcoming something like the spiny aciphyllas into the garden, there are many other native New Zealand plants that are well worth growing in the UK. Some of them, like Phormium tenax and Anemanthele lessoniana, are already a relatively common sight in UK gardens. David Wong shines a spotlight on others that are a little more obscure.

David Wong is the founder of the online marketplace, Plantedd, where independent nurseries sell their plants.

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