

Spiky Aciphylla multisecta growing in short snow tussock (Chionochloa crassiuscula) grassland on Gertrude Saddle, Fiordland National Park. Photos: David Lyttle : Growing our plants here
Spiky Aciphylla multisecta growing in short snow tussock (Chionochloa crassiuscula) grassland on Gertrude Saddle, Fiordland National Park. Photos: David Lyttle : Growing our plants here


Myosotis capitata comes from the Campbell and Auckland Islands. This cultivated plant grows well in David Lyttle’s crevice garden. : Growing our plants here
Myosotis capitata comes from the Campbell and Auckland Islands. This cultivated plant grows well in David Lyttle’s crevice garden. : Growing our plants here


The cryptic buttercup (Ranunculus crithmifolius) is easily overlooked when not in flower. : Growing our plants here
The cryptic buttercup (Ranunculus crithmifolius) is easily overlooked when not in flower. : Growing our plants here


A western Otago plant, Veronica annulata syn. Hebe annulata in David Lyttle’s garden. Photos: Gillian Vine. : Growing our plants here
A western Otago plant, Veronica annulata syn. Hebe annulata in David Lyttle’s garden. Photos: Gillian Vine. : Growing our plants here


Widespread through New Zealand, Geum cockaynei has great potential as a garden plant. : Growing our plants here
Widespread through New Zealand, Geum cockaynei has great potential as a garden plant. : Growing our plants here


Helichrysum intermedium var. tumidum from Otago Peninsula looks rather like a hebe. : Growing our plants here
Helichrysum intermedium var. tumidum from Otago Peninsula looks rather like a hebe. : Growing our plants here
Growing our plants here
Small natives could be more widely used as garden plants, a keen grower maintains. Gillian Vine reports. Passionate about native plants, David...
