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Escallonia 'Red Knight' growing as a border around the base of a tree.

Escallonia 'Red Knight'

Escallonia 'Red Knight' is a hardy, evergreen shrub prized in New Zealand gardens for its rich green foliage and striking clusters of deep red flowers. Blooming from late spring through autumn, it attracts bees and adds vibrant colour to borders and hedges. Growing 1.5 to 2 metres tall, it’s ideal for screening, topiary, or coastal planting. 'Red Knight' thrives in full sun, tolerates wind and salt, and requires minimal maintenance once established.

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Suited to regions: Subtropical, Temperate
Plant type: Shrubs
Height: 2.00 m
Spread: 2.00 m
Flowering time: Spring, Summer
Tolerances: Coastal, Hardy
Garden uses: Containers, Hedging, Living areas, Pool areas
Garden styles: Backyard, City & Courtyard, Coastal, Formal, Frontyard, Modern
Escallonia 'Red Elf' red flowers and glossy, green foliage.

Escallonia 'Red Elf'

Escallonia 'Red Elf' is a compact, evergreen shrub prized for its glossy, green foliage and vibrant, red, bell-shaped flowers that bloom from late spring to summer. Growing to around 1 metre tall and wide, it’s perfect for low borders, edging, and small hedges in New Zealand gardens. This hardy variety tolerates wind, salt, and light frosts, making it ideal for coastal or exposed sites. Low maintenance and drought-tolerant once established, 'Red Elf' adds reliable colour and structure.

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Suited to regions: Subtropical, Temperate
Plant type: Shrubs
Height: 2.00 m
Spread: 1.50 m
Flowering time: Spring, Summer
Tolerances: Coastal, Hardy
Garden uses: Containers, Hedging, Living areas, Pool areas
Garden styles: Backyard, City & Courtyard, Coastal, Formal, Frontyard, Japanese, Modern
Photinia 'Red Robin' hedge with colourful foliage.

Photinia 'Red Robin'

Photinia ‘Red Robin’ is a popular evergreen shrub renowned for its vibrant red new growth, which contrasts beautifully with the mature glossy green...

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Coprosma Karo Red (Mirror Bush)

Coprosma Karo Red, commonly known as Mirror Bush, features glossy, red-black foliage. They are held densely on spreading branches as it grows to 75...

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A Loropetalum 'Red Temple' plant with dark purple-red foliage and elegant, pink flowers.

Loropetalum 'Red Temple'

Loropetalum 'Red Temple' produces mildly fragrant, pink-red flowers through winter, which are both unusual and appealing. The foliage on this bushy...

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A magnificant Photinia 'Super Hedge' hedge.

Photinia 'Super Hedge'

Photinia 'Super Hedge' features bright and colourful foliage with bright red new growth. This foliage ages to become mid-dark green, resulting in a...

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Callistemon citrinus 'Red Cluster' small tree with masses of red, pendulous flowers.

Callistemon 'Red Cluster' (Red Bottlebrush)

Callistemon 'Red Cluster' is a striking bottlebrush variety valued for its clusters of vivid red flower spikes and dense evergreen foliage. Flowering...

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Callistemon Red Alert

Callistemon Red Alert is an evergreen shrub renowned for its attractive foliage and hardiness. New growth is bright red and literally transforms the...

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Camellia Red Red Rose

Camellia Red Red Rose produces beautiful, double, bright red flowers. These spectacular blooms appear from winter through spring and blend nicely...

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Rhododendron Vireya Red Mountain

Rhododendron Vireya ‘Red Mountain’ is a tropical shrub growing up to 1.5 metres tall with a compact, rounded growth habit. Known for its striking red...

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Grevillea Red Clusters (Red Clusters Grevillea)

Grevillea Red Clusters is a fast-growing shrub renowned for its striking flowers and great foliage. Showy clusters of red, spider-like flowers are...

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Hibiscus Red Heart

Hibiscus Red Heart features white flowers with a red centre, and a papery texture. These are produced through summer and autumn off upright, slender...

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Lagerstroemia Crimson Red

“Crimson Red” is a small, deciduous tree, grown for its lovely flowers, foliage, and great form. It produces clusters of ruffled, crimson red flowers...

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Lagerstroemia Best Red

“Best Red” is a small, deciduous tree, grown for its lovely flowers, foliage, and great form. It produces clusters of ruffled, bright red flowers...

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Phormium 'Rainbow Red' red and purple striped foliage.

Phormium 'Rainbow Red'

Phormium 'Rainbow Red' is a vibrant New Zealand native flax admired for its bold, arching leaves in shades of bronze, red, and pink. This striking...

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Carex flagellifera Red plants.

Carex flagellifera Red

Carex flagellifera Red is a NZ native, ornamental grass grown for its colourful and attractive foliage. It produces slender and lush, copper-red...

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Acer palmatum 'Red Emperor' specimen tree in a mixed planting.

Acer Red Emperor

Acer 'Red Emperor' is an impressive Japanese Maple that features lush foliage that emerges a deep red colour, remains this way until autumn, then...

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Clivia miniata 'Red' plants with elegant, red flowers.

Clivia miniata 'Red' (Natal Lily)

Clivia miniata 'Red' is a striking evergreen perennial prized for its bold red trumpet shaped flowers that appear in late winter and spring. The...

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Azalea Mrs Kint Red

Azalea Mrs Kint Red is grown for its lovely form and profuse flowering. This hardy, evergreen shrub produces masses of medium sized, pink flowers...

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Coprosma Red Rocks with colourful foliage in a garden.

Coprosma Red Rocks

Coprosma Red Rocks is a compact New Zealand native shrub, growing up to 75 cm tall and spreading to 1 metre wide. It features fine green foliage on...

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Fuscospora fusca (Red Beech)

Commonly known as Red Beech, this is a large, evergreen tree native to NZ. The foliage comprises lush and glossy, dark green leaves which turn...

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Buddleia 'Royal Red' dark pink flowers and grey-green foliage.

Buddleia Royal Red

Buddleia Royal Red is a deciduous and fast-growing shrub produces large sprays of scented, rose-pink flowers from summer through autumn. These are...

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Brunia 'Ruby Red' plant with red flowers.

Brunia Ruby Red

Brunia Ruby Red is a shrub with unusual flowers. The flowers in summer are red and appear as tight, bead-like heads. It grows as a tall, slender...

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Persicaria Red Dragon

The Persicaria Red Dragon plant, commonly known as Knotweed, is a small shrub grown for its beautiful foliage. It carries elongated leaves that are...

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Acer Red Sunset (Red Sunset Maple)

Acer rubrum Red Sunset is a medium-sized, deciduous tree that features fantastic autumn colours. The lush foliage emerges mid-green in spring...

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Heliconia Red Christmas

Heliconia ‘Red Christmas’ is a compact, clump-forming tropical perennial renowned for its striking red and white bracts that emerge during the winter...

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Psidium Red Cherry (Strawberry Guava)

“Red Cherry” is a variety of the commonly known Strawberry Guava and is a shrub grown for its foliage and ornamental fruit. It bears small, red...

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Sorbus aucuparia Scarlet King (Rowan Tree NZ)

Sorbus aucuparia Scarlet King is a variety of the commonly known, Mountain Ash, and is a small-sized, deciduous with impressive characteristics...

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A lush Coprosma repens shrub growing in a shaded position.

Coprosma repens (Mirror Plant)

Coprosma repens, also known as Taupata or Mirror Plant, is a robust New Zealand native shrub featuring lush, glossy green foliage. Growing up to 3...

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Lonicera 'Honey Hedge Lemon' yellow and green foliage.

Lonicera 'Honey Hedge Lemon'

Lonicera 'Honey Hedge Lemon' is an evergreen shrub often used instead of Buxus for hedges. It carries dense, upright branches that host small and...

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Azalea Red Wings

Red Wings is a variety of Azalea grown for its lovely form and profuse flowering. This hardy, evergreen shrub produces masses of medium sized...

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Eutaxia obovata Nana (Bush Pea Plant)

Eutaxia obovata Nana, commonly known as the Egg and Bacon Plant, is an Australian native shrub grown for its interesting flowers that resemble bacon...

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Escallonia 'Red Knight'

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