perennial flowering plants
Perennial flowering plants are the backbone of a vibrant, low-maintenance garden, promising year-after-year colour and beauty. In New Zealand’s diverse climate, these long-lived stars bring reliable blooms, structural elegance, and essential habitat for pollinators. Gardeners love perennials for their resilience and the promise that once established, you’ll enjoy their showy flowers season after season with just a bit of care. Whether you’re refreshing border beds, adding flair to cottage gardens, or seeking standout statement plants for feature spots, perennials offer a convenient and beautiful solution.
Scutellaria Snowflakes (Scutellaria Skullcap)
Scutellaria Snowflakes, commonly known as Scutellaria Skullcap or the Skullcaps plant, is grown for its foliage and flowers. This versatile and popular herbaceous perennial carries small green leaves hold on slender stems. The foliage becomes adorned with masses of white flowers during spring and summer as it grows to about 20 cm tall and 30 cm wide. Scutellaria Snowflakes is commonly grown in borders, used as a groundcover, included in cottage or “white” gardens, planted around outdoor living areas such as pools, or mass planted on a bank or the like.
Strelitzia Mandelas Gold (Yellow Crane Flower)
Strelitzia reginae Mandelas Gold, commonly known as Yellow Crane Flower or Yellow Bird Of Paradise, produces spectacular yellow flowers through spring and summer. The flowers are complemented with large and lush, dark green leaves as it grows to 1.5 m tall and the same wide. Strelitzia Mandelas Gold is commonly included in tropical plantings, planted around pools and other outdoor living areas, used to line an entranceway, or maintained in a container.
