small native grasses nz
Looking to add natural beauty and resilience to your garden? Small native grasses NZ offer texture, movement, and year-round interest for landscaping, borders, and ground cover. With their outstanding adaptability, low maintenance needs, and important ecological benefits, small native grasses are a top choice for Kiwi gardeners wanting to harness the power of local species.
Chionochloa flavicans (Miniature Toetoe)
Chionochloa flavicans, commonly known as Miniature ToeToe or Dwarf Toe Toe, is a highly popular NZ native grass. It has flowing, green foliage and white flower plumes in summer. It grows to 90 cm in height and width in full sun on a well-drained site. Chionochloa flavicans is commonly planted alongside ponds and streams, used as a groundcover on banks, included in borders, featured in rock gardens, or maintained in containers.
Ficinia nodosa (Knobby Club Rush)
Ficinia nodosa, commonly known as Knobby Club Rush, is a NZ native grass that features stout, mid-green foliage. In cold or exposed climates, the foliage often takes on bronze tones. Light brown flower heads are borne among the foliage in summer, adding additional interest to this plant. It typically grows to 70 cm tall and 1 m wide, but will colonise a larger area over time with its spreading roots. Ficinia nodosa is ideal for planting in wet areas, particularly in coastal plantings, and can be used in mixed plantings or borders, or mass-planted as a groundcover or on a bank.
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