Native Garden - Part Sun / Part Shade
This is a great combination to breathe life into the darkest area of your garden. The Chatham Island Forget-me-nots are a staple native in any garden, and work beautifully planted in amongst the classic Renga Renga Lily and the wonderful form of one of our most-loved ferns, Blechnum discolor. Spacing of the plants is about 0.8m apart and they will quickly establish and provide a lush underplanting to any shady situation. The Forget-me-nots have fabulous mid-spring colour and the Renga Renga Lily will flower late spring and into early summer.
Width required: No minimum, this combination can fit into any under planting situation.
Plant spacing:
Chatham Island Forget-me-nots -0.8m spacing
Arthropodium cirratum (Renga Renga Lily) - 0.8m spacing
Blechnum discolor - 0.7m spacing
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: Blue / White
Uses:
Underplanting a problem area under an established tree where lawn doesn't grow successfully, or any south facing garden that gets minimal sun.
Plants in this Palette
Myosotidium hortensia - Chatham Island Forget-Me-Not
Myosotidium hortensia - Chatham Island Forget-Me-Not
Myosotidium hortensia, commonly known as the Chatham Island Forget-me-not, is a perennial found naturally on the Chatham Islands. It has stunningly large, glossy, emerald-green leaves and produces clusters of deep blue flowers. These flowers emerge in late spring, forming a mesmerising contrast against its vibrant foliage. With a broad, clump-forming habit, this plant can serve as an incredible focal point in gardens, particularly in coastal and woodland settings.
Growing to a height and spread of about 0.5m to 1m, the Chatham Island Forget-me-not thrives in a sheltered spot with dappled light. It prefers well-drained, fertile soil, and while it's relatively low-maintenance, it appreciates regular watering in dry conditions.
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Arthropodium Matapouri Bay
Arthropodium Matapouri Bay
Arthropodium Matapouri Bay is a refined selection of the New Zealand native rengarenga lily, prized for its broad, soft green foliage and graceful sprays of white star-like flowers with purple and yellow accents. Flowering from late spring through summer, it adds texture and lightness to shaded garden areas. Ideal for native, woodland, and subtropical gardens, it thrives in partial to full shade with moist, well-drained soil. Space plants 50–60cm apart to allow for natural clumping growth.
Mature Size: Grows to approximately 60cm high and 90cm wide with an attractive arching form.
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Blechnum discolor
Blechnum discolor
Blechnum discolor, commonly known as crown fern, is a striking New Zealand native with a distinctive vase-like form. Its stiff, upright fronds emerge with coppery tones and mature to a rich green, radiating symmetrically from a central crown. This evergreen fern provides strong texture and structure, making it a standout feature in shaded garden spaces.
Perfect for native, woodland, and rainforest-style gardens, it thrives as understorey planting or massed in shaded borders to create a lush, layered effect.
Prefers partial to full shade and moist, well-draining soil enriched with organic matter. Keep soil consistently damp and shelter from drying winds. Space 60–90 cm apart to allow its natural form to develop.
Mature size reaches 60–100 cm tall with a symmetrical spread of up to 1 metre.
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