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
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Myosotidium hortensia- Chatham Island Forget me not
Myosotidium hortensia (Chatham Island Forget Me Not) have beautiful thick glossy leaves and spectacular blue flowers. Chatham Island forget-me-nots are one of the most attractive of New Zealand's herbaceous native plants. There is only one species of Myosotidium, and in the wild it grows on exposed coastal sites in the Chatham Islands. In gardens this easycare plant needs shelter from frost and some shade during hot summers. It prefers a well-drained moist, compost-rich soil.
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Arthropodium Cirratum Matapouri Bay - Renga Renga Lilly
From: $12.39
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Arthropodium Cirratum Matapouri Bay - Renga Renga Lilly
Arthropodium cirratum ‘Matapouri Bay’ is another stunning variety of the more commonly known Renga Rena Lily, found naturally throughout coastal areas of New Zealand. This variety has broad, short leaves and puts on a fabulous show of tall white flower stalks throughout spring and summer. This plant thrives in most soils and proves an exceptional foil for that dark shady spot under a tree in your garden. Protect from snails when they are young and they will reward you for years to come. Grows to a height and width of 60 x 60 cm.
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Blechnum discolour
From: $16.50
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Blechnum discolour
Easy to grow native ground fern, found naturally in Auckland. Blechnum discolor doesn't like to dry out,water well to establish and add organic matter to the soil.