A beautiful New Zealand native lily, valued for its lush green foliage, delicate white to pale blue flowers, and brilliant metallic-blue berries. Commonly known as Turutu or NZ Blueberry, this hardy woodland plant is perfect for shaded gardens, native plantings, and adding year-round interest beneath trees and shrubs.
🌱 Plant Facts
• Growth habit: Evergreen flax-like perennial
• Foliage: Rich green, narrow strap-like leaves
• Flowers: Delicate white to pale blue star-shaped flowers
• Fruit: Brilliant metallic-blue berries
• Height: Up to 30 cm
🌍 Natural Habitat
• Coastal to montane habitats (rarely subalpine)
• Open coastal headlands
• Gumland scrub
• Peat bog margins
• Open and dense native forest
• Subalpine scrub
🌿 Growing Environment
• Full sun to partial shade
• Frost tolerant
• Drought tolerant once established
• Free-draining soils
Best grown in fertile, well-drained soil with regular moisture during establishment. It performs particularly well in lightly shaded woodland gardens, but also adapts to sunnier positions where moisture is available.
📍 Endemic Distribution
• Endemic to New Zealand
• Naturally found throughout the North and South Islands
🌾 Uses
• Native bird food and attractant
• Bee food
• Woodland and understory planting
• Borders and mass planting
• Containers and shaded gardens
🪴 Cultivation Notes (Live Plant)
An attractive and easy-care native perennial that establishes readily from planted specimens. Its striking blue berries provide outstanding seasonal interest and are a valuable food source for native birds. Ideal beneath trees, along pathways, or as a colourful groundcover in native gardens. Once established it is hardy and requires very little maintenance.
📏 Approximate product size:
• PB3/4 (5–20 cm, 350 ml)
• PB3 (20–70 cm, 1.5 L)
• PB8 (50 cm+, 3.5 L)
⏱️ Timeframe:
We ship Monday – Wednesday for South Island customers and Monday/Tuesday for Rural and North Island customers. Orders placed outside these days will be fulfilled the following week.
📦 Local pick ups and/or deliveries will be made by arrangement.
🌱 We’ll donate $1 per plant sold to national conservation efforts, helping to protect and restore New Zealand’s natural heritage.
A beautiful New Zealand native lily, valued for its lush green foliage, delicate white to pale blue flowers, and brilliant metallic-blue berries. Commonly known as Turutu or NZ Blueberry, this hardy woodland plant is perfect for shaded gardens, native plantings, and adding year-round interest beneath trees and shrubs.
🌱 Plant Facts
• Growth habit: Evergreen flax-like perennial
• Foliage: Rich green, narrow strap-like leaves
• Flowers: Delicate white to pale blue star-shaped flowers
• Fruit: Brilliant metallic-blue berries
• Height: Up to 30 cm
🌍 Natural Habitat
• Coastal to montane habitats (rarely subalpine)
• Open coastal headlands
• Gumland scrub
• Peat bog margins
• Open and dense native forest
• Subalpine scrub
🌿 Growing Environment
• Full sun to partial shade
• Frost tolerant
• Drought tolerant once established
• Free-draining soils
Best grown in fertile, well-drained soil with regular moisture during establishment. It performs particularly well in lightly shaded woodland gardens, but also adapts to sunnier positions where moisture is available.
📍 Endemic Distribution
• Endemic to New Zealand
• Naturally found throughout the North and South Islands
🌾 Uses
• Native bird food and attractant
• Bee food
• Woodland and understory planting
• Borders and mass planting
• Containers and shaded gardens
🪴 Cultivation Notes (Live Plant)
An attractive and easy-care native perennial that establishes readily from planted specimens. Its striking blue berries provide outstanding seasonal interest and are a valuable food source for native birds. Ideal beneath trees, along pathways, or as a colourful groundcover in native gardens. Once established it is hardy and requires very little maintenance.
📏 Approximate product size:
• PB3/4 (5–20 cm, 350 ml)
• PB3 (20–70 cm, 1.5 L)
• PB8 (50 cm+, 3.5 L)
⏱️ Timeframe:
We ship Monday – Wednesday for South Island customers and Monday/Tuesday for Rural and North Island customers. Orders placed outside these days will be fulfilled the following week.
📦 Local pick ups and/or deliveries will be made by arrangement.
🌱 We’ll donate $1 per plant sold to national conservation efforts, helping to protect and restore New Zealand’s natural heritage.
