Arthropodium cirratum - Renga Renga, Rock Lily

A much-loved New Zealand native lily, valued for its lush foliage and elegant white flowers. Renga Renga forms attractive clumps and is widely used as a tough, low-maintenance ground cover in gardens and landscapes, particularly beneath trees and in coastal settings.

🌱 Plant Facts

• Growth habit: Clump-forming perennial lily

• Foliage: Broad green leaves to 80 cm tall

• Flowers: Delicate, starry white flowers carried on stems up to 1 m

• Height: Up to 1 m when in flower

• Flowering: September – December

• Fruiting: January – March

🌍 Natural Habitat

• Coastal environments

• Typically found on rocky outcrops and free-draining coastal soils

🌿 Growing Environment

• Drought resistant once established

• Salt resistant

• Wind tolerant

• Coastal tolerant

• Free-draining soils essential

Thrives in exposed sites and copes well with dry conditions compared to many other native lilies.

📍 Endemic Distribution

• Three Kings Islands

• Throughout the North Island

• Upper South Island, north of Greymouth and Kaikōura

🌾 Uses

• Bird food and attractant

• Bee food (nectar source during flowering)

• Ground cover in gardens and landscapes

• Pots and containers

• Cut and ornamental flowers

🪴 Cultivation Notes (Live Plant)

A fast-growing and reliable lily that establishes easily in most free-draining soils. Performs best in full sun to light shade and is particularly effective as a ground cover beneath trees, along paths, and in coastal gardens. Once established, it is very low maintenance and long-lived, making it an excellent choice for both home gardens and larger landscape plantings.A much-loved New Zealand native lily, valued for its lush foliage and elegant white flowers. Renga Renga forms attractive clumps and is widely used as a tough, low-maintenance ground cover in gardens and landscapes, particularly beneath trees and in coastal settings.

🌱 Plant Facts

• Growth habit: Clump-forming perennial lily

• Foliage: Broad green leaves to 80 cm tall

• Flowers: Delicate, starry white flowers carried on stems up to 1 m

• Height: Up to 1 m when in flower

• Flowering: September – December

• Fruiting: January – March

🌍 Natural Habitat

• Coastal environments

• Typically found on rocky outcrops and free-draining coastal soils

🌿 Growing Environment

• Drought resistant once established

• Salt resistant

• Wind tolerant

• Coastal tolerant

• Free-draining soils essential

Thrives in exposed sites and copes well with dry conditions compared to many other native lilies.

📍 Endemic Distribution

• Three Kings Islands

• Throughout the North Island

• Upper South Island, north of Greymouth and Kaikōura

🌾 Uses

• Bird food and attractant

• Bee food (nectar source during flowering)

• Ground cover in gardens and landscapes

• Pots and containers

• Cut and ornamental flowers

🪴 Cultivation Notes (Live Plant)

A fast-growing and reliable lily that establishes easily in most free-draining soils. Performs best in full sun to light shade and is particularly effective as a ground cover beneath trees, along paths, and in coastal gardens. Once established, it is very low maintenance and long-lived, making it an excellent choice for both home gardens and larger landscape plantings.

📏 Approximate product size:

• PB3/4 (5cm – 20cm, 350ml)
• PB3 (20cm – 70cm, 1.5L)
• PB8 (50cm+, 3.5L)

⏱️ 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