A beautiful South Island endemic tussock, admired for its fine silvery blue-green foliage and upright flowering stems that add movement and texture to the landscape. Banks Peninsula Blue Tussock is an excellent choice for dry gardens, rockeries, coastal plantings, and mass landscape projects where its hardy nature and distinctive colouring truly stand out.
🌱 Plant Facts
• Growth habit: Evergreen clump-forming tussock
• Foliage: Fine silvery blue-green leaves
• Flower stems: Upright stems rising above the foliage
• Growth rate: Fast
• Flowering: October–December
• Fruiting: November–April
• Height: Up to 70 cm
🌍 Natural Habitat
• Coastal to montane environments
• Rocky outcrops and bluffs
• Talus slopes
• Stabilised, sparsely vegetated hillsides
• Dry, exposed landscapes
🌿 Growing Environment
• Full sun
• Drought tolerant once established
• Wind tolerant
• Free-draining soils
Performs best in sunny, exposed locations with excellent drainage. Particularly well suited to dry gardens and areas where humidity is low.
📍 Endemic Distribution
• Endemic to New Zealand
• Naturally restricted to Banks Peninsula, South Island
🌾 Uses
• Bird habitat
• Mass landscape planting
• Rock gardens
• Dry gardens
• Coastal planting
• Erosion control
• Feature tussock in native landscapes
🪴 Cultivation Notes (Live Plant)
A hardy and fast-growing native tussock that establishes readily and requires very little maintenance. It is ideal for exposed sites, gravel gardens, and large-scale landscape plantings where its attractive blue-grey foliage provides year-round interest. Best grown in full sun with excellent drainage, and it performs poorly in humid or poorly drained conditions.
📏 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 South Island endemic tussock, admired for its fine silvery blue-green foliage and upright flowering stems that add movement and texture to the landscape. Banks Peninsula Blue Tussock is an excellent choice for dry gardens, rockeries, coastal plantings, and mass landscape projects where its hardy nature and distinctive colouring truly stand out.
🌱 Plant Facts
• Growth habit: Evergreen clump-forming tussock
• Foliage: Fine silvery blue-green leaves
• Flower stems: Upright stems rising above the foliage
• Growth rate: Fast
• Flowering: October–December
• Fruiting: November–April
• Height: Up to 70 cm
🌍 Natural Habitat
• Coastal to montane environments
• Rocky outcrops and bluffs
• Talus slopes
• Stabilised, sparsely vegetated hillsides
• Dry, exposed landscapes
🌿 Growing Environment
• Full sun
• Drought tolerant once established
• Wind tolerant
• Free-draining soils
Performs best in sunny, exposed locations with excellent drainage. Particularly well suited to dry gardens and areas where humidity is low.
📍 Endemic Distribution
• Endemic to New Zealand
• Naturally restricted to Banks Peninsula, South Island
🌾 Uses
• Bird habitat
• Mass landscape planting
• Rock gardens
• Dry gardens
• Coastal planting
• Erosion control
• Feature tussock in native landscapes
🪴 Cultivation Notes (Live Plant)
A hardy and fast-growing native tussock that establishes readily and requires very little maintenance. It is ideal for exposed sites, gravel gardens, and large-scale landscape plantings where its attractive blue-grey foliage provides year-round interest. Best grown in full sun with excellent drainage, and it performs poorly in humid or poorly drained conditions.
📏 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.
