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156 plants
- Agapanthus
- sun
- full sun
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 60cm
- difficulty
- beginner
- Alyssum
- sun
- full sun
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 30cm
- difficulty
- beginner
- Apple
- sun
- full sun
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 400cm
- harvest
- 2-5y
- difficulty
- intermediate
- Apricot
- sun
- full sun
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 400cm
- harvest
- 3-4y
- difficulty
- advanced
- Asparagus
- sun
- full sun
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 40cm
- harvest
- 2-3y
- difficulty
- intermediate
- Astelia
- sun
- partial sun
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 80cm
- difficulty
- beginner
- Avocado
- sun
- full sun
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 500cm
- harvest
- 4-7y
- difficulty
- advanced
- Azalea
- sun
- partial sun
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 75cm
- difficulty
- beginner
- Basil
- sun
- full sun
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 25cm
- harvest
- 30-45d
- difficulty
- beginner
- Bay
- sun
- partial sun
- water
- low
- spacing
- 150cm
- difficulty
- beginner
- Beetroot
- sun
- full sun
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 10cm
- harvest
- 55-75d
- difficulty
- beginner
- Blackcurrant
- sun
- partial sun
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 150cm
- harvest
- 2-3y
- difficulty
- beginner
- Blueberry
- sun
- full sun
- water
- high
- spacing
- 150cm
- harvest
- 2-3y
- difficulty
- intermediate
- Bougainvillea
- sun
- full sun
- water
- low
- spacing
- 200cm
- difficulty
- intermediate
- Boysenberry
- sun
- full sun
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 200cm
- harvest
- 1-2y
- difficulty
- intermediate
- Broad Beans
- sun
- full sun
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 20cm
- harvest
- 105-130d
- difficulty
- beginner
- Broccoli
- sun
- full sun
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 45cm
- harvest
- 80-110d
- difficulty
- intermediate
- Buxus
- sun
- partial sun
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 40cm
- difficulty
- intermediate
- Cabbage
- sun
- full sun
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 45cm
- harvest
- 70-105d
- difficulty
- intermediate
- Calendula
- sun
- full sun
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 25cm
- difficulty
- beginner
- Camellia
- sun
- partial sun
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 150cm
- difficulty
- beginner
- Cape Gooseberry
- sun
- full sun
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 60cm
- harvest
- 90-120d
- difficulty
- beginner
- Capsicum
- sun
- full sun
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 45cm
- harvest
- 90-110d
- difficulty
- intermediate
- Carrot
- sun
- full sun
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 5cm
- harvest
- 60-80d
- difficulty
- beginner
- Cauliflower
- sun
- full sun
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 50cm
- harvest
- 120-140d
- difficulty
- advanced
- Celery
- sun
- full sun
- water
- high
- spacing
- 25cm
- harvest
- 120-150d
- difficulty
- advanced
- Chamomile
- sun
- full sun
- water
- low
- spacing
- 20cm
- harvest
- 60-75d
- difficulty
- beginner
- Cherry
- sun
- full sun
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 500cm
- harvest
- 4-5y
- difficulty
- advanced
- Chilli
- sun
- full sun
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 40cm
- harvest
- 85-120d
- difficulty
- intermediate
- Chives
- sun
- full sun
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 15cm
- harvest
- 35-50d
- difficulty
- beginner
- Chrysanthemum
- sun
- full sun
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 40cm
- difficulty
- intermediate
- Clematis
- sun
- full sun
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 90cm
- difficulty
- intermediate
- Climbing Beans
- sun
- full sun
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 15cm
- harvest
- 65-100d
- difficulty
- beginner
- Coprosma
- sun
- full sun
- water
- low
- spacing
- 100cm
- difficulty
- beginner
- Coriander
- sun
- partial sun
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 15cm
- harvest
- 30-45d
- difficulty
- beginner
- Corokia
- sun
- full sun
- water
- low
- spacing
- 40cm
- difficulty
- beginner
- Cosmos
- sun
- full sun
- water
- low
- spacing
- 30cm
- difficulty
- beginner
- Crepe Myrtle
- sun
- full sun
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 300cm
- difficulty
- beginner
- Cucumber
- sun
- full sun
- water
- high
- spacing
- 40cm
- harvest
- 55-70d
- difficulty
- intermediate
- Daffodil
- sun
- full sun
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 12cm
- difficulty
- beginner
- Dahlia
- sun
- full sun
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 50cm
- difficulty
- beginner
- Delphinium
- sun
- full sun
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 45cm
- difficulty
- intermediate
- Dill
- sun
- full sun
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 25cm
- harvest
- 40-55d
- difficulty
- beginner
- Dwarf Beans
- sun
- full sun
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 10cm
- harvest
- 55-65d
- difficulty
- beginner
- Eggplant
- sun
- full sun
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 50cm
- harvest
- 100-120d
- difficulty
- intermediate
- English Oak
- sun
- full sun
- water
- low
- spacing
- 1500cm
- difficulty
- beginner
- Feijoa
- sun
- full sun
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 200cm
- harvest
- 2-3y
- difficulty
- beginner
- Fig
- sun
- full sun
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 400cm
- harvest
- 2-3y
- difficulty
- beginner
- Flowering Cherry (ornamental Prunus)
- sun
- full sun
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 450cm
- difficulty
- beginner
- Foxglove
- sun
- partial sun
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 30cm
- difficulty
- beginner
- Freesia
- sun
- full sun
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 8cm
- difficulty
- beginner
- Gardenia
- sun
- partial sun
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 90cm
- difficulty
- intermediate
- Garlic
- sun
- full sun
- water
- low
- spacing
- 15cm
- harvest
- 150-200d
- difficulty
- beginner
- Geranium (Pelargonium)
- sun
- full sun
- water
- low
- spacing
- 40cm
- difficulty
- beginner
- Gerbera
- sun
- full sun
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 40cm
- difficulty
- intermediate
- Gladiolus
- sun
- full sun
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 15cm
- difficulty
- beginner
- Globe Artichoke
- sun
- full sun
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 100cm
- harvest
- 0-1y
- difficulty
- intermediate
- Gooseberry
- sun
- partial sun
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 150cm
- harvest
- 2-3y
- difficulty
- beginner
- Grape
- sun
- full sun
- water
- low
- spacing
- 250cm
- harvest
- 3-4y
- difficulty
- intermediate
- Harakeke (New Zealand flax)
- sun
- full sun
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 150cm
- difficulty
- beginner
- Hebe
- sun
- full sun
- water
- low
- spacing
- 60cm
- difficulty
- beginner
- Hibiscus
- sun
- full sun
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 150cm
- difficulty
- intermediate
- Houhere (lacebark)
- sun
- full sun
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 300cm
- difficulty
- intermediate
- Hydrangea
- sun
- partial sun
- water
- high
- spacing
- 100cm
- difficulty
- beginner
- Japanese Maple
- sun
- partial sun
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 200cm
- difficulty
- intermediate
- Kahikatea
- sun
- partial sun
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 600cm
- difficulty
- beginner
- Kale
- sun
- full sun
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 45cm
- harvest
- 55-70d
- difficulty
- beginner
- Kānuka
- sun
- full sun
- water
- low
- spacing
- 200cm
- difficulty
- beginner
- Kāpuka (griselinia)
- sun
- full sun
- water
- low
- spacing
- 50cm
- difficulty
- beginner
- Karo
- sun
- full sun
- water
- low
- spacing
- 80cm
- difficulty
- beginner
- Kauri
- sun
- full sun
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 800cm
- difficulty
- intermediate
- Kawakawa
- sun
- shade
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 150cm
- difficulty
- beginner
- Kiwifruit
- sun
- full sun
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 400cm
- harvest
- 3-5y
- difficulty
- advanced
- Kōhūhū (pittosporum)
- sun
- full sun
- water
- low
- spacing
- 60cm
- difficulty
- beginner
- Kōwhai
- sun
- full sun
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 300cm
- difficulty
- beginner
- Kumara
- sun
- full sun
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 30cm
- harvest
- 120-150d
- difficulty
- advanced
- Lamb's Ears
- sun
- full sun
- water
- low
- spacing
- 30cm
- difficulty
- beginner
- Lavender
- sun
- full sun
- water
- low
- spacing
- 60cm
- difficulty
- beginner
- Leek
- sun
- full sun
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 15cm
- harvest
- 150-190d
- difficulty
- intermediate
- Lemon
- sun
- full sun
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 250cm
- harvest
- 2-3y
- difficulty
- intermediate
- Lemongrass
- sun
- full sun
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 60cm
- harvest
- 120-150d
- difficulty
- intermediate
- Lettuce
- sun
- partial sun
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 30cm
- harvest
- 40-70d
- difficulty
- beginner
- Liquidambar (American Sweet Gum)
- sun
- full sun
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 600cm
- difficulty
- beginner
- Lobelia
- sun
- partial sun
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 10cm
- difficulty
- beginner
- Lupin
- sun
- full sun
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 30cm
- difficulty
- beginner
- Macadamia
- sun
- full sun
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 800cm
- harvest
- 8-10y
- difficulty
- advanced
- Magnolia
- sun
- full sun
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 500cm
- difficulty
- beginner
- Mandarin
- sun
- full sun
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 300cm
- harvest
- 3-4y
- difficulty
- intermediate
- Mānuka
- sun
- full sun
- water
- low
- spacing
- 150cm
- difficulty
- beginner
- Marigold
- sun
- full sun
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 25cm
- difficulty
- beginner
- Mint
- sun
- shade
- water
- high
- spacing
- 30cm
- harvest
- 70-80d
- difficulty
- beginner
- Nasturtium
- sun
- full sun
- water
- low
- spacing
- 20cm
- difficulty
- beginner
- Nectarine
- sun
- full sun
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 400cm
- harvest
- 3-4y
- difficulty
- intermediate
- Nīkau (nikau palm)
- sun
- partial sun
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 300cm
- difficulty
- intermediate
- NZ iris (Libertia)
- sun
- full sun
- water
- low
- spacing
- 40cm
- difficulty
- beginner
- NZ Yam (Oca)
- sun
- full sun
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 30cm
- harvest
- 150-210d
- difficulty
- beginner
- Olive
- sun
- full sun
- water
- low
- spacing
- 500cm
- harvest
- 4-5y
- difficulty
- intermediate
- Onion
- sun
- full sun
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 10cm
- harvest
- 150-200d
- difficulty
- intermediate
- Orange
- sun
- full sun
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 350cm
- harvest
- 3-4y
- difficulty
- intermediate
- Oregano
- sun
- full sun
- water
- low
- spacing
- 30cm
- harvest
- 70-90d
- difficulty
- beginner
- Pak Choy
- sun
- full sun
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 25cm
- harvest
- 40-55d
- difficulty
- beginner
- Pansy
- sun
- partial sun
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 20cm
- difficulty
- beginner
- Parsley
- sun
- shade
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 20cm
- harvest
- 60-85d
- difficulty
- beginner
- Parsnip
- sun
- full sun
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 15cm
- harvest
- 120-150d
- difficulty
- intermediate
- Passionfruit
- sun
- full sun
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 300cm
- harvest
- 1-2y
- difficulty
- intermediate
- Peach
- sun
- full sun
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 400cm
- harvest
- 3-4y
- difficulty
- intermediate
- Pear
- sun
- full sun
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 400cm
- harvest
- 3-6y
- difficulty
- intermediate
- Peas
- sun
- full sun
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 8cm
- harvest
- 60-90d
- difficulty
- beginner
- Peony
- sun
- full sun
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 90cm
- difficulty
- intermediate
- Petunia
- sun
- full sun
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 30cm
- difficulty
- beginner
- Plum
- sun
- full sun
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 400cm
- harvest
- 3-4y
- difficulty
- intermediate
- Pōhuehue (climbing muehlenbeckia)
- sun
- full sun
- water
- low
- spacing
- 100cm
- difficulty
- beginner
- Pōhutukawa (New Zealand Christmas tree)
- sun
- full sun
- water
- low
- spacing
- 400cm
- difficulty
- beginner
- Ponga (silver fern)
- sun
- shade
- water
- high
- spacing
- 300cm
- difficulty
- intermediate
- Poppy
- sun
- full sun
- water
- low
- spacing
- 20cm
- difficulty
- beginner
- Potato
- sun
- full sun
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 30cm
- harvest
- 90-120d
- difficulty
- beginner
- Puka
- sun
- partial sun
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 300cm
- difficulty
- advanced
- Pumpkin
- sun
- full sun
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 150cm
- harvest
- 110-130d
- difficulty
- intermediate
- Pūriri
- sun
- full sun
- water
- low
- spacing
- 500cm
- difficulty
- intermediate
- Radish
- sun
- full sun
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 5cm
- harvest
- 25-35d
- difficulty
- beginner
- Ranunculus
- sun
- full sun
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 10cm
- difficulty
- intermediate
- Raspberry
- sun
- full sun
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 60cm
- harvest
- 1-2y
- difficulty
- intermediate
- Rātā
- sun
- full sun
- water
- low
- spacing
- 400cm
- difficulty
- intermediate
- Renga renga lily
- sun
- partial sun
- water
- low
- spacing
- 50cm
- difficulty
- beginner
- Rewarewa (New Zealand honeysuckle)
- sun
- full sun
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 400cm
- difficulty
- intermediate
- Rhododendron
- sun
- partial sun
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 150cm
- difficulty
- intermediate
- Rhubarb
- sun
- full sun
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 90cm
- harvest
- 1y
- difficulty
- beginner
- Rimu
- sun
- partial sun
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 600cm
- difficulty
- beginner
- Rocket
- sun
- partial sun
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 15cm
- harvest
- 20-35d
- difficulty
- beginner
- Rose
- sun
- full sun
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 90cm
- difficulty
- intermediate
- Rosemary
- sun
- full sun
- water
- low
- spacing
- 60cm
- harvest
- 75-90d
- difficulty
- beginner
- Sage
- sun
- full sun
- water
- low
- spacing
- 45cm
- harvest
- 75-90d
- difficulty
- beginner
- Silver Birch
- sun
- full sun
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 600cm
- difficulty
- beginner
- Silverbeet
- sun
- shade
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 30cm
- harvest
- 40-60d
- difficulty
- beginner
- Snapdragon
- sun
- full sun
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 20cm
- difficulty
- beginner
- Spinach
- sun
- shade
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 20cm
- harvest
- 30-40d
- difficulty
- beginner
- Spring Onion
- sun
- full sun
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 5cm
- harvest
- 60-70d
- difficulty
- beginner
- Strawberry
- sun
- full sun
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 30cm
- harvest
- 70-100d
- difficulty
- beginner
- Sunflower
- sun
- full sun
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 40cm
- difficulty
- beginner
- Swede
- sun
- full sun
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 30cm
- harvest
- 90-120d
- difficulty
- beginner
- Sweet Pea
- sun
- full sun
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 15cm
- difficulty
- beginner
- Sweet William
- sun
- full sun
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 20cm
- difficulty
- beginner
- Sweetcorn
- sun
- full sun
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 30cm
- harvest
- 70-90d
- difficulty
- intermediate
- Tarragon
- sun
- full sun
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 45cm
- harvest
- 60-90d
- difficulty
- intermediate
- Thyme
- sun
- full sun
- water
- low
- spacing
- 20cm
- harvest
- 75-90d
- difficulty
- beginner
- Tī kōuka (cabbage tree)
- sun
- full sun
- water
- low
- spacing
- 250cm
- difficulty
- beginner
- Toetoe
- sun
- full sun
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 200cm
- difficulty
- beginner
- Tomato
- sun
- full sun
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 50cm
- harvest
- 70-85d
- difficulty
- intermediate
- Tororaro (shrubby muehlenbeckia)
- sun
- full sun
- water
- low
- spacing
- 150cm
- difficulty
- beginner
- Tōtara
- sun
- full sun
- water
- low
- spacing
- 500cm
- difficulty
- beginner
- Tulip
- sun
- full sun
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 15cm
- difficulty
- intermediate
- Walnut
- sun
- full sun
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 800cm
- harvest
- 4-5y
- difficulty
- advanced
- Watermelon
- sun
- full sun
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 200cm
- harvest
- 80-100d
- difficulty
- intermediate
- Wisteria
- sun
- full sun
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 300cm
- difficulty
- intermediate
- Zinnia
- sun
- full sun
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 30cm
- difficulty
- beginner
- Zucchini
- sun
- full sun
- water
- moderate
- spacing
- 90cm
- harvest
- 55-65d
- difficulty
- beginner