Sunflower Seeds
- Plant climbing beans amongst the sunflowers when they are a meter high, the beans will climb the stem
- The seeds ripen in April and can be fed directly to chickens or left for birds
- Can get blown over by strong wind
Over the years we have introduced a large number of useful and practical plant species. Much of the information relating to these plants was obtained from pfaf.org
While similar to common 'regular' onions, the Egyption walking tree onion produces a cluster of bulbs, both under the ground as well as at various locations up the stem. Rather than reproducing via seed, this plant can be cultivated simply by planting the small bulblets that form in the air.
At the end of the plan's life, if not harvested, the stems with aerial bulblets fall over, touching the ground and eventually taking root and forming new plants. This is how the onion 'walks'.
Starting plants from a bulb hundreds of times bigger than the actual seed gives it a much stronger start in life, allowing it to grow in more competitive situations, even allowing it to push up through quite thick mulch.
Eating - The bulbs from under the ground are much like shallots, being stronger in flavour and more elongated in shape compared to the more conventional onions most people are familiar with. The larger aerial bulblets can be eaten too.
Graceful grass tolerates moist or dry soils. A monotypic genus of grass indigenous to New Zealand. Thrives in both sun and shade. The grasses glossy green foliage turns to a coppery colour in the auntumn and sometimes stays through into winter depending on the dryness of the soil. Freely self-seeds and grows in 1 metre by 1 metre clumps with red airy flower stems appearing in spring. Further plants can be propagated by division in the middle of spring and the start of summer.
Fruit about 2.5cm round turning golden yellow when fully ripe. April - July. Aromatic, juicy with small edible seeds
Small tree from 2-4 metres. Can be moderately vigorous. Spreading habit. Prune for size or shape late autumn or early spring. Fruits on new seasons growth (reddish-bronze colour) prune before spring growth starts.
Self-fertile, pollinated by insects and birds.
Can tolerate costal conditions and some shade.Name | Drought tolerance | Edible | Evergreen | Forest layer | Frost sensitive | Fruit / berries | Jugulone tolerance | Nitrogen fixer | Perennial | Propagation method | Seeds / nuts / tubers | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sunflower Seeds
| no | yes | no | no | no | no | no | no | sow direct | yes | ||
Foxglove
| no | no | no | herbaceous | no | no | no | no | no | no | ||
Globe Artichoke
| no | yes | no | herbaceous | no | no | no | no | yes | no | ||
Fennel
| no | yes | no | herbaceous | no | no | no | no | yes | yes | ||
Empress tree
| no | no | no | canopy | no | no | no | no | yes | sow pot / tray | no | |
Oak Leaved Papaya
| no | no | no | low-tree | no | no | no | no | no | no | ||
Babaco
| no | yes | yes | low-tree | yes | yes | no | no | yes | cutting | no | |
Teasel
| no | no | no | herbaceous | no | no | no | no | no | sow direct | no | |
Elaeagnus multiflora
| yes | yes | no | low-tree | no | yes | yes | yes | yes | sow pot / tray | no | |
Acacia suaveolens
| no | no | no | shrub | no | no | no | yes | no | no | ||
American cranberry bush
| no | no | no | shrub | no | yes | yes | no | no | no | ||
Senna multiglandulosa
| no | no | yes | low-tree | yes | no | no | yes | yes | sow pot / tray | yes | |
Radium Weed
| no | no | no | herbaceous | no | no | no | no | no | no | ||
Purple toadflax
| no | no | no | herbaceous | no | no | no | no | yes | no | ||
Apple Rose
| no | yes | yes | shrub | no | yes | no | no | yes | no | ||
Black Chokeberry
| no | yes | no | shrub | no | yes | no | no | yes | sow pot / tray | no | |
False Indigo
| yes | no | no | low-tree | no | no | no | yes | yes | no | ||
Tree onion
| no | yes | no | rhizosphere | no | no | no | no | yes | no | ||
Broadleaved dock
| no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | |||
Comfrey
| no | no | no | rhizosphere | no | no | no | no | yes | division | no | |
Pentaglottis sempervirens
| yes | no | yes | herbaceous | no | no | no | no | yes | no | ||
Perennial multiplying leeks
| no | yes | no | herbaceous | no | no | no | no | yes | no | ||
Clavulina rugosa - edible fungi
| no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | |||
Feijoa
| yes | yes | yes | shrub | no | yes | no | no | yes | graft | no | |
Silver wattle
| yes | no | yes | no | no | no | yes | no | no | |||
Shining gum
| no | no | yes | no | no | no | no | no | no | |||
Lathyrus odoratus
| yes | no | no | vertical | no | no | no | yes | no | no | ||
Siberian Pea Shrub
| yes | yes | yes | shrub | no | no | no | yes | yes | sow pot / tray | yes | |
Chaste tree
| no | no | no | shrub | no | no | no | no | yes | no | ||
Citrus
| no | yes | yes | low-tree | yes | no | no | no | yes | no | ||
Chinese dogwood
| no | yes | no | low-tree | no | yes | no | no | yes | no | ||
Australian Indigo
| yes | no | yes | shrub | no | no | no | yes | yes | no | ||
Elaeagnus pungens
| yes | yes | yes | shrub | no | yes | no | yes | yes | no | ||
Elaeagnus x ebbingei
| yes | yes | yes | shrub | no | yes | no | yes | yes | no | ||
Horopito
| no | yes | no | low-tree | yes | no | no | no | yes | no | ||
French Sorrel
| no | yes | no | herbaceous | no | no | no | no | yes | no | ||
Laburnum
| yes | no | no | low-tree | no | no | no | yes | yes | sow pot / tray | no | |
Kowhai
| yes | no | yes | canopy | no | no | no | yes | no | sow pot / tray | no | |
Asimina triloba
| no | yes | no | low-tree | no | yes | yes | no | yes | sow pot / tray | no | |
Staghorn sumac
| yes | no | no | low-tree | no | no | yes | no | no | sow pot / tray | no | |
Black locust
| yes | no | no | canopy | no | no | yes | yes | no | sow pot / tray | yes | |
Italian Alder
| yes | no | no | no | no | no | yes | no | no | |||
Titoki
| no | no | yes | low-tree | yes | no | no | no | yes | no | ||
European hazelnut
| no | no | no | low-tree | no | no | yes | no | no | sow pot / tray | yes | |
June Berry, Western Service Berry, Saskatoon
| no | yes | no | shrub | no | yes | no | no | yes | no | ||
Sweet Chestnut
| no | yes | no | canopy | no | no | no | no | no | graft | yes | |
Psoralea Pinnata
| yes | no | yes | low-tree | no | no | no | yes | yes | sow pot / tray | no | |
Thornless Honey Locust
| yes | no | no | canopy | no | no | no | yes | yes | sow pot / tray | no | |
Jujube
| yes | yes | no | low-tree | no | yes | no | no | yes | no | ||
Red cherry / strawberry guava
| no | yes | yes | shrub | no | yes | no | no | yes | no | ||
Chinese haw
| no | yes | no | low-tree | no | yes | no | no | yes | no | ||
Pear (Pyrus communis)
| no | yes | no | low-tree | no | yes | no | no | no | graft | no | |
Anemanthele lessoniana / oryzopsis rigida
| yes | no | no | herbaceous | no | no | no | no | yes | division | no | |
Purple Coral Pea Shrub
| yes | no | yes | vertical | no | no | no | yes | yes | cutting | no | |
Soap nut
| no | no | no | canopy | yes | no | no | no | no | yes | ||
Flame vine
| no | no | yes | vertical | yes | no | no | no | yes | no | ||
Tree medick
| no | no | yes | shrub | yes | no | no | yes | yes | sow pot / tray | no | |
Virgilia divaricata
| yes | no | yes | no | no | no | yes | yes | sow pot / tray | no | ||
Bougainvillea
| no | no | yes | vertical | no | no | no | no | yes | no | ||
Bay Tree
| no | yes | yes | low-tree | no | no | no | no | yes | no | ||
Acacia
| no | no | yes | no | no | no | yes | yes | sow pot / tray | no | ||
Cornelian Cherry
| no | yes | no | low-tree | no | yes | no | no | yes | no | ||
Jerusalem Artichoke
| no | yes | no | rhizosphere | no | no | no | no | yes | tubers | yes | |
Guava - Cherry Yellow Cherry
| no | yes | yes | low-tree | yes | yes | no | no | yes | no | ||
Pyrus x bretschneideri
| yes | yes | no | canopy | no | yes | no | no | no | no | ||
Olive
| yes | yes | yes | low-tree | no | yes | no | no | no | no | ||
Nashi
| no | yes | no | low-tree | no | no | no | no | no | no | ||
Peruvian Pepper
| no | yes | yes | low-tree | no | no | no | no | yes | sow pot / tray | yes | |
Japanese Chinquapin
| no | yes | yes | canopy | no | no | no | no | yes | yes | ||
Kiwifruit
| no | yes | no | vertical | yes | yes | no | no | yes | no | ||
Blood Navel Orange
| no | yes | yes | low-tree | yes | yes | no | no | no | no | ||
Arbutus unedo
| no | yes | yes | low-tree | no | yes | no | no | yes | no | ||
Kakabeak
| no | no | yes | shrub | yes | no | no | yes | yes | sow pot / tray | no | |
Turkey Tail Mushroom
| no | yes | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | |||
Pecan
| no | yes | no | canopy | no | no | no | no | yes | yes | ||
Judas Tree
| yes | no | no | low-tree | no | no | no | yes | yes | sow pot / tray | yes | |
Chinese licorice
| no | yes | no | rhizosphere | no | no | no | yes | yes | yes | ||
Maximillian Sunflower
| no | no | no | herbaceous | no | no | no | no | yes | sow pot / tray | yes | |
Butterfly weed
| no | no | no | herbaceous | no | no | no | no | yes | sow pot / tray | no | |
Creeping Raspberry
| yes | yes | yes | ground cover | no | yes | no | no | yes | division | no | |
Alpine Strawberry
| no | yes | yes | ground cover | no | yes | no | no | yes | sow pot / tray | no | |
Male Bamboo
| yes | yes | no | rhizosphere | no | no | no | no | yes | division | no | |
Moso / Chinese timber Bamboo
| no | yes | no | vertical | no | no | no | no | yes | division | no | |
Elderberry
| no | yes | no | low-tree | no | yes | no | no | no | no | ||
Rhubarb
| no | yes | no | herbaceous | no | no | no | no | yes | division | no | |
Chinese water chestnuts
| no | yes | no | rhizosphere | yes | no | no | no | yes | tubers | yes | |
Vietnamese coriander
| no | yes | yes | herbaceous | yes | no | no | no | yes | no | ||
Pineapple sage
| no | yes | no | shrub | yes | no | no | no | yes | cutting | no | |
Small Leaved Lime, Littleleaf linden
| no | yes | no | canopy | no | no | no | no | yes | no | ||
Evergreen laburnum
| no | no | yes | shrub | no | no | no | yes | yes | no | ||
Golden Rain Tree
| no | yes | no | low-tree | no | yes | no | no | yes | sow pot / tray | no | |
Chinese Yellow Wood
| no | no | no | low-tree | no | no | no | yes | no | no | ||
Silk tree
| yes | no | no | low-tree | no | no | no | yes | no | sow pot / tray | yes | |
Tree Lucerne, Tagasaste
| yes | no | yes | low-tree | yes | no | no | yes | yes | sow pot / tray | yes | |
Goji berry
| no | yes | no | shrub | no | yes | no | no | yes | sow pot / tray | no | |
Chaenomeles japonica
| no | yes | no | shrub | no | yes | no | no | yes | sow pot / tray | no | |
New Jersey Tea
| no | no | no | herbaceous | no | no | no | yes | yes | sow pot / tray | no | |
Liquorice
| no | yes | no | herbaceous | no | no | no | yes | yes | sow pot / tray | no | |
Fig
| yes | yes | no | low-tree | no | yes | no | no | no | no | ||
Japanese Raisin Tree
| no | yes | no | low-tree | no | no | no | no | yes | no | ||
Sea berry
| yes | yes | no | low-tree | no | yes | no | yes | yes | sow pot / tray | no | |
Green Tea
| no | no | yes | shrub | no | no | no | no | yes | no | ||
Crimson clover
| no | no | no | herbaceous | no | no | no | yes | no | sow direct | no | |
Phacelia
| no | no | no | herbaceous | no | no | no | no | no | sow direct | no | |
Coprosma
| yes | yes | yes | shrub | no | yes | no | no | yes | sow pot / tray | no | |
Asiatic sweetleaf/Sapphire berry
| no | yes | no | low-tree | no | yes | no | no | yes | no | ||
Foamflower
| no | no | yes | ground cover | no | no | no | no | yes | no | ||
Yellow Loosestrife
| no | no | no | herbaceous | no | no | no | no | yes | no | ||
Ajuga
| no | no | yes | ground cover | no | no | no | no | yes | no | ||
Cape broom
| yes | no | yes | shrub | no | no | no | yes | yes | sow direct | yes | |
Good king henry
| no | yes | yes | herbaceous | no | no | no | no | yes | division | no | |
Italian Stone pine
| yes | yes | yes | no | no | no | no | no | yes | |||
Walnut
| no | no | no | canopy | no | no | no | no | no | sow pot / tray | yes | |
Plum
| no | yes | no | low-tree | no | no | no | no | no | no | ||
Blueberry
| no | yes | yes | shrub | no | yes | no | no | yes | cutting | no | |
Black Mulberry
| no | yes | no | low-tree | no | yes | no | no | no | no | ||
Arizonica
| no | no | yes | canopy | no | no | no | no | yes | yes | ||
Akeake
| yes | no | yes | low-tree | no | no | no | no | no | no | ||
Peach
| no | yes | no | low-tree | no | yes | no | no | yes | sow pot / tray | no | |
Sweet Cherry
| no | yes | no | canopy | no | yes | no | no | yes | sow pot / tray | no | |
Chinese Persimmon
| no | yes | no | no | no | no | no | yes | no | |||
Asparagus
| no | yes | no | herbaceous | yes | no | no | no | no | division | no | |
Apricot
| no | yes | no | low-tree | no | yes | no | no | yes | graft | no | |
Blue lupin
| no | no | no | herbaceous | no | no | no | yes | no | sow direct | no | |
Mountain Paw Paw
| no | yes | no | low-tree | no | no | no | no | no | no | ||
Osage Orange
| no | no | no | canopy | no | no | no | no | no | sow pot / tray | no | |
Grape
| yes | yes | no | vertical | no | yes | no | no | yes | cutting | no | |
New Zealand Flax
| no | no | yes | shrub | no | no | no | no | no | division | no | |
Cabbage Tree
| no | no | no | low-tree | no | no | no | no | no | no | ||
Apple
| no | yes | no | low-tree | no | yes | no | no | no | graft | no | |
Almond
| no | yes | no | low-tree | no | no | no | no | no | graft | yes | |
Hardy kiwi, Tara Vine
| no | yes | no | vertical | no | yes | no | no | yes | no | ||
Earthnut Pea
| no | yes | no | ground cover | no | no | no | yes | yes | sow pot / tray | yes | |
Liquorice
| no | yes | no | rhizosphere | no | no | no | yes | yes | sow pot / tray | yes | |
Black tomato
| no | yes | no | herbaceous | yes | yes | no | no | no | sow direct | no | |
spring vetchling or spring pea
| no | no | no | herbaceous | no | no | no | yes | yes | sow pot / tray | no | |
Oleaster, Russian Olive
| no | yes | no | low-tree | no | yes | no | yes | yes | sow pot / tray | no | |
Thai Ginger
| no | yes | no | rhizosphere | yes | no | no | no | yes | division | no | |
Loquat, Japanese Medlar
| no | yes | yes | low-tree | no | yes | no | no | yes | sow pot / tray | no | |
Carob
| no | no | yes | canopy | no | no | no | yes | yes | sow pot / tray | yes | |
Flowering ash
| yes | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | |||
Hybrid witch hazel
| no | no | no | shrub | no | no | no | no | no | no | ||
Green flowered hellebore
| no | no | no | ground cover | no | no | no | no | no | no | ||
South African tree heath
| no | no | no | shrub | no | no | no | no | no | no | ||
Broad-leaved hickory
| no | no | yes | no | no | no | no | no | no | |||
Japanese white birch
| no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | |||
Winter Sweet
| no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | |||
Golden rain tree
| no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | |||
NZ Toothed Lancewood
| no | no | yes | canopy | no | no | no | no | no | no | ||
Fraqgrant epaulette tree
| no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | |||
Chinese sweet box
| no | no | yes | no | no | no | no | no | no | |||
Kobus magnolia
| no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | |||
NZ Bronze Flax
| no | no | yes | shrub | no | no | no | no | no | no | ||
Photinia reb robin
| no | no | yes | low-tree | no | no | no | no | no | no | ||
Fullmoon maple
| no | no | no | canopy | no | no | no | no | no | no | ||
Japanese maple
| yes | no | no | canopy | no | no | no | no | no | no | ||
Himalayan cedar
| yes | no | yes | canopy | no | no | no | no | no | no | ||
Sugar maple
| no | no | no | canopy | no | no | no | no | no | no | ||
Shagbark hickory
| no | yes | no | canopy | no | no | no | no | no | yes | ||
Shantung Maple
| no | no | no | canopy | no | no | no | no | no | no | ||
Red Alder
| no | no | no | canopy | no | no | no | yes | no | no | ||
Butternut
| no | yes | no | canopy | no | no | no | no | no | yes | ||
Pear - Red Bartlett
| no | yes | no | low-tree | no | yes | no | no | no | no | ||
Quince - Orokonui
| no | yes | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | |||
Chilean guava, NZ cranberry, strawberry myrtle
| no | yes | no | shrub | no | yes | no | no | no | no | ||
White Alyssum
| no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | |||
Chinese Julian hackberry
| no | no | no | large tree | no | no | yes | no | no | no | ||
California mountain mahogany
| no | no | no | shrub | no | no | no | yes | no | no | ||
Pink tree broom
| no | no | no | shrub | no | no | no | yes | no | no | ||
Marlborough weeping broom
| no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | |||
Red Kidney Vetch
| no | no | no | ground cover | no | no | no | no | yes | no | ||
Gunnera
| no | no | no | no | no | no | no | yes | no | |||
Wildflowers of the British Isles
| no | no | no | mixed | no | no | no | no | yes | no | ||
Sweet Bay Tree, Bay Laurel, Bay Leaf
| no | no | no | tree, shrub, hedging | no | no | no | no | yes | no | ||
Bladder Senna
| no | no | no | shrub | no | no | no | yes | yes | no | ||
Chinese wisteria
| no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | |||
| no | no | no | shrub | no | no | no | no | yes | no | ||
Parsnip
| no | yes | no | rhizosphere | no | no | no | no | no | sow direct | yes | |
Plantain
| no | no | no | herbaceous | no | no | no | no | no | sow direct | no | |
Demand white clover
| no | no | no | ground cover | no | no | no | yes | no | sow direct | no | |
Icon "Semi Winter Active" Lucerne
| no | no | yes | ground cover | no | no | no | yes | no | sow direct | no | |
Oranges
| no | yes | yes | shrub | yes | yes | no | no | no | no |