New to Gardening Solutionz - Astelia 'Westland' is a hardy, evergreen Astelia with stunning, stiffly arched, reddish bronze leaves which has all year round appeal.  Its easycare, compact habit and colour make it compatible with all modern home decor and garden landscapes.  Astelia 'Westland' is a fabulous foliage plant ideal for mass or container planting alongside Euphorbia Kea and Tui, Cabbage Trees, Scleranthus or other foliage of this nature.  It can tolerate most climatic situations throughout New Zealand, best suited to partial shade in good soils.

As featured in THE PRESS (1st March 08)

HARDY ASTELIA EASY CARE

Those who want a plant with a difference in the garden might like to try Astelia nervosa Westland.  A cultivar of the 13 species recorded in New Zealand, this astelia is compact, with rusty, gold, silver and bronze arching leaves.  Stylish in form, it is suited to mass planting in almost all gardens, from city balconies to suburban beds and borders, coastal sites and rockeries.  It looks particularly spectacular planted among schist and stone.

Whilst it remains relatively small in a pot, such as at the front dorr, once freed it the garden, it can reach 1m by 1m.  Its tolerance is high, ranging from the harshest Canterbury frosts to pounding coastal winds.  This astelia needs very little attention.  Astelia nervosa Westland is now available as a Hot n Dry Solutionz in most local garden centres.