Basic Information Common Name: Astelia trinervia Scientific Name: Astelia trinervia Native Habitat: New Zealand (primarily North Island, also parts of the South Island) in diverse forest and scrub environments, often found growing terrestrially or epiphytically on trees, particularly in humid, shaded conditions. History / Discovery / Cultivator The

Basic Information Common Name: Astelia nivicola Scientific Name: Astelia nivicola Native Habitat: High altitude grasslands and open rocky areas in the mountains of the South Island of New Zealand. Specifically found in alpine and subalpine zones, often among rocks, in herbfields, or moist tussock grasslands. History / Discovery / Cultivator The gen

Basic Information Common Name: Astelia papuana Scientific Name: Astelia papuana Native Habitat: Papua New Guinea (primarily mountain forests and grasslands) History / Discovery / Cultivator The genus Astelia belongs to the family Asteliaceae and comprises perennial, rhizomatous or stoloniferous herbaceous plants, often epiphytic or terrestrial, dis

Basic Information Common Name: Astelia psychrocharis Scientific Name: Astelia psychrocharis Native Habitat: High alpine regions of New Zealand, particularly the South Island mountains, growing in exposed, rocky, wet, and tussocky areas. History / Discovery / Cultivator The genus *Astelia* is a fascinating group of plants belonging to the Asteliacea

Basic Information Common Name: Astelia rapensis Scientific Name: Astelia rapensis Native Habitat: Rapa Island, French Polynesia History / Discovery / Cultivator Astelia rapensis is a fascinating and exceptionally rare member of the Asteliaceae family, a group of flowering plants primarily found in the Southern Hemisphere, particularly in the Pacifi

Astelia menziesiana Basic Information Common Name: Astelia menziesiana Scientific Name: Astelia menziesiana Native Habitat: Hawaii (Specifically found on Kauaʻi, Oʻahu, Molokaʻi, Lānaʻi, Maui, and Hawaiʻi islands), New Zealand, and possibly Rapa Nui (Easter Island). It is often found in diverse habitats ranging from coastal lowlands to montane fore

Basic Information Common Name: Astelia waialealae Scientific Name: Astelia waialealae Native Habitat: High-altitude montane wet forests and bogs on the island of Kauaʻi, Hawaiʻi, specifically on the slopes of Mount Waiʻaleʻale. History / Discovery / Cultivator Astelia waialealae is a unique and critically endangered plant species endemic to the cha

Basic Information Common Name: Astelia argyrocoma Scientific Name: Astelia argyrocoma Native Habitat: Endemic to the high mountain regions of the South Island of New Zealand, typically found in alpine to subalpine areas among rocky outcrops, herbfields, and tussock grasslands. History / Discovery / Cultivator The genus Astelia belongs to the family

Basic Information Common Name: Astelia toviiScientific Name: Astelia toviiNative Habitat: Endemic to the Chatham Islands, New Zealand. History / Discovery / Cultivator Astelia tovii is a striking member of the Astelia genus, a group of evergreen perennial plants largely endemic to the Southern Hemisphere, with a significant presence in New Zealand

Basic Information Common Name: Astelia neocaledonica Scientific Name: Astelia neocaledonica Native Habitat: New Caledonia (specifically montane forests and maquis shrublands at altitudes typically between 1000 and 1600 meters). History / Discovery / Cultivator The genus Astelia is a fascinating group of monocotyledonous flowering plants, predominan