ACAENA NOVAE-ZEALANDIAE

(Piripiri) Reddish toned, ground cover perennial species which grows to a height of approx. 10 cm. The minute flowers which are produced throughout summer are clustered into balls at the end of erect stems which on ripening. It forms large patches in lowland to lower montane tussock-grassland and open places throughout New Zealand. Evergreen. Hardy. Spread: 1m.