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Serendipitous supply
When the Monarch Butterfly NZ Trust wanted to give a gift of plants, locally sourced from Rarangi Beach, east of Blenheim, they came to Oratia. Not only could we provide an eco-sourced species, it was also a plant which had since disappeared from the region!

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Dracophyllum latifolium
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Dracophyllum latifolium
Taken along the Heaphy Track

Thanks to Kay Millar for sharing this photo!
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Comments
On 27/07/2010, Oratia Native Plant Nursery said:
Hi Kay Lovely Dracophyllum photo thanks, but it is probably not the D.latifolium species which only grows in the top half of the North Island. If your photo was taken on the Heaphy Track the 2 likely species are Dracophyllum traversii or D. townsonii. I guess it is the former as it is the largest and most photogenic. Cheers Geoff
On 28/04/2012, Geoff Davidson said:
Hi Kay The confusion between Dracophyllum species can be reduced by knowing the geographic distribution of the species. Dracophyllum latifollium only occurs in the North Island therefore your photo is probably Dracophyllum traversii or Dracophyllum elegantissimum.
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