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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!

This is the Trust's story.

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Arthropodium cirratum
Height: 0.6m;  Spread: 0.5m
Rengarenga (Lily & Iris-like)
Green grey glaucous foliage.White flowers (spring). Frost tender. Coastal.
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Photo gallery:
Flowers in November in Canterbury.
..popular plant throughout RMBG.
..looks stunning in this formal en masse display at Alexandra Gardens Melb.
..and another.! Flowers just seem to float.
..like emerging bird chicks in a nest, these flowers buds are about to explore first light..
Stunning display at Kaurilands School, Titirangi
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