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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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Pittosporum umbellatum
Height: 5m;  Spread: 3m
Haekaro (Tree)
Leathery dark green leaves. Fragrant red flowers in spring. Endemic to the east coast of the North Island.
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The buds in the top left corner open to reveal the cluster of tiny flowers, an umbel, from which this plant gets its name.
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