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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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Tetragonia implexicoma
Height: 0.2m;  Spread: 2m
NZ Spinach (Herb)
A coastal species that grows rapidly and spreads over 2 metres or more. The foliage can be used as a vegetable as a substitute for spinach. Seed enclosed in red fleshy fruit.
» Click here for our Tetragonia implexicoma article published in the Titirangi Tatler, October 2012 ...
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Quick grower, not quite as fast as as its cousin, good for salads.
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