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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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Celmisia mackaui
Height: 0.3m;  Spread: 0.4m
Herb
A very attractive rare daisy from Akaroa. Large dark green smooth leaves with large white daisy flowers. Clump forming. Difficult to grow and limited in avaliability.
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On 11/03/2010, john van den hoeven said:
Generally i have found celmisias hard to keep alive for very long. I found though my mackaui planted in a south facing shady situation in my alpine garden has grown very well though it has yet to flower.A well drained gritty compost enriched medium seems to work best.
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