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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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Libertia micrantha
Height: 0.15m;  Spread: 0.15m
Miniature native iris. (Lily & Iris-like)
A delicate little plant with dark green leaves and little white flowers. Slow growing and more tempermental than its relatives. Good pot plant if kept moist and shaded. Was known as L.pulchella. Limited availability
» Click here for our Libertia article published in the Titirangi Tatler, November 2010...
» For a landscaping perspective on Libertia micrantha see this article by O2 Landscapes...
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