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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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Marratia salicina
Height: 2.5m;  Spread: 2.5m
King Fern, Para (Fern)
Frost tender, tropical fern. Requires shade and damp soil. Please retype your search criteria as King Fern has now been renamed and is for sale as Ptisana salicina due to it being more closely related to that tropical genus.
» For a landscaping perspective on Marratia salicina see this article by O2 Landscapes...
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