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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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Muehlenbeckia axillaris
Height: 0.15m;  Spread: 1m
Pohuehue (Ground Cover)
Forms a dense dark green mat. Covered in small white flowers (summer). Will climb over rocks and low plants.
» Click here for our article on more Moths and Butterflies published in The Fringe, March 2013...
» For a landscaping perspective on Muehlenbeckia, see this article by O2 Landscapes...
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This muehlenbeckia axillaris is looking very green in the sun, and is spilling beautifully over the edge of retaining wall.