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Planting tip
Soak the rootball of your plant in a bucket of water to wet thoroughly prior to planting. For extra goodness, add a bit of liquid fertiliser.
Sonchus kirkii
Height: 1m;  Spread: 0.5m
Native Puha (Herb)
A much endangered native endemic species with broad silver-green edible foliage. Very fast growing. Bears yellow daisy-like flowers.
» Click here for our Sonchus kirkii article published in the Fringe, December 2012
Photo gallery:
Sonchus kirkii
Goldfinches in my puha patch early December 2012. All this from one plant a year ago. A variation for that
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