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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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Front page photos

Have you got a photo you'd like to share with us? We'd love to see it.

Every month, we'll display a new feature photo on the front page of the website. If we choose yours, we'll send you a gift voucher worth $60!

To submit a photo, simply search for the relevant plant, then click the "Share a photo" link.

Here are some previous winners...


 Month   Photo   Caption 
Jan
2010
Entelea arborescens
Submitted by William Manktelow

Last Year's Seedpod
Feb
2010
Polystichum richardii
Submitted by andrew hodgson

Growing in forest at Lake Matheson, Westland.
Mar
2010
Griselinia lucida
Submitted by Joanna

Griselinia Lucida
Apr
2010
Coprosma areolata
Submitted by john van den hoeven
May
2010
Asplenium flabellifolium
Submitted by Jo Vivier

Despite its delicate nature, 'necklace fern' is usually found in rocky, open places and will happily adapt to rock gardens, pots and baskets.
Jun
2010
Metrosideros fulgens Adult
Submitted by Suzi Phillips

M. fulgens flower up close.
Jul
2010
Rhopalostylis sapida
Submitted by Kay Millar
Aug
2010
Coprosma robusta
Submitted by Nicholas Mayne

A coprosma flower on a frosty July morning in Unsworth Reserve
Sep
2010
Clianthus puniceus
Submitted by Dave Marrison

My first time from a seed what a beautiful colour and a good looking plant
Oct
2010
Dodonaea viscosa
Submitted by Beverley Davidson
Nov
2010
Marratia salicina
Submitted by Kelly

King Fern
Dec
2010
Hebe speciosa
Submitted by Oratia Native Plant Nursery
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