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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
2015
Metrosideros bartlettii
Submitted by dayne laird

This native bee, with its mates, were by far the winners with the flowers on this tree, just the right shape to get every drop they wanted. Quick moving tho' - quite the challenge to photograph one staying still long enough on top of the flower (as opposed to only seeing its rear-end due to the front end being buried deep down the stamens).
Feb
2015
Metrosideros carminea Juvenile
Submitted by Kyle Bland

A five-year old rata now flowering in our Lower Hutt garden
Mar
2015
Corokia Oratia Pounamu
Submitted by Beverley Davidson

The mid-sized leaf shows its hybrid nature - a cross between C. cotoneaster with tiny leaves and C. buddleioides with long narrow ones.
Apr
2015
Lygodium articulatum
Submitted by Beverley Davidson

The delicate tracery of the fertile fronds.
May
2015
Earina autumnalis
Submitted by Pete Bellamy
Jun
2015
Hebe Wiri Prince
Submitted by Janice Barratt

This Hebe 'Wiri Prince' was planted early last Autumn, clipped in the Spring, and watered nicely over the heat of the Summer.
Jul
2015
Ripogonum scandens
Submitted by Geoff Davidson

The vertical climbing stems of supplejack twine around each other to give mutual support and reach-up to the highest branches.
Aug
2015
Cyathea medullaris
Submitted by May Trubuhovich

Kopiko Rd, Titirangi
Sep
2015
Metrosideros fulgens Adult
Submitted by Michael Schwab
Oct
2015
Sophora microphylla
Submitted by Wade

Tui feeding on Kowhai nectar. Kowhai are a favourite food source for tui in Spring.
Nov
2015
Pomaderris kumeraho
Submitted by dayne laird

Have had this (now) 2m+ high tree since it was a wee thing for about 4-5 years now. Still filling out, but it has height! Definitely likes the rubbish soil in this exposed spot in our front-garden.
Dec
2015
Quintinia serrata
Submitted by Beverley Davidson
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