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Plant propagation
It is preferable to propagate plants by seeds rather than cuttings or by division. This ensures maximum genetic diversity is maintained.

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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
2014
Agathis australis
Submitted by Wade

An impressive Kauri trunk in the Waipoua Forest, Far North.
Feb
2014
Mazus radicans
Submitted by Kathy

mazus radicans growing well in our gravel path.
Mar
2014
Carmichaelia muritai
Submitted by Frances Palmer

Flowers January, Wellington
Apr
2014
Ficinia nodosa
Submitted by Bobbie Carroll

Taken Fitzroy, New Plymouth 2014. Stunning at sunset.
May
2014
Myrsine australis
Submitted by Beverley Davidson
Jun
2014
Coprosma propinqua
Submitted by Wade

Bellbird feeding on the berries of Coprosma propinqua. Planting Coprosmas are a good way to encourage birdlife into the garden.
Jul
2014
Dracophyllum latifolium
Submitted by Jacqui

Neinei - Home Track, Piha. Always nice to find these in kauri forest.
Aug
2014
Coprosma robusta
Submitted by Beverley Davidson
Sep
2014
Aristotelia serrata
Submitted by Megan Tait
Oct
2014
Nothofagus menziesii
Submitted by Beverley Davidson

Nothofagus menziesii is the host plant for the mistletoe, Peraxilla colensoi. This plant was one of several adorning beech trees along a roadside in the Catlins in January.
Nov
2014
Pterostylis banksii
Submitted by Beverley Davidson

Pterostylis banksii with labellum (tongue) awaiting an insect.
Dec
2014
Hebe diosmifolia
Submitted by May Trubuhovich

First flowers on my new diosmifolias from Oratia, and the bees have found them!
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