#nzplants — Public Fediverse posts

Jack Hobbs initiated a #Hebe breeding programme at the #Auckland Botanic Gardens in 1982, producing the 'Wiri' series. This is #Veronica (aka Hebe) 'Wiri Mist' at Queens Park #native #garden in #Invercargill #Southland New Zealand. 14 November.

More info re Jack Hobbs and Hebes, including video, at.. https://www.aucklandbotanicgardens.co.nz/science/research/plant-breeding/

#spring #flowers #white #nzplants #NewZealand #WiriMist #JackHobbs #BloomScrolling

Mānuka. Queens Park, in the native plant area #Invercargill Southland, New Zealand #Leptospermum scoparium. Various forms. 14 November. #Native NZ

#nzplants #NewZealand #BloomScrolling #manuka #teatree #spring #blossom

White flowers in the #native #garden at Queens Park. 14 November. #Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand. Three #Hebes (#Veronicas) and a #Chionochloa.

#nzplants #BloomScrolling #NewZealand #spring #Hebe

#Brachyglottis laxifolia I understand to be the preferred name for this plant (the old label had #Senecio laxifolius). Queens Park, #Invercargill Southland. New Zealand. 14 November. Naturally found in northern South Island.

#nzplants #NewZealand #BloomScrolling #daisy #yellow #spring #native

Linum monogynum, NZ linen flax. White flowers. This beauty was in the #native #garden at Queens Park, #Invercargill Southland. New Zealand. It had scrambled up into a Sophora prostrata. Photos taken 14 November.

Info re our Linum: https://o2landscapes.com/plants/linum/

#NewZealand #Linum #nzplants #BloomScrolling #spring #flowers #LinumMonogynum #white

Bless this mess. Diversity, an unexpected surprise, things a little out of place.. can be a blessing in disguise. #Oamaru Public Gardens, #Waitaki. The grass is native.. Carex secta #nzplants In pic.. Nigel @unearth
New Zealand #NewZealand #garden #fountain

Mānuka. Queens Park #Invercargill Southland, New Zealand. #Leptospermum scoparium. Various forms, the last is 'Gaiety Girl'. Top pics 14 November, bottom two 03 November.

#NewZealand #BloomScrolling #nzplants #pink #blossom #spring #teatree

@aligorith @zeborah I hadn't noticed the smell either. I'll need to get closer and try. Meanwhile, you can eat the roots and shoots.

"It is basically a cold climate sugar cane tree and it used to be tended in groves."

"Have a taste and you’ll be pleasantly surprised by how delicious it is. Anyone who has gnawed on a hunk of sugar cane in the tropics will recognise the flavour."

https://thisnzlife.co.nz/3-secrets-getting-best-cabbage-trees/

#NZplants #botany #Cordyline #CabbageTree #TīRākau

#Plants from Commissioners Track which is near the dam at #Roxburgh. We were there on Sat 25 Feb. Central Otago, New Zealand.

#CentralOtago #NewZealand #nzplants

As I wandered past some native plants at Black Gully Reserve, the shadows caught my eye. The large bright green leaves catching the shadows belong to a Griselinia species. 28 Dec. Tapanui, West Otago, New Zealand. #NewZealand #native #nzplants